Department of Planning & Community Development

PO Box 779, Galveston, Texas 77553                                                                    www.cityofgalveston.org

823 Rosenberg, 4th Floor, Room 401                                        Email:  planningcounter@cityofgalveston.org

Phone: 409/797-3660    Fax: 409/797-3661                                                                                               

 

 

Notice

 

Beachfront Construction/Dune Protection Permit Application

Revised information as of April 15, 2009

 

 

Please be advised, the General Land Office Emergency Rules expired April 5th, 2009, and many of the variances from the Beach/Dune Rules for stabilization of structures and dune restoration projects are now incorporated in the Disaster Recovery Orders.

All applications for work covered under the Disaster Recovery Order require a standard beachfront construction/dune protection permit application that will be assembled by planning staff and then submitted to the GLO staff in Austin for review and comment prior to issuance by the City.  The permit application must follow the standard procedures for beachfront construction/dune protection permit applications and include the necessary information for review by the GLO.

 

In addition to the time required to process applications under the Recovery Orders, currently reduced Staffing levels will also affect the processing time, which is estimated to be 4-6 weeks from submittal.  Please note, projects may also require a building permit in addition to the beachfront construction certificate. 

 

The City continues to work with the GLO Staff to identify and implement modifications for the most efficient process.   The application and required checklist are currently being modified to ensure all required information is requested at time of submittal, and will soon be available on the City’s website as well as from the local office.  Incomplete applications will not be accepted, and any applications found to be missing information will be further delayed.

 

Please visit www.glo.state.tx.us for additional Hurricane Ike beachfront construction information or for a copy of the Disaster Recovery Orders.

 

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