In the case of regulations away from CSPA, you are really relying on the developer being a good steward of the land. Some companies are part of organizations that work very closely with the Forester and replant after harvesting timber. Not everyone does this and as far as I know, other than a timber tax, there is no regulation, unless wetlands or marsh areas are involved.
Over bearing, that is a subjective term. To preserve our current state of water quality requires some tight measures. That is what CSPA is all about, preserving what we have now so that we can come up with a plan to improve in the future.
Having your property surveyed is not a requirement of meeting the regualation of CSPA. Unless you are looking to cut any tree that puts you over your point limit, then it is not necessary to completely map the entire property, unless you really need those points from bushes and scrub brush.
Now take this for what it is as I have experience with permiting, its my part of my job description. But, I do not feel that the process is overwhelming, it follows a flow chart of yes and no answers, depending on your answers, each path can be different. CSPA is really no worse than wetlands in regard to red tape and processing time. Trying to walk the line of in or out with any permiting process is going to cause headaches for everyone involved.
In my opinion and the opinion of many of my colleagues, it is as easy to build on waterfront as it every has been.
Say you want to add an addition to an existing non-conforming structure. Your in the grey area zone on impervious surface 15-20%, the regs tell you to play it safe and deal with the extra water that hits that impervious surface, but you only have to deal with the new impervious surface, not the existing. So you put up good rain gutters and drop the drain into a dry well that allows for leaching below grade.
What typically happens that gets folks in a ruffle is that they come up with an idea of what they want to do and then try and make it work with the regulations. This is the wrong way to approach the situation, you need to determine what regulations you will be bumping into and deal with the issues that they present, this creates a design that works for you and the state.
And lastly no, CSPA is not directly hurting the industry right now, the economy is. If you want to build a boathouse, addition, deck, etc, just ask, it can be done. The biggest issue is most folks want things done yesterday and are impatient when it comes to this aspect of the process, mostly because they have commited to a project, given a deposit and want to see their money start working. This leads to a bad taste in the mouth and is typically fueled by a contractor that do not want to deal with these headaches or that does not understand why they are in place.
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