Can a two-leaf gate work on my frontage?

If the setback gives the leaves somewhere to open into, yes — that gets measured on site before anything is drawn.

A pair halves the arc each leaf needs and doubles the hardware. Opening width and setback usually settle it between them.

Is the paperwork the same as Miami?

No. Palm Beach is outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, so it is a different product-approval set, and permitting is administered locally on top of that.

Why is the spec different up here?

Palm Beach County sits outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone that governs Miami-Dade and Broward, so the approval route the counties south of it use is the wrong one.

Gate Automation in West Palm Beach, FL

Technician sealing a finished underground safety loop cut in a driveway

Automating what you have · West Palm Beach, FL

Often yes — the frame, hinges and posts get checked before anything is quoted.

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Grey perforated-panel modern gate across a driveway beneath a cantilevered house overhang. — The north county — From the city up to the Loxahatchee — newer construction, wider frontages, more slide gates than swings.

West Palm Beach · Palm Beach County

A manual gate can usually be automated, but the frame has to be able to carry an operator. Hinge condition, post fixing and the leaf's real weight get checked first, because bolting a motor to a gate that cannot take it just breaks the gate more expensively.

A long approach and two heavy leaves is where photo-eyes and an edge sensor are doing real work rather than ticking a box — there is enough travel for something to be standing in it.

Mature canopy is the reason these streets look the way they do, and it is also a maintenance factor — leaves, roots and shade all reach the gate line eventually.

Outside the HVHZ — a different set of paperwork

Palm Beach County sits outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone that governs Miami-Dade and Broward. Wind still decides the frame here; the product-approval paperwork is simply a different set. Permitting in West Palm Beach is administered locally, so confirm what is expected before fabrication starts.

Automatic Gates — the full breakdown

Before / after

Drag it backto how we found it.

Same job, same angle. Nothing staged between the two frames.

Technician marking a driveway beside a concrete saw before the safety loop is cut — Safety loopCut, laid, sealed, gone

Technician sealing the finished underground loop cut in the same restored driveway — Safety loopCut, laid, sealed, gone

Automatic Gates · West Palm Beach

05 frames

Lit modern house at dusk with vehicles parked under the entrance canopy

Home before you park

Automated swing gate with its operator arm mounted at the base of a stone pillar — Arm on the pillar

Solar panel mounted above a white aluminum gate powering its operator — Solar-powered leaf

Sliding gate between rendered pillars with clipped hedges either side — Slide between hedges

Ram-arm operator fitted to the hinge post of a light aluminum swing gate — Ram arm, swing leaf

Straight answers

Phone control
Operator sized to weight
Safety sensors
Loop detection
Two-leaf openings

Can a two-leaf gate work on my frontage?: If the setback gives the leaves somewhere to open into, yes — that gets measured on site before anything is drawn.
Two leaves or one?: A pair halves the arc each leaf needs and doubles the hardware. Opening width and setback usually settle it between them.
Is the paperwork the same as Miami?: No. Palm Beach is outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, so it is a different product-approval set, and permitting is administered locally on top of that.
Why is the spec different up here?: Palm Beach County sits outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone that governs Miami-Dade and Broward, so the approval route the counties south of it use is the wrong one.