- A. Sanitation devices, electric power sources or permanent storage facilities are not allowed on docks, or adjacent to floating facilities, whether permanent or temporary in nature.
- B. No habitable structures are permitted on boat docks.
- C. Boat docks shall be constructed with environmentally safe materials. The use of wood treated with creosote or penta is prohibited.
- D. All steel used in boat docks shall be hot-dip galvanized. All holes, cuts or welds on steel members shall be made prior to hot-dip galvanizing. Connectors shall be hot-dip galvanized steel or stainless steel.
- E. Boat docks shall not have enclosed or partially enclosed structures or any type of attached siding above the surface of the decking.
- F. American society of civil engineers (ASCE) manuals and reports on engineering practice number 50 “planning and design guidelines for small craft harbors” (as amended or modified), ISBN #0-7844-0033-4, which is available for purchase from the ASCE bookstore at www.ASCE.org, is a recognized standard for the design of boat docks, and may be relied upon in designing boat docks and when seeking approval for a boat dock under 18.17.3 NMAC. However, the requirements set forth in 18.17.3 NMAC take precedence over the standards set forth in ASCE Number 50.
- G. Maintenance, repairs, modifications or alterations to an existing boat dock shall conform to the requirements set forth in 18.17.3 NMAC.
[18.17.3.13 NMAC - N, 7/1/2002; A, 1/1/2008]