Permitted Uses as of Right & Non-regulated Uses

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1.       Boat anchorage or mooring, not to include dredging or dock construction;
2.  Docks, boat lifts, rowing shell docks and floats, and the placement, repair maintenance and use of a dock, boat lift, rowing shell dock, or float shall require seasonal approval (4.4 review) of the agency on a dock application form with no fee, but shall be permitted as of right provided all of the following criteria are met:

1.   The dock was in use June 16, 2004 and has not changed its footprint; documentation of such use and footprint will be required;
2.   Only one dock, one boat lift and either one rowing shell dock or one float  is permitted per shoreline property;
3.   Use shall be private, associated with residential use and non-commercial;  and use limited to the boat(s) of the property owner;    
4.   Docks must be removed, on a seasonal basis (before ice), having no permanent contact with the submerged land and require no excavation of the submerged land;
5.   There shall be free movement of water underneath docks;
6.    Docks shall be no more than eight (8) feet in width at their          junctures with the existing shoreline. This eight (8) –foot maximum width must not be exceeded within five (5) feet of the shoreline, and the dock alignment must be perpendicular to the shore, and remain so for at least five (5) feet from the shoreline;
7.    Docks shall conform to the zoning setbacks from the property line on    shore and as extended into the water;
8.    The maximum sizes allowed are as follows:
Dock: 360 square feet of total surface area, including access ramp;
Boat lift: 12 feet by 20 feet;
Rowing shell dock: 4 feet by 25 feet;
Float: 10 feet by 10 feet
9.    The dock and rowing shell shall be fastened to the shoreline in a manner to minimize any disturbance to the existing shoreline;
10.  There shall be no re-grading, re-contouring, or similar modification of the existing shoreline and surrounding land. The installation, placement, construction or maintenance of docks shall not include the obstruction, alteration, pollution, removal or disposition of material  from or into wetlands or watercourses nor shall such activities create a           significant activity;
11.   Stairs proposed to access the dock shall be no more than five (5) feet in  width and shall be elevated directly above the land in a manner that does not require re-grading, re-contouring, or similar modification of the existing shoreline and surrounding land. Masonry, stone stairs, and any other construction methods that require cutting into the shoreline and surrounding land must have prior approval of the agency;

1.     Material for floatation of docks shall be as follows: only non-                        corrosive, encapsulated, impact resistant buoyancy material that is             resistant to fragmentation. Metal or plastic containers that have            previously been used for any other purpose are not permitted. Rust                   retardant hardware shall be used;
   13.        Height above water of docks shall be minimized. They may not include appurtances such as roofs, raised platforms and decks. Removable fabric canopies or Removable fabric canopies or umbrellas and removable water slides are allowed;
   14. Any device used to keep the water from naturally freezing requires  prior approval of the agency.
   Any proposal not meeting the above shall require a wetlands application to the agency prior to construction and/or placement in any water body.
   e.         Uses incidental to the enjoyment and maintenance of residential property, such       property defined as equal to or smaller than the largest minimum residential lot size              permitted anywhere in the municipality provided that in any town where there                     are no zoning regulations establishing minimum residential lot sites, the largest                       minimum lot site shall be two acres. Such incidental uses shall include maintenance               of existing structures and landscaping but shall not include removal or deposition of              significant amounts of material from or into a wetland or watercourse or diversion                or alteration of a watercourse.
   f.         Construction and operation, by water companies as defined by section 16‑1 of the Connecticut General Statutes or by municipal water supply systems as provided for in Chapter 102, of the Connecticut General Statutes, of dams, reservoirs and other facilities necessary to the impounding, storage and withdrawal of water in connection with public water supplies except as provided in sections 22a‑401 and 22a-403 of the Connecticut General Statutes; and
   g.         Maintenance relating to any drainage pipe which existed before the effective date of any municipal regulations adopted pursuant to section 22a-42a of the Connecticut General Statutes or July 1, 1974, which ever is earlier, provided such pipe is on property which is zoned as residential but which does not contain hydrophytic vegetation.  For purposes of this subdivision, “maintenance” means the removal of accumulated leaves, soil, and other debris whether by hand or machine, while the pipe remains in place.

4.2       The following operations and uses shall be permitted as non-regulated uses in wetlands and watercourses, provided they do not disturb the natural and indigenous character of the wetland or watercourse by removal or deposition of material, alteration or obstruction of water flow or pollution of the wetland or watercourse:
    a.   Conservation of soil, vegetation, water, fish, shellfish, and wildlife and;
       b.   Outdoor recreation including play and sporting areas, golf courses, field trials, nature study, hiking, horseback riding, swimming, skin diving, camping, boating, water skiing, trapping, hunting, fishing and shell fishing where otherwise legally permitted and regulated.

4.3       All activities in wetlands or watercourses involving filling, excavating, dredging, clear cutting, clearing, or grading or any other alteration or use of a wetland or watercourse not specifically permitted by this section and otherwise defined as a regulated activity by these regulations shall require a permit from the Agency in accordance with section 6 of these regulations, or for certain regulated activities located outside of wetlands and watercourses from the duly authorized agent in accordance with section 12 of these regulations.