(a) Intent. All land covered by the waters of Lake Lure at full pond is owned by the town. Lure is held in trust by the town for the benefit of the citizens of the town. Based on the above, the town council desires to establish regulations governing all structures to be erected and maintained within the boundaries of the lake for the purpose of enhancing the health, safety, and welfare of the general public and to preserve the property of the town and the properties of upland landowners.
(b) Application. No structure shall hereafter be erected or maintained within the lake boundary of Lake Lure within the corporate limits of the town and no use made of the water surface and land thereunder or any facility or structure located thereon, except in conformity with the regulations of this article, or amendments thereto. Issuance of a permit or certificate for a lake structure does not confer any rights to ownership of land or water owned by the town.
(c) Preexisting structures. The town recognizes that some lake structures with living quarters existed at the time of adoption of these regulations. It is the intent of the town that this nonconforming use of lake structures eventually goes away. These structures may continue such use, including repairs and remodeling consistent with these regulations, until the structure is voluntarily removed or involuntarily destroyed.
(Code 1989, § 94.01; Ord. of 12-15-1992; Ord. of 4-12-2016)