Residents’ guide
Hurricane readiness
Hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30. Know your zone, follow official sources, and secure your home.
In an emergency, call 911. For evacuation orders and shelters, follow Palm Beach County and the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane season
The Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30. Storms can form outside the season, so keep an eye on official forecasts whenever one is in the news.
Know your zone and follow official sources
- Know your evacuation zone (Palm Beach County) (external site)Look up the evacuation zone for your address.
- Palm Beach County hurricane information (external site)Evacuation orders, shelters and county storm updates.
- Palm Beach County Emergency Management (external site)Alerts and preparedness information from the county.
- National Hurricane Center (external site)Official forecasts, watches and warnings.
- Florida Division of Emergency Management: Know Your Zone (external site)The state’s evacuation zone lookup.
- Ready.gov: hurricanes (external site)Planning checklists: supplies, documents, pets and medications.
Your home
- Shutters and other permanent hurricane protection are changes to your home: check with the Architectural Review Committee before installing them. Installing impact windows is on the pre-approved list. Architectural review.
- Florida law (s. 720.3035(6)) requires homeowners’ associations to adopt hurricane protection specifications and not to deny an application that meets them. Section 720.3035, Florida Statutes.
- The Declaration requires each owner to insure their home for its full replacement value. Review your policy and deductibles before the season. Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions Open Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions and Initial RulesPDF of Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions and Initial RulesDownload original PDF: Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions and Initial Rules
The road, lakes and common land
The Homeowners Association owns the lakes, the land around them, and the road.
Report storm damage to these common areas, such as fallen trees across the road or damage at the lakes, to the board.
After a storm
- Follow the Solid Waste Authority’s announcements for storm debris collection. Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County.
- Garbage cans must be stored so as to be not visible from the street.
- For power outages, report and track restoration with FPL. FPL.