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bilproject · 09-08-2008, 10:39 PM

You will need a permit from the DES for a boat lift. Go to their web site and download the Permit by notification form and instructions. Be sure you can comply with the requirements before filing as the fee is $200.00. The lift must be installed adjacent to an existing legal dock in a legally existing boat slip. Legal can mean grandfathered or permitted by the state after permits were required. You will need pictures of the location and a sketch of your planned installation. If your dock is a grandfathered structure and is closer than 20 feet to your neighbor's property you will need to send a letter certified to all abutters. No part of the boat lift can be closer than 20 feet. You will pay the fee and file with your town clerk where the conservation commission will review the application and if they have no objection they sign off and it is sent to the state. You will be able to check on your permits progress on line. Concord then has 10 days to approve, disapprove or request more information. If they fail to act in 10 days then the project is automatically approved. After approved and installed you will send in a form that is part of the packet along with pictures of the completed project. You will also take your completed paperwork to you county registrar of deeds and file it under your lot and block number. The permit for the lift is then complete and part of your property record.
A seasonal boat lift or jet ski lift is considered an "accessory docking structure" It is allowed to be installed at either a non-conforming or permitted dock as long as the non-conforming structure is legal (grandfathered). If you apply and get turned down because your dock is non-conforming but grandfathered, please e-mail me and I will provide the documentation that will show the reviewer he or she is wrong. The process is a bit time consuming but not hard for a first timer. Good Luck!
PS You can try for the canopy but I doubt they will approve it as it effects too great an area of the lake bottom. The DES really does not care about your neighbor's view.

09-08-2008, 10:39 PM	#3
bilproject Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bear Island/Fort Myers, Fla Posts: 231 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1 Thanked 59 Times in 41 Posts	PBN required You will need a permit from the DES for a boat lift. Go to their web site and download the Permit by notification form and instructions. Be sure you can comply with the requirements before filing as the fee is $200.00. The lift must be installed adjacent to an existing legal dock in a legally existing boat slip. Legal can mean grandfathered or permitted by the state after permits were required. You will need pictures of the location and a sketch of your planned installation. If your dock is a grandfathered structure and is closer than 20 feet to your neighbor's property you will need to send a letter certified to all abutters. No part of the boat lift can be closer than 20 feet. You will pay the fee and file with your town clerk where the conservation commission will review the application and if they have no objection they sign off and it is sent to the state. You will be able to check on your permits progress on line. Concord then has 10 days to approve, disapprove or request more information. If they fail to act in 10 days then the project is automatically approved. After approved and installed you will send in a form that is part of the packet along with pictures of the completed project. You will also take your completed paperwork to you county registrar of deeds and file it under your lot and block number. The permit for the lift is then complete and part of your property record. A seasonal boat lift or jet ski lift is considered an "accessory docking structure" It is allowed to be installed at either a non-conforming or permitted dock as long as the non-conforming structure is legal (grandfathered). If you apply and get turned down because your dock is non-conforming but grandfathered, please e-mail me and I will provide the documentation that will show the reviewer he or she is wrong. The process is a bit time consuming but not hard for a first timer. Good Luck! PS You can try for the canopy but I doubt they will approve it as it effects too great an area of the lake bottom. The DES really does not care about your neighbor's view.