Perhaps she meant C(ode) E(nforcement) O(fficer).
Under current standards, any new boathouse needs to be of the dug-in variety. There are 2 characteristics of Governer's island that may have contributed to the lack of boathouses in the area. The first is slope. The shoreline of Governor's gains elevation in a hurry. This makes for greater excavation needs and higher cuts in steeper slopes that will need to be restabilized. This increases the potential for erosion and stuctural problems. Shoreland Rules prohibit the construction of structures in slopes steeper than 25% because of these concerns. The second characteristic of Governor's that might be working against boathouse construction is the fact that much of Governor's shoreline experiences significant, natural, littoral transport of sand. This sand moving along the shoreline can fill in a boathouse in less than a year in some circumstances. It could render a boathouse unsustainable.
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