Citizens of the Town of Embden,
This serves as the legal notice posting for a public hearing regarding the proposed 2024 Annual Town Meeting ballot question as follows:
Article 39. To see if the Inhabitants will vote to amend the Embden Shoreland Zoning Ordinance:
Add to Definitions
Temporary Large Dock System – A dock extending into a body of water over or below the normal high-water line that has any of the following characteristics:
- Is designed or intended for docking more than three motorized boats/watercraft of any size;
- Extends into the water more than 50’ from normal high water;
- Is moored to the floor of the waterbody pursuant to a submerged land lease issued by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry Bureau of Parks & Lands.
- The dock benefits any property, including subdivisions, or a multi-family residential property.
Add to Section 15.(C) the following:
15.(C)(11) A person or entity wanting to install a temporary Large Dock System as defined herein must first obtain a permit from the Code Enforcement Officer. Temporary Large Dock Systems must be installed no less than 100’ (at the shoreline) from the boundary with the nearest abutter. Annual renewal of the permit for a Temporary Large Dock System is not required unless any of the following changes from the original permit are planned:
a. The length of the dock over the water is to be increased.
b. The dock’s capacity is to be expanded to include additional boat slips.
c. The dock is to be relocated either at the shoreline or its location over the water.
If any of these changes are to be implemented, the person or entity must apply for a new permit from the Code Enforcement Office. Once issued, annual renewal is not required unless any of the above-listed changes are planned.
This section applies to all docks qualifying as Large Dock Systems regardless of when it was first installed.
Thank you in advance for your attendance.
Sincerely,
Charles E. Taylor
Select Board Chairman
Town of Embden