Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum boathouse heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.16 ft
the maximum height of the boat house shall not exceed 16 feet from the deck of the pier.
- Maximum boathouse width ratio
The allowed width of the boathouse... shall not exceed two feet per each ten feet of shoreline.
- Maximum commercial pier walkway width12 ft
The width of a pier walkway for a commercial pier shall not exceed 12 feet in width.
- Maximum noncommercial pier walkway width6 ft
The width of the pier walkway for a noncommercial pier shall not exceed six feet in width.
- Maximum pier deck heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above mean high water5 ft
The deck of piers constructed from property within the jurisdiction of the Town of West Point shall not be elevated more than five feet above mean high water (MHW).
- Maximum pier head width ratio
Pier head may not exceed one foot in width for every three feet of water frontage.
There shall be a side setback of at least 15 feet on each side of the property line as it would continue unrestricted over water to the center point of the waterway.
From the ordinance
Piers, docks, bulkheads, boat landings, boat houses, marinas, marine railways and similar structures which, by their nature and intended use, must abut, be adjacent to or extend into a waterway, shall be permitted in all districts