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<br />THE ZONING REPORT
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<br />ling units to uae boats on the water, boat use increases far out of proportion to the share
<br />of frontage of ~the tract/subdivision along the shoreline).
<br />(e). Other ter~s defined include: waterbody, watercourse, flowage, beach, floodland/
<br />hazard area, w~etland; and shore zone yard (the shore yard is often specified by the state,
<br />ranging in depth from 10 to 500'ft, typically 25-100 ft).
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<br />B. Technical definitio~s~ applying to regulations in the shoreland provisions of the zoning code.
<br />Many of these definiCions may be imposed or cited directly from state and federal shoreland,
<br />wetland and flood hazard regulations.
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<br />(a). Definitions~of the shoreline, itself, of boundaries used or required in shoreline zoning
<br />regulations: aslthe Ordinary Mean High Water Mark/Elevation, the most common definition
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<br />of shoreline ori non-tidal waters; Mean Sea Level on tideland waters. Also, normal pool
<br />level, mean logy seasonal water. Bulkhead line (allows filling and development landward of
<br />the line); pierh~ad line (allows piers and wharves landward of this line}.
<br />(b). Definitions of setbacks for zoning control: setbacks landward from the defined zoning
<br />shoreline: shor~ yard, as the most common definition of landward setback; waterbody set-
<br />back, shore setback, and specific terms imposed by non-zoning codes such as the Marine
<br />Estuarine-Rivevlne Setback (MERS). Setbacks seaward of the defined shoreline regulate
<br />the location of piers, wharves, docks and ~moorages associated with lands adjoining the
<br />shoreline, 'seaward to pierhead lines, channels and channel markers.
<br />(c). Definitions. of terms for beach and dune zoning regulation: dune area, primary dune
<br />area, stable pr{mary dune area, unstable primary dune area, secondary dune area, line of
<br />initial vegetation, dune line, unstable dune line, and line of landward vegetation.
<br />(d). Definitions of shoreline/water oriented structures and uses associated with land devel-
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<br />opment: dock (the waters for receiving boats and ships next to piers, wharves and quays);
<br />pier (wood or metal structure extending into water from land for receiving boats, intended
<br />for personal pleasure watercraft); wharf (masonry or concrete structures extending into
<br />navigable water for receiving ships for transfer of cargo and passengers, intended for
<br />commercial vessels); quay. (solid land along shorelines on navigable water for ships and
<br />boats to tie up parallel to the shore). Other terms defined are: residential dock, boat slip
<br />and slip (a form of a dock or pier tie-up space), covered/uncovered boat slip/dock; stor-
<br />age, wet storage (vessel stored in a dock), dry sro}age or drydock (vessel stored on land),
<br />Iive aboard (vessels and watercraft containing dwelling units or living units for permanent
<br />or transient occupancy); and definition of specific land uses associated with shoreline reg-
<br />ulation: marina, yacht club, community pier, multiple-water-access lot, parcel or land use,
<br />fishery, commercial fishery, boatyard.
<br />(e). Definitions~of shoreline/water oriented structures a~sociated with environmentaI pro-
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<br />tection and enh~ancement of shorelines and waters: groin, recharge area, revetment, rigid
<br />shore protection structures, breakwater, bulkhead, discharge area, retaining wall, vertical
<br />seawall, hydrodynamic loads, hydrostatic loads, pilings.
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<br />3. REGULATORY CLASSIFICATION OF SHORELINES
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<br />A. By their environmental characteristics. The general zoning regulation of shorelines is super-
<br />seded by specific regulation of shorelines located in special water areas, which are: (1), flood-
<br />lands~, where local flood provisions comply with FEMA guidelines, where floodlands are delineated
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<br />July 21, 1995 Is~l
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