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codeman671 · 09-08-2009, 07:01 PM

First off, the legal dock size assuming it is a liftout is 40' long and is 6' wide (on any lake greater than 1000 acres), not 8' wide. You are typically allowed 30' on a permanent dock unless you can prove shallow conditions. The legal definition of a slip is 25' of dock length from where the water depth hits 3 feet deep at full lake. On 100 feet of frontage you are allowed 2 slips, or one finger dock.

A pwc lift has to be removed during the off season and is handled by a permit by notification which is easy. As long as you follow the rules there is no reason to get denied. It does not count as used slip space. You are allowed 2 per lot. They still must meet the normal setbacks from your abutters which is 20 feet.

Watermark's web page has a great info page for permitting.

http://www.docksource.com/faqpermits.htm

Hope this clears things up!

09-08-2009, 07:01 PM	#3
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,495 Thanks: 221 Thanked 811 Times in 487 Posts	First off, the legal dock size assuming it is a liftout is 40' long and is 6' wide (on any lake greater than 1000 acres), not 8' wide. You are typically allowed 30' on a permanent dock unless you can prove shallow conditions. The legal definition of a slip is 25' of dock length from where the water depth hits 3 feet deep at full lake. On 100 feet of frontage you are allowed 2 slips, or one finger dock. A pwc lift has to be removed during the off season and is handled by a permit by notification which is easy. As long as you follow the rules there is no reason to get denied. It does not count as used slip space. You are allowed 2 per lot. They still must meet the normal setbacks from your abutters which is 20 feet. Watermark's web page has a great info page for permitting. http://www.docksource.com/faqpermits.htm Hope this clears things up!