In 2000, Martin County retained Taylor Engineering as its coastal engineering consultant for assistance with nourishment of the federal Martin County Shore Protection Project (SPP) on Hutchinson Island. To date, Taylor Engineering continues to provide design, permitting, construction observation, monitoring of the beach fill performance, and coordination for future nourishment of the SPP with the County and regulatory agencies. Recognizing that engineered beach and dune systems protect the coastal community and provide recreation and environmental enhancements that yield a positive economic impact, in 2021, Martin County contracted Taylor Engineering to investigate options to modify the project design in the future to increase the performance of the beach fill and enhance resilience along this section of Hutchinson Island. Phase one of this project found that the most viable option includes increasing the elevation of the beach berm to account for sea level rise—this is feasible due to the project’s 1994 General Design Memorandum delineating project elevations on a tidal datum. To increase resilience of the beach, the SPP needs increased volume and dune/berm heights to best absorb the erosive effects of storm damage. Further investigation with modeling of alternate beach templates is recommended in phase two of this study and before the next permit application. Taylor Engineering recommended incorporating regional modeling, monitoring, and planning with the new South St. Lucie Project to offset future nourishment and monitoring costs. The combination of data collection and modeling efforts paired with the need to update the beach template to a present-day (with sea level rise) tidal datum will help Martin County justify an alternative beach template on its next permit application and enhance the SPP’s resilience.