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WI LAKE HOME OWNERS NEWS - New Pier Grandfathering Legislation Signed Into Law - Wisconsin REALTORS® Association
 
  New Pier Grandfathering Legislation Signed Into Law - Wisconsin REALTORS® Association
New Pier Grandfathering Legislation Signed Into Law By: Tom Larson On April 2, 2012, Governor Walker signed into law 2011 Wisconsin Act 167, legislation that grandfathers almost all existing piers. In addition, the new law eliminates the pier registration requirement and creates new standards for piers placed on or after April 17, 2012. Finally, the new law guarantees that waterfront property owners have a right to place a pier, even if the property is located in areas that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) considers to be environmentally significant. Background In 2007, Wisconsin lawmakers enacted a law that attempted to grandfather 99 percent of the existing piers from DNR permitting requirements. (2007 Wisconsin Act 204.) To be eligible for grandfathering, a pier was required to meet the following standards: The pier must have been originally placed prior to February 6, 2004. The width of the pier could be no wider than eight feet. A loading platform or deck was allowed as long as it is located at the lakeward end of the pier and the platform had a surface area no greater than either (a) 200 square feet, which may be any width, or (b) 300 square feet, if ... more

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