A recreational pier shall comply with all of the following requirements.
(1) The pier shall extend from a lot owned by a homeowner’s association and the lot shall be at least 60 feet wide at the road, 80 feet wide at the shoreline, and not less than 20 feet wide at any point.
(2) The president of the homeowner’s association shall file with the Office of Planning and Zoning a signed and dated statement that the executive board of the association or the association as a whole has taken official action to approve the pier.
(3) The pier shall be located at least 15 feet from the lot lines extended and at least 50 feet from any existing pier or piling.
(4) The pier and the landward walk leading to the pier shall be at least six feet wide.
(5) Any walk structure or impervious walk shall be located at least 15 feet from any side lot line and may not unduly obstruct, increase, or redirect the natural flow of water.
(6) Signs shall be installed on both sides at each end of the pier oriented toward the water indicating that the docking of boats, either permanently or temporarily, is prohibited.
(7) The pier may have no detached piling, buoy, or other device for the mooring of boats.
(8) Boarding ladders shall be located along the sides of a pier and along each bulkhead where the water depth at the bulkhead exceeds four feet in depth at mean high water. Ladders along piers shall be 100 feet apart on each side of the pier and staggered so that the ladders alternate sides every 50 feet. Ladders along bulkheads shall be placed no more than 50 feet apart.
(9) United States Coast Guard approved personal flotation devices shall be located along each pier or bulkhead at intervals not exceeding 100 feet.
(Bill No. 4-05; Bill No. 78-05; Bill No. 69-07; Bill No. 8-15; Bill No. 44-15; Bill No. 96-15; Bill No. 75-16; Bill No. 83-16; Bill No. 17-17; Bill No. 67-17; Bill No. 16-20; Bill No. 68-20; Bill No. 69-20; Bill No. 90-20; Bill No. 2-21; Bill No. 103-21; Bill No. 81-22; Bill No. 15-23; Bill No. 62-23; Bill No. 77-23; Bill No. 3-24)