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Management Concerns Addressed by Scenario B

What Are The Concerns? Dock Characteristics Changed to Address Concerns Impacts to the Pond
Natural Resource Conservation
  • Used stoppers to keep dock from resting on the bottom at low tide
  • Used monopiling support (e.g., less bottom disturbance)
  • Requires seasonal removal of floats and floating walkways
  • Decreased float size and shorter length of docks applies to shared dinghy dock only
  • Fewer docks achieved by requiring shared docks
  • Reduced dimensions of dock building materials

Reduce boat impacts in sensitive shellfish areas by:

  • making dock stretch over resources (e.g., H-dock)
  • moving large boats to moorings rather than keeping them directly at dock (e.g., dinghy dock)
 Positive - by reducing overall impacts to natural resources
Navigability
  • Longer docks do not extend into navigation channel (e.g., H-dock)
  • Fewer docks achieved by requiring shared docks
  • Shorter length of docks and decreased float size (e.g., dinghy docks)
  • Increased number of moorings
 Mixed Impact - positive, except for increased number of moorings, an unintended consequence of resource conservation
Public Access and Use
  • Increase height of pilings or walkway to allow access along shore or build crossovers
  • Decrease in size and number of docks
 Positive
Aesthetics or Community Character
  • Fewer docks achieved by requiring shared docks
  • Smaller docks (e.g., dinghy docks)
  • Fewer accessories on dock
  • No handrails or reduced dimensions
 Positive