Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 300-399 - Environmental Protection - Water Regulation › Chapter NR 326 - Piers, boat shelters and swim rafts in navigable waterways › Section NR 326.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "Boat shelter" as defined in s.
				30.01(1c),
				Stats., means a structure in navigable waters designed and constructed for the
				purpose of providing cover for a berth place for watercraft, which may have a
				roof but may not have walls or sides. Such a structure may include a boat
				hoist.
(2) "Department" means the
				department of natural resources.
(3) "Impoundment" for purposes of s.
				30.134,
				Stats., means the pool of water created by a dam. "Impoundment" does not
				include waters upstream of the pool which are raised, but within the original
				river channel. "Impoundment" includes the entire Mississippi river in
				Wisconsin.
(4) "Line of navigation"
				means the 3 foot depth contour or a greater depth contour if required for boats
				in use or appropriate for use on the waterway, based on the normal summertime
				low levels on the waterway or summer minimum levels where established by
				department order.
(5) "Littoral
				drift" means the sedimentary material which moves in the zone of waves breaking
				on the shore because of waves and current.
(6) "Ordinary highwater mark" has the
				definition contained in s.
				NR
				320.03(4).
(7) "Outlying waters" as defined in s.
				29.001(63),
				Stats., means Lakes Superior and Michigan, Green Bay, Sturgeon Bay, Sawyer's
				harbor, and the Fox river from its mouth up to the dam at DePere.
(8) "Pier" as defined in s.
				30.01(5),
				Stats., means any structure extending channelward from the shore with water on
				both sides, built or maintained for the purpose of providing a berthing or
				mooring place for watercraft or for loading or unloading cargo or passengers
				onto or from watercraft. Such a structure may include a boat shelter which is
				removed seasonally.
(9) "Pierhead
				line" means a line established in the water adjacent to and roughly parallel to
				the shoreline under s.
				30.13,
				Stats., by municipalities, and subject to approval by the department, for the
				purpose of creating uniformity in the length of piers extending from the
				shoreline into the waterway.
(10)
				"Riparian" means an owner of land adjacent to navigable waters.
(11) "Similar conveyance" for purposes of s.
				30.133,
				Stats., means any transfer in excess of 2 years. "Similar conveyance" does not
				include a lease of a marina facility to an operator of the facility.
(12) "Solid pier" means a structure, not
				allowing for the free flow of water beneath, extending into the water from the
				shore to serve as an aid to navigation. For the purposes of this chapter, the
				term solid pier does not include piers that utilize rock filled cribs or
				similar types and size devices as foundation. Such foundations require permits
				under s.
				30.12,
				Stats.
(13) "Visually intrusive"
				means clearly standing out from the shoreline background because of color or
				reflectivity when viewed from out on the water during the time when leaves are
				on deciduous trees.