§ 350-33 Chapter 350 Zoning

Performance standards for all dockage.

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Performance standards for all dockage shall be as follows:A. The amount of grading, dredging, earthmoving and disturbance of land above and below water during the construction of such structures and facilities shall be minimized as much as possible and shall be consistent with the permit requirements of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.B. All docks and berthings shall be constructed of sturdy, durable and stable material capable of maintaining position and location, supporting pedestrian traffic and resisting lateral loads.C. Lighting of the surface of any dock or mooring shall be provided in such a manner so as not to produce any offensive glare when viewed from the water or the land.

Back-lighting of structures or directing light toward the shore should be used.D. Docks that are 100 feet or longer shall, during the hours of darkness, be required to be lighted in such a manner so as to not constitute a hazard to navigation.E. Aeration devices or bubblers shall be required to be lighted or designated in a manner so as not to constitute a hazard to those utilizing and bay waters when frozen over.F. No dock, berthing or mooring shall be constructed unless designed to withstand forces of lowing water and wave washes.G. Moorings shall be located or constructed so as not to cause any vessel or floating craft affixed thereto to be situated outside of the dockage envelope of the adjacent littoral parcel.H.

Treated lumber, when used for the construction of docks, shall be of the sealed, nonleaching type.I. Docks shall be constructed so as only to permit them to be readily removed from their pilings.J. No owners of the adjacent littoral parcel shall fail to completely remove any dock components which are abandoned or fall into disuse.K. Moorings shall be permitted to the owner of an adjoining littoral parcel only in the dockage envelope applicable to said adjoining littoral parcel.

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