Proposed HB 383 Ammending Shoreland Protection Act

[Rattlesnake Guy]

Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy

Hard to be correct on this one but I will stick my neck out. I heard that a town's rules can supersede the new state rules. So for example if the state says 50 foot set back from the water and Alton say 30 feet, you may get the permit for 30 feet.

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I double checked with the Town of Alton after making this original post. I asked about the set backs on the lake and was told it is changing soon. As indicated here, as of April 1, 2008 it will be 50 feet. The town's 30 feet will not matter. I asked what would be required to be OK at 30 feet as the law is now and was told that the structure would have to be built by April 1rst. Wanted to pass this updated info along as it conflicted with my earlier post.

If anyone knows something different on getting a future house grandfathered to the existing rule without actually building the house it would be very valuable info.