Planning Board Approves New Shipps Landing Dock Plans

The Planning Board deals with a wide range of issues concerning various segments of construction issues that come before them on a regular basis. From the issues concerning parking to those of the heights of buildings to that of building setbacks and other design criteria.

One of the other complicated issues that come before them deals with dockage and seawall plans. Those issues can impact that of commercial seawalls and dockage and that of smaller residential docks and seawalls.

At their latest meeting in March the board dealt with the issues concerning the larger seawall and dock replacement at the Shipps Landing Condominium Complex which includes 206 residential condominiums units in five buildings on 15 acres. The units themselves are spread through low-rise, mid-rise and high-rise units and have an expansive dockage facility with an attached separate fishing dock.

The Shipps Landing complex was first constructed in 1980, prior to the establishment of the City of Marco Island, complicating some of the search for original documentation regarding the dockage which is estimated to have been initially constructed between 1980-1985.

At the March 3rd Planning Board Meeting the board reviewed the plans for updating the docks to bring them into compliance, alleviate issues and improve the dockage, all of which the Planning Board gave their approval to during the meeting.

The association will maintain the existing 33 slips, of which 25 will have lifts installed. By cleaning up the installation of those slips there will be a reduction of overwater square footage from the original 4,089 square feet to 2,430 square feet. This will be accomplished by the removal of the existing marginal dock and the replacement of the mismatched finger piers with matching piers of 3’x30’ or 3’x35’ piers. 

In addition to dockage improvements, the 1,725 feet of seawall will be replaced as part of this project which has received all necessary state permits.

The plans were presented by Turrell, Hall and Associates for Shipps Landing and received a unanimous vote by the board.