12.17.110 Boathouses.
Boathouses, accessory to permitted uses, may be located within a shore yard and entirely within the access and viewing corridor, but shall not be closer to a lake, stream, pond, or wetland than the ordinary high water mark. A boathouse is a nonhabitable structure and shall be designed and used exclusively for marine equipment and shall meet the following requirements:
1. Used by the owner or occupant of the parcel;
3. Not to be closer than three (3) feet to any side lot line; and the boathouse shall be constructed in such manner as to orient the main opening of the boathouse toward the lake;
4. Not exceed four hundred and fifty (450) square feet measured outside wall to outside wall;
5. Not to exceed one story, with a maximum wall height of 10 feet;
6. Maximum height of twelve (12) feet above the existing shoreline grade except when bluff and/or steep slope conditions exist, (in such cases, it shall not exceed the height of the top grade elevation of said shoreland lot);
7. Maximum width parallel to the shore of fifteen (15) feet;
8. Not to contain fireplaces, patio doors, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, cooking facilities or other features inconsistent with the use of the structure exclusively as a boathouse;
10. Maximum of 10 square feet of window surface may be allowed on each side;
11. No more than one service door not to exceed 36 inches in width. The service door shall not be on the water body side of the structure;
12. No more than one garage style access door not exceeding 10 feet in width and no less than 8 feet in width. The garage style door shall be on the water body side of the structure.
The roof of a boathouse may be used as a deck provided that:
1. The boathouse has a flat roof.
2. The roof has no side walls or screens.
3. The roof may have a railing that meets the Department of Safety and Professional Services standards. [Code § 12.18.4-11.]