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An Act To Allow a Float Haul-out or Marine Way within Shoreland Zone Setbacks
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §436-A, sub-§3-A  is enacted to read:
 
3-A.  Float haul-out or marine way.     "Float haul-out" or "marine way" means a structure that is a functionally water-dependent use for the sole purpose of storing a float during the off season. It consists of 2 parallel runners extending from below the normal high-water line toward the upland from the water body. Unlike a pier, dock or wharf, the structure is not decked over, does not have handrails, is low to the ground and is built on an angle. It is not designed to be walked on, to pull a boat up to or to swim off of, and it offers no other functional use.
Sec. 2.  38 MRSA §439-A, sub-§4-D  is enacted to read:
 
4-D.  Exemption from setback requirements for float haul-out or marine way.     A float haul-out or marine way is a functionally water-dependent use for purposes of this subchapter. The requirements of section 480-C may still apply.
 
SUMMARY
This bill provides that a float haul-out or marine way is a functionally water-dependent use allowed in the shoreland zone.