The docking rules under which these structures are permitted were established prior to the passage of the Shoreland Protection Act and are set up to limit intrusion on the public waters not intrusion into the shoreline. If you had a lot of spare time with nothing to do and wanted to look through past boathouse permitting decisions you would probably notice that none of the decisions contain a finding that the dug-in boathouse is more environmentally or ecologically friendly than some other alternative.
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