Could you, in the absence of an alternative, squish those lifts in adjacent to the existing docking structure? Several years ago the Department accepted that for most property owners the answer to this would be, yes. Rather than continue to pursue property owners whose legally approved lifts slowly migrated away from the dock to have them put back the Department accepted the practicality of the situation and adopted this rule, which very specifically limits the number of lifts to 2. It should be noted that rule quoted is not an approval standard or a design criteria but rather specifies how the project is classified; as a minimum impact project. The specified 2 lifts are the theoretical ones that the Department accepted every landowner could fit in adjacent to their dock. The Department accepts that those 2 lifts can be moved a distance from the dock and not undermine the intent and purpose of Rule Env-Wt 402.13. That said, if there are any PWC lifts adjacent to the dock, then these lifts off to the side are not approvable unless you have the frontage to support the number of slips requested. Sorry for leaving this out the first time.
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