For the purpose of construction and application of this chapter,
the following definitions shall apply:
A pier, structure, fixture or platform in a lake, extending
from the shore or bottomlands, including all angular projections,
which is directly accessible to a separate frontage on a lake.
A mechanical apparatus placed on, at or near the shore of
a separate frontage on a lake for the purpose of holding a motor boat
in, on or above the water in the lake.
Securing a raft or vessel through cable, anchor or other
device to the lake bottom for more than 24 hours.
Any vessel propelled wholly or in part by machinery of more
than six horsepower.
The normal high-water mark of a lake as determined by the
state environmental agency, or, if the Department has not made such
a finding, the normal high-water mark location shall be determined
by the Township Engineer. Moreover, the measurement shall be made
only along a natural shoreline, and shall not include any man-made
channel, lagoon, canal or the like.
A human being; partnership; corporation; association, including
a condominium association; and any other entity to which the law provides
rights, or on which the law imposes responsibilities.
A flat buoyant structure of timber or other materials fastened
together and used as a platform.
That portion of a lot or parcel of land, existing on documentation
recorded with the Kent County Register of Deeds, which abuts or intersects
with the normal high-water mark of a lake, whether such lot or parcel
is owned by one or more persons, or is commonly owned by several persons,
or combinations of persons.
A space for a single motorboat at or adjacent to a dock or
in a marine storage device.
Every description of watercraft used or capable of being
used as a means of transportation on water, with the exception of
paddleboards, windsurfers/wind surfboards, wake surfers/wake surfboards
and similar flat floatable devices.
