New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Env - Department of Environmental Services
Subtitle Env-Wt - Wetlands Programs
Chapter Env-Wt 500 - PROJECT-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
Part Env-Wt 513 - DOCKING STRUCTURES AND ACCESSORY DOCKING STRUCTURES
Section Env-Wt 513.10 - Setback Requirements for Docking Structures

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Env-Wt 513.10

Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025

(a) All docking structures and accessory docking structures shall be located at least 20 feet from an abutting property line as required by RSA 482-A:3, XIII(a).

(b) Any request to locate a docking structure closer than 20 feet from an abutter's property line shall include signed and notarized written consent from the affected abutters as specified in RSA 482-A:3, XIII(c),

(c) Any request submitted jointly by abutters for a common docking structure on or near their common property line shall include a notarized written agreement signed by all property owners which shall be, upon issuance of a permit, filed at the registry of deeds and attached to the deed of each property owner as specified in RSA 482-A:3, XIII(d).

(d) Pursuant to RSA 482-A:3, XIII(b), and as clarified by (e), below:

(1) Docking structures may be perpendicular or parallel to the shoreline or extend at some other angle into a water body, depending on the needs of the landowners, factors related to safe navigation, and the difficulty of construction; and

(2) Any boat secured to such a docking structure shall not extend beyond the extension of the abutter's property line.

(e) In order to maintain safe navigation, the standard configuration for a docking structure in a watercourse shall be parallel to the shoreline. If the applicant wishes to have other than the standard configuration, the application shall include an explanation of the reason(s) for the proposed alternative based on the factors listed in (d)(1), above.

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