30.773 Designated mooring areas.
(1) Establishment of designated mooring areas. Subject to department approval, a municipality with jurisdiction over navigable waters may establish designated mooring areas as provided in this section.
(2) Procedures. A municipality authorized to establish a bulkhead line under s. 30.11 may establish a designated mooring area in the same manner as it is authorized to establish the bulkhead line except that if the municipality created a board of harbor commissioners, the municipality is required to obtain the approval of that board in addition to the approval of the department.
(3) Standards for approval. In addition to requiring compliance with standards and procedures under s. 30.11 and sub. (2), the department shall grant an approval for the establishment of a designated mooring area only if:
(a) The designated mooring area is more than 150 feet from the ordinary high-water mark.
(b) The establishment and operation of the mooring area does not materially obstruct navigation.
(c) The establishment and operation of the mooring area is not detrimental to public rights or interest in the waterway.
(d) The mooring area is not within and does not adversely affect a critical or significant fish or wildlife habitat area.
(e) The establishment and operation of the mooring area complies with all applicable zoning requirements.
(f) The riparian owners agree in writing to the establishment of the mooring area and the area is to be used by the riparian owners or by others with the written consent of the riparian owners.
(g) Use of the mooring area is not unfairly restricted or used to assert exclusive privileges for use of the navigable waters.
(h) The mooring area is marked in a manner which notifies the public of the boundaries of the mooring area and assists in navigation near the mooring area. These markers shall be consistent with the uniform aids to navigation established under s. 30.74 (2).
(4) Permits and regulations.
(a) Department permits under s. 30.772 (4) or department approval of municipal permits under s. 30.772 (3) (c) are not required for moorings placed within a designated mooring area.
(b) A municipality may regulate the placement and use of moorings within designated mooring areas in the manner provided under s. 30.772 (3).
(5) Exception. The restrictions under this section do not apply to the fleeting of barges on the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
History: 1985 a. 243.
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