§ 15-342. Conditions for issuance of dock construction permits.

To obtain a dock construction permit, the following criteria must be satisfied:

(a)

The dock shall extend only to the point where reasonable water depth for vessel mooring is achieved. The maximum water depth allowed for mooring areas is five feet, as measured from the NHWE, unless the natural conditions of the water body necessitate a greater water depth to allow reasonable mooring conditions. The dock shall not adversely affect the rights of other persons and property owners' use of, and access to, the water body. No work should be done within areas, which constitute easements for ingress or egress or for drainage unless authorized by the county. Under no circumstances shall a permit for construction of a dock be utilized to construct any facilities to be used for residential purposes or other non-water dependent activities.

(b)

The maximum square footage of the terminal platform shall not exceed the square footage of ten times the linear shoreline frontage for the first seventy-five (75) feet of shoreline and five times the linear shoreline frontage for each foot in excess of seventy-five (75) feet, not to exceed a maximum of one thousand (1,000) square feet.

(c)

Access walkways shall be limited to a five-foot width. Impacts to wetlands shall be avoided to the extent practicable. Access walkways traversing any wetland shall be elevated a minimum of three (3) feet above the ground surface. The environmental protection officer may require an access walkway be elevated above the three-foot above-ground surface minimum elevation to minimize or avoid impacts to wetlands.

(d)

The floor elevation shall be a minimum of one (1) foot above the established control elevation or NHWE.

(e)

The maximum roof height shall be no higher than twelve (12) feet above the floor elevation.

(f)

There shall be no fish-cleaning stations, wet bars, living quarters, or other similar facilities over wetlands or other surface waters or on the dock.

(g)

Enclosed docks are prohibited.

(h)

Generally, the construction of more than one dock per residential lot is not permitted. However, one dock may be permitted on each water body to which a residential lot has frontage if there is no navigable connection between the water bodies.

(i)

Docks shall be designed to accommodate vessel use without bottom scouring or dredging.

(j)

There shall be no dredging or filling associated with construction of the dock and boat shelter, other than that required for the installation of the actual pilings for the dock.

(Ord. No. 2004-08, § 2, 5-18-04)