Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) An applicant
for a shorefront property mooring permit shall obtain a shorefront property
mooring application form:
(1) In person, from
the division office located at 555 Market Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire;
or
(2) By sending a request in
writing, including a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the division office at
the following address:
Pease Development Authority
Division of Ports and Harbors
555 Market Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(b) The applicant shall provide the
information and certifications required on the shorefront property mooring
permit form, as provided in
Pda
511.02(b) and (e), and, if a
reapplicant, as provided in
Pda
511.02(f).
(c) For an initial application for a
shorefront property mooring, the applicant shall attach to the application:
(1) A copy of the current New Hampshire state
registration for the vessel listed on the mooring permit application, unless
the vessel is not required to be registered under New Hampshire law;
(2) If the vessel is not required to be
registered under New Hampshire law, a photograph of the vessel;
(3) A copy of the deed for the shorefront
property, from the appropriate county registry of deeds, containing the book
and page number for the recorded deed;
(4) A copy of the most recent property tax
bill for the shorefront property;
(5) A copy of the portion of the tax map of
the municipality in which the shorefront property is located, including the
property tax map number and lot number;
(6) Documentation relating to the
organizational structure of the applicant, if the applicant is not an
individual, as required under
Pda
511.02(c)(6), (7), and (8), as
applicable; and
(7) Payment of the
mooring permit fee, provided that fees paid in the form of a check or a money
order shall be made payable to "Pease Development Authority, Division of Ports
and Harbors" or "PDA-DPH."
(d) An applicant who is reapplying for an
existing shorefront property mooring under
Pda
506.04 shall attach to the application:
(1) A copy of the current New Hampshire state
registration for the vessel listed on the mooring permit application, unless
the vessel is not required to be registered under New Hampshire law;
(2) If the vessel is not required to be
registered under New Hampshire law, a photograph of the vessel;
(3) A copy of the most recent property tax
bill for the shorefront property;
(4) Documentation relating to the
organizational structure of the applicant, if the applicant is not an
individual, as required under
Pda
511.02(c)(6), (7), and (8), as
applicable; and
(5) Payment of the
mooring permit fee, provided that fees paid in the form of a check or a money
order shall be made payable to "Pease Development Authority, Division of Ports
and Harbors" or "PDA-DPH."
(e) If the applicant is a trust, business
organization, or not-for-profit entity, the mooring permit application shall be
signed and certified by a duly authorized trustee, officer, partner, manager,
proprietor or member of such trust, business organization, or not-for-profit
entity, as applicable.
(f) If the
applicant is an individual, the applicant shall sign and certify the mooring
permit application form.
(g) Upon
receipt of an application for a shorefront property mooring permit by the
division, the chief harbor master or designee shall verify that:
(1) The applicant has provided all applicable
information and documentation requested on the application under
Pda
511.02;
(2) Information pre-entered on the
application by the division has not been altered in violation of
Pda
506.05, if the application is an application submitted
by a current mooring permit holder;
(3) The following are attached to the
application:
a. A photocopy of the current
New Hampshire state registration for the vessel listed on the mooring permit
application, unless the vessel is not required to be registered under New
Hampshire law;
b. A photograph of
the vessel, if the vessel is not required to be registered under New Hampshire
law;
c. A photocopy of the deed for
the shorefront property, if applicable, from the appropriate county registry of
deeds, containing the book and page number for the recorded deed;
d. A photocopy of the most recent property
tax bill for the shorefront property;
e. A copy of the portion of the tax map of
the municipality in which the shorefront property is located, including the
property tax map number and lot number, if applicable; and
f. If the applicant is a trust, business
organization, or not-for-profit entity, the documentation required under
Pda
511.02(c)(6), (7), and (8), as
applicable;
(4) The
vessel information on the New Hampshire state registration is the same vessel
information provided on the application, if the vessel is required to be
registered under New Hampshire law;
(5) There is a mooring location within the
shorefront property mooring area sufficient to accommodate the applicant's
vessel;
(6) The mooring permit fee
is paid, and, if paid by check or money order, is made payable to "Pease
Development Authority, Division of Ports and Harbors" or "PDA-DPH" and is
attached to the application;
(7)
There is no reason to deny the application under
Pda
507.02; and
(8) The applicant has signed and certified
the application.
(h)
Within 30 business days of receipt of the application by the division, the
chief harbor master or designee shall grant or deny the application consistent
with the provisions of
Pda
507.02.
(i) If the applicant is granted a mooring
permit under Pda 507, and meets the requirements of (g) above, the chief harbor
master or designee shall:
(1) Record the
permit number on the permit;
(2)
Assign the mooring location;
(3)
Sign and date the permit; and
(4)
Mail a photocopy of the permit to the applicant at the address specified by the
applicant on the mooring permit application, or, if none is specified, to the
applicant's permanent address.
(j) Marinas, condominiums, condominium unit
owners' associations, or any of their individual members, owners, tenants, or
related associations shall not be eligible to apply under Pda 500 for a
shorefront property mooring.
(k)
Only one shorefront property mooring permit shall be granted for each parcel of
shorefront property.
#7940, eff 8-23-03; amd by #8775, eff 12-16-06; ss by
#9975, eff 8-20-11 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Pda
500)
