Docks may be permitted in any residential district on any waterway as an accessory use to a residential use. The following standards shall apply to docks:
(A) No boat landing, dock, pier, or mooring pile shall be constructed on a parcel of land which abuts or adjoins a body of water, the width of which body of water is less than 100 feet between the mean water's edge when measured perpendicular to the lot at any point of construction.
(B) No boat landing, dock, pier, or mooring pile shall be constructed on a lot which abuts or adjoins a body of water so that it extends as follows:
(1) Into the body of water more than 10% of the width of the body of water, when the width of the body of water is measured between the mean water's edge perpendicular to the lot at any point of construction.
(2) More than 20 feet beyond the mean water's edge, whichever of one or two is more restrictive and provides for the smaller dock.
(C) No boat landing, dock, pier, or mooring pile shall be more than 20 feet in width, running parallel to the shore line, and in no case shall the total area of the dock exceed 300 square feet, nor shall the dock be at an elevation higher than 6.0 NGVD.
(D) No boat landing, dock, pier, or mooring pile shall be constructed without a permanent connection to the land.
(E) No more than one dock shall be erected on any lot or adjacent thereto. On lots having more than one building, no more than one dock shall be erected for each building fronting on a waterway.
(F) No boat landing, dock, pier, or mooring pile shall be constructed so as to encroach upon the side setback.
(G) No cover shall be permitted to be erected in connection with a boat landing, dock, pier, or mooring pile.
(H) No ramps for boats or aircraft shall be constructed on any residential lot.
(I) Approval must be obtained from applicable drainage districts for docks located in a maintenance or drainage easement.
(Ord. 2021-02, adopted 3-17-21; sought to be reconsidered, Commission passed 4-21-2021)