Section Pda 506.07 - Shorefront Property Mooring Permits(a) An applicant for a shorefront property mooring permit shall obtain a shorefront property mooring application form:(1) In person, from the division office located at 555 Market Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire; or(2) By sending a request in writing, including a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the division office at the following address: Pease Development Authority
Division of Ports and Harbors
555 Market Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(b) The applicant shall provide the information and certifications required on the shorefront property mooring permit form, as provided in Pda 511.02(b) and (e), and, if a reapplicant, as provided in Pda 511.02(f).(c) For an initial application for a shorefront property mooring, the applicant shall attach to the application: (1) A copy of the current New Hampshire state registration for the vessel listed on the mooring permit application, unless the vessel is not required to be registered under New Hampshire law;(2) If the vessel is not required to be registered under New Hampshire law, a photograph of the vessel;(3) A copy of the deed for the shorefront property, from the appropriate county registry of deeds, containing the book and page number for the recorded deed;(4) A copy of the most recent property tax bill for the shorefront property;(5) A copy of the portion of the tax map of the municipality in which the shorefront property is located, including the property tax map number and lot number;(6) Documentation relating to the organizational structure of the applicant, if the applicant is not an individual, as required under Pda 511.02(c)(6), (7), and (8), as applicable; and(7) Payment of the mooring permit fee, provided that fees paid in the form of a check or a money order shall be made payable to "Pease Development Authority, Division of Ports and Harbors" or "PDA-DPH."(d) An applicant who is reapplying for an existing shorefront property mooring under Pda 506.04 shall attach to the application: (1) A copy of the current New Hampshire state registration for the vessel listed on the mooring permit application, unless the vessel is not required to be registered under New Hampshire law;(2) If the vessel is not required to be registered under New Hampshire law, a photograph of the vessel;(3) A copy of the most recent property tax bill for the shorefront property;(4) Documentation relating to the organizational structure of the applicant, if the applicant is not an individual, as required under Pda 511.02(c)(6), (7), and (8), as applicable; and(5) Payment of the mooring permit fee, provided that fees paid in the form of a check or a money order shall be made payable to "Pease Development Authority, Division of Ports and Harbors" or "PDA-DPH."(e) If the applicant is a trust, business organization, or not-for-profit entity, the mooring permit application shall be signed and certified by a duly authorized trustee, officer, partner, manager, proprietor or member of such trust, business organization, or not-for-profit entity, as applicable.(f) If the applicant is an individual, the applicant shall sign and certify the mooring permit application form.(g) Upon receipt of an application for a shorefront property mooring permit by the division, the chief harbor master or designee shall verify that: (1) The applicant has provided all applicable information and documentation requested on the application under Pda 511.02;(2) Information pre-entered on the application by the division has not been altered in violation of Pda 506.05, if the application is an application submitted by a current mooring permit holder;(3) The following are attached to the application: a. A photocopy of the current New Hampshire state registration for the vessel listed on the mooring permit application, unless the vessel is not required to be registered under New Hampshire law;b. A photograph of the vessel, if the vessel is not required to be registered under New Hampshire law;c. A photocopy of the deed for the shorefront property, if applicable, from the appropriate county registry of deeds, containing the book and page number for the recorded deed;d. A photocopy of the most recent property tax bill for the shorefront property;e. A copy of the portion of the tax map of the municipality in which the shorefront property is located, including the property tax map number and lot number, if applicable; andf. If the applicant is a trust, business organization, or not-for-profit entity, the documentation required under Pda 511.02(c)(6), (7), and (8), as applicable;(4) The vessel information on the New Hampshire state registration is the same vessel information provided on the application, if the vessel is required to be registered under New Hampshire law;(5) There is a mooring location within the shorefront property mooring area sufficient to accommodate the applicant's vessel;(6) The mooring permit fee is paid, and, if paid by check or money order, is made payable to "Pease Development Authority, Division of Ports and Harbors" or "PDA-DPH" and is attached to the application;(7) There is no reason to deny the application under Pda 507.02; and(8) The applicant has signed and certified the application.(h) Within 30 business days of receipt of the application by the division, the chief harbor master or designee shall grant or deny the application consistent with the provisions of Pda 507.02.(i) If the applicant is granted a mooring permit under Pda 507, and meets the requirements of (g) above, the chief harbor master or designee shall: (1) Record the permit number on the permit;(2) Assign the mooring location;(3) Sign and date the permit; and(4) Mail a photocopy of the permit to the applicant at the address specified by the applicant on the mooring permit application, or, if none is specified, to the applicant's permanent address.(j) Marinas, condominiums, condominium unit owners' associations, or any of their individual members, owners, tenants, or related associations shall not be eligible to apply under Pda 500 for a shorefront property mooring.(k) Only one shorefront property mooring permit shall be granted for each parcel of shorefront property.N.H. Admin. Code § Pda 506.07
#7940, eff 8-23-03; amd by #8775, eff 12-16-06; ss by #9975, eff 8-20-11 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Pda 500)
Amended by Volume XL Number 2, Filed January 9, 2020, Proposed by #12958, Effective 12/24/2019, Expires 12/24/2029.