Current through August 26, 2024
(1) MAINTENANCE. In addition to the
requirements of s.
30.121(3),
Stats., repair and maintenance of existing boathouses and fixed houseboats
shall meet all of the following conditions:
(a) Repair and maintenance is limited to the
3-dimensional envelope of the existing boathouse or fixed houseboat. No
expansion of the boathouse or fixed houseboat in any direction is allowed.
Application of a new or replacement layer of roofing or siding that does not
increase the usable space within the boathouse or fixed houseboat may not be
considered expansion.
(b) Repair
and maintenance may not include any change in roof pitch or addition of decks,
walkways, railings or other architectural features.
(c) Decks, walkways, railings or piers that
are permanently attached to the boathouse or fixed boathouse shall be
considered part of the boathouse or fixed houseboat, and shall be subject to
the repair limitations of s.
30.121(3),
Stats.
(2) DAMAGED
BOATHOUSE. In addition to the requirements of s.
30.121(3r),
Stats., repair or reconstruction of a damaged boathouse shall meet all of the
following conditions to be eligible for an exception:
(a) The boathouse owner shall demonstrate
that the boathouse was damaged by violent wind, vandalism or fire.
Documentation shall include photographs that depict the boathouse before and
after the damage.
(b) The boathouse
owner shall demonstrate that the damage occurred after January 1,
1984.
(c) Repair and reconstruction
is limited to the specific wall, or roof, or permanently attached deck,
walkway, railing or pier that was damaged. Any other proposed work on the
boathouse that is not related to specific damage caused under pars. (a) and (b)
is subject to the limitations of s.
30.121(3),
Stats., the procedures of s.
NR 325.07 and the standards in sub. (1).
(3) COMMERCIAL BOATHOUSE. A
commercial boathouse shall meet all the requirements of s.
30.121(3w),
Stats., to be eligible for an exception.
Note: Section
30.121(3w),
Stats., provides that a person may construct, repair, or maintain a boathouse
if all of the following apply:
(a) The
boathouse is used exclusively for commercial purposes.
(b) The boathouse is located on land zoned
exclusively for commercial or industrial purposes or the boathouse is located
on a brownfield, as defined in s.
238.13(1) (a), Stats., or in a blighted area, as
defined in s.
66.1331(3) (a), Stats.
(c) The boathouse is located within a harbor
that is being operated as a commercial enterprise or is located on a river that
is a tributary of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior.
(d) The person has been issued any applicable
individual permits under this subchapter and is in compliance with any
applicable general permitting requirements under this subchapter.
