New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Saf - Department of Safety
Subtitle Saf-C - Commissioner, Department of Safety
Chapter Saf-C 400 - WATERCRAFT SAFETY RULES
Part Saf-C 408 - MOORINGS
Section Saf-C 408.08 - Public Mooring Permit Application

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Saf-C 408.08

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) An applicant for a public mooring permit shall provide the following on DSSS 33:

(1) Name, address, telephone number and cellular telephone number, if available, of the applicant;

(2) Name, address, telephone number and cellular telephone number, if available, of the contact person responsible for the mooring field, if applicable;

(3) Number of moorings requested;

(4) Name of the body of water on which the proposed mooring field will be located;

(5) The distance from shore to the furthest mooring in the mooring field;

(6) Adequate directions for locating the area by both water and land;

(7) A written description of access from shore;

(8) An executed copy of a deed or lease of the shorefront property;

(9) A description of the mooring buoys, including the color, shape, size and material;

(10) Description of the mooring anchors, including the material used and the weight;

(11) Signature(s) of the person authorized to sign on behalf of the applicant and date signed;

(12) Percentage of moorings in a public mooring field that shall be used for a full season;

(13) Five copies of a diagram or plan to scale that includes the following on an 11" x 17" sheet of paper:
a. The location of all structures placed in the water within 300 feet from the outer perimeter of the proposed mooring field, such as but not limited to:
1. Docks, permanent or seasonal;

2. Personal watercraft or boat lifts;

3. Other moorings;

4. Swim lines;

5. Swim rafts;

6. Navigational markers; or

7. Launch ramp;

b. The location of property lines and name and address of all abutters including tax map and lot numbers;

c.The shore frontage in feet;

d. Scale of measurement;

e. North arrow;

f. The water depth in the area of each mooring;

g. The location of each mooring from shore;

h. Distance between each mooring;

i. Support facilities, such as, but not limited to:
1. Dinghy docking;

2. Water taxi service;

3. Public restroom facilities;

4. Refuge removal facilities;

5. Holding tank pump out facilities;

6. Parking for automobiles and trailers; and

7. Docks reserved for use of mooring field users for loading or unloading; and

j. A location map suitable for locating shorefront access and mooring(s);

(14) A copy of a certificate of insurance for comprehensive general liability for all claims of bodily injury, death or property damage that might result from the maintenance, management or operation of the mooring field and the amount of coverage;

(15) A statement that the applicant shall indemnify and hold harmless the state, its officers and employees from all claims, liabilities or penalties resulting from the acts or omissions of the applicant in maintaining, managing or operating the mooring field;

(16) Name and address of all abutters, located within 300 feet of the boundaries of the mooring field; and

(17) A statement certifying that all abutters to the shorefront property have been notified of the application by certified mail, return receipt requested, and have been provided copies of the application and grid map.

#4750, eff 1-29-90; ss by #6005, eff 3-24-95 (formerly Saf-C 408.061), EXPIRED: 3-24-03

New. #7904, INTERIM, eff 6-24-03, EXPIRED: 12-21-03

New. #8093, EMERGENCY, eff 5-28-04, EXPIRES: 11-24-04; ss by #8172, eff 9-21-04; ss by #10293, eff 3-20-13

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