Wow what a week of great weather; spring appears to be right around the corner.
If you are a waterfront property owner with a larger pier (dock) you must register your pier with the Department of Natural Resources by April 1, 2011 to ensure that your dock will be "grandfathered" from the new size limits adopted by the State of Wisconsin in 2004.
Generally speaking a dock will need to be registered if it (1) is wider than 6 ft, but less than 8 ft in width, (2) has a platform at the end of the pier that has a surface area of less than 300 ft (w/ a max. width of 10 feet) and/or (3) more than 2 boat slips for the first 50 feet of shoreline frontage and one boat slip for each additional 50 feet of shoreline frontage.
To register a pier/dock, you must complete and mail a registration form to the DNR. To obtain a copy of the registration form and to find out more information about which piers need to be registered, you can visit the DNR's website at:Waterway & Wetland Permits: Piers, Docks and Wharves.
Have a wonderful weekend and do some ice fishing because ice is going out early this year.
Life Is A Gift...Live It!
Gary Nathan
Amanda Mavis
Woodland Dev. & Realty
15563 Railroad St.
Hayward, WI 54843
715-699-4040
nathan@garynathan.com
http://www.garynathan.com/
