Residential Structural Engineer in Madeira Beach, FL

The City of Madeira Beach Building Department reviews the permit, and applications are submitted through the City's mgoconnect.org portal with signed and sealed plans. The City applies the 50% rule to the structure's value only, with land excluded. After the lift, the City's residential checklist (revised 11/03/25) asks for a recorded Non-Conversion Agreement and labels the Design Flood Elevation as base flood elevation plus 4 feet. It allows no living or conditioned space below that line, caps an access sub-enclosure at 299 square feet, and asks for flood-vent calculations of one square inch per square foot with at least two vents per enclosure on different walls, plus breakaway walls and a frangible slab if any part of the building is beyond the LiMWA line. The City's seawall checklist limits a raised cap to the road centerline or one foot above the neighbor's cap. Docks, lifts and pilings start with a Pinellas County Water and Navigation application. Lots seaward of the state Coastal Construction Control Line add a state coastal permit. Outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone: Florida Product Approvals.

Services in Madeira Beach

Ground-Level Enclosures for Elevated Homes in Madeira Beach: storage, parking and access enclosures under lifted houses, with flood openings or breakaway walls as the zone requires.

Elevated Deck & Stair Plans in Madeira Beach: raised decks, stairs and landings in coastal flood zones.

Dock, Seawall & Boat Lift Plans in Madeira Beach: docks and lifts, seawall replacement and caps on canal, bay and Intracoastal lots.

Additions & Remodels in Madeira Beach, scoped against the 50% rule.

New Homes & ADUs in Madeira Beach: building design and sealed structural sets. See our concept beach house plans on pilings.

Permit Comment Responses on our own sets.

Questions about permits in Madeira Beach

Can I enclose under my elevated house in Madeira Beach?

Yes, within limits. The City's Non-Conversion Agreement restricts the enclosure below the Design Flood Elevation to parking, limited storage and access, with unfinished or flood-resistant finishes. The City's checklist caps an access sub-enclosure at 299 square feet, asks for flood-vent calculations with at least two vents on different walls, and requires breakaway walls if any part of the building is beyond the LiMWA line.

Do I need an engineer for a dock or seawall in Madeira Beach?

For a seawall, the City's checklist asks for one set of signed and sealed drawings plus a sealed boundary and topographic survey, and a raised cap cannot exceed the road centerline or one foot above the neighbor's cap. For docks, lifts and pilings, the City asks first for the Pinellas County Water and Navigation application, with a sealed dock detail only for commercial and multi-use docks.

Can an engineer do my plans without a site visit?

Yes. The work is remote: photos and a survey are enough to quote, the set is built from the survey and the dimensions in hand, and your contractor confirms field dimensions before building. The City's checklists call for a current sealed survey, so we start from that and send the sealed set in the format the Building Department asks for.

Areas: Madeira Beach, John's Pass Village, Treasure Island, North Redington Beach, Redington Beach, Redington Shores.

Our services: Ground-level enclosures for elevated homes · Pool cage & screen enclosure plans · After-the-fact permit plans · Additions & remodels · Seawall, dock & boat lift plans

Nearby: Treasure Island · St. Pete Beach · Indian Rocks Beach · Gulfport · St. Petersburg · Clearwater · Dunedin