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BroadHopper · 08-01-2011, 07:24 PM

My family has 30 feet frontage and a U shape dock. That's because the dock been around since the '60's. No problem as long as it is documented. We even have an aerial photo taken in the early 70's. Proof!

Yet my buddy up in Tuftonboro bought land with 120' frontage. The town and DES is giving him an awful time just getting one 40' dock! The lay of the land requires that he put in a deck adjacent to the shore and add a dock. They are OK with the deck, but won't permit the dock. Go figure. Something about grandfathered decks his neighbors has on both sides and grandfathered moorings. His neigbors are almost mini marinas!

I have to agree with my friend. Why does his neighbors have bearing on what he can do with his land?

08-01-2011, 07:24 PM	#5
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,521 Thanks: 3,128 Thanked 1,090 Times in 784 Posts	Grandfathered My family has 30 feet frontage and a U shape dock. That's because the dock been around since the '60's. No problem as long as it is documented. We even have an aerial photo taken in the early 70's. Proof! Yet my buddy up in Tuftonboro bought land with 120' frontage. The town and DES is giving him an awful time just getting one 40' dock! The lay of the land requires that he put in a deck adjacent to the shore and add a dock. They are OK with the deck, but won't permit the dock. Go figure. Something about grandfathered decks his neighbors has on both sides and grandfathered moorings. His neigbors are almost mini marinas! I have to agree with my friend. Why does his neighbors have bearing on what he can do with his land? __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.