In addition to meeting all applicable design requirements established in Env-Wt 300, the following design requirements shall apply to breakwaters:
- (a) The height of the breakwater shall not exceed 3 feet above the normal high water line;
- (b) The width of the breakwater at its highest point shall not exceed 3 feet;
- (c) The side slopes of the breakwater shall be 1:1.5, rise to run, or steeper;
- (d) The sides and top of the breakwater shall have irregular surfaces to diffuse wave activity;
(e) The breakwater, when measured from the normal high water line, shall have:
- (1) No point more than 50 feet from the normal high water line;
- (2) A total length of no more than 70 feet; and
- (3) A gap of 6 feet or more between the breakwater and shoreline;
- (f) The proposed configuration for the breakwater shall be the least impacting option available for breakwater construction for that site;
- (g) No portion of the breakwater, including any portion underwater, shall be placed within 20 feet of an abutting property line or its imaginary extension into the water; and
- (h) The breakwater shall be constructed of stone, concrete, wood, or other inert materials, consistent with the individual conditions of each site.
Source. #12805, eff 12-15-19