Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 571 - Natural Resource Commission › Title II - Licenses, Permits and Concession Contracts › Chapter 16 - Docks and Other Structures on Public Waters › Rule 571-16.18 - Dock Management Area Permit Restrictions and Conditions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The following conditions and restrictions shall apply to
				  docks in a dock management area.
(1)
Use of dock for mooring.
Only the persons named as permittees
				shall have use of the dock for mooring. All vessels must be registered to the
				permittees and listed on the dock management area permit. A dock site permit or
				hoist/slip assignment may authorize an exception to allow a vessel of a tenant
				of the permittee's residential rental unit.
(2)
Equitable sharing of dock
				costs.
Permittees shall agree on the equitable sharing of the cost of
				construction, installation, maintenance and removal of the dock and any other
				component of the dock. In no case shall a dock owner collect more money from
				hoist/slip permittees than is needed to cover legitimate dock costs nor make a
				profit from operating the dock. Doing so is grounds for suspension and/or
				revocation of the dock permit.
(3)
Number of assignments allowed.
Only one dock assignment may be
				allocated to a residence.
(4)
Number of hoists allowed.
Each permittee may be limited to one
				hoist for one vessel. The number of hoists and vessels for each permittee
				should be limited, especially when there is a waiting list that includes people
				in the first or second priority category established in rule
				571-16.16(461A).
(5)
Nontransferability of dock permits and privileges.
Dock
				permits and hoist or slip assignments shall not be transferred, assigned or
				conveyed by the permittee to any other person.
(6)
Liability insurance.
Prior to constructing a dock or installing hoists, the dock site permittee
				shall provide proof of a current liability insurance policy in the amount of $1
				million.
(7)
Winter storage
				of docks, catwalks and hoists on public property.
Winter storage of
				docks, catwalks and hoists on public property shall not be allowed unless
				specifically authorized by a dock site permit or hoist assignment. Docks,
				hoists and catwalks shall be stored at locations determined by the state parks
				bureau district supervisor as appropriate for an individual dock management
				area. A dock, catwalk or hoist stored on public land without authorization from
				the department may be removed by the department at the owner's
				expense.
(8)
Land use
				restrictions.
Nothing shall be constructed or placed on public land
				adjacent to any dock in a dock management area under this rule unless the
				construction or placement is a necessary appurtenance to the dock as determined
				by the director.
(9)
Expiration of permits.
The term of a dock site permit and a
				hoist or slip assignment shall not exceed five years. Renewals shall be
				requested on a current application form. A permit expires when the permittee
				fails to apply for renewal prior to the current permit's expiration
				date.
(10)
Cancellation for
				nonuse.
A dock site permit or hoist/slip assignment may be canceled
				for nonuse if the dock or hoist/slip is not used at least one time each
				calendar year in order to provide space for applicants on a waiting
				list.
(11)
Other permit
				restrictions and conditions.
All restrictions and conditions in rule
				571-16.13(461A,462A), except subrule 16.13(2), shall apply to all docks in a
				dock management area.