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Board weighs dock limits, navigation rules and boat‑canopy language
Summary
Port Richey board members reviewed competing state, federal and local rules that affect docks and vessel access, discussed the unclear boundaries of the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve in Pasco County, and expressed broad support for code language to allow engineered boat canopies while limiting debris and navigation impacts.
Board members at the April 14 Port Richey City Court Authority Board workshop moved from seawalls to docks and boat canopies, framing the discussion around navigation rights, federal and state percentage limits on dock footprint, and a question the board could not immediately answer: which waterways fall inside the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve’s regulatory boundary.
City Attorney Nancy Meyer summarized the complexity: federal rules prioritize navigation and reserve a share of the waterway for navigation, state rules use different percentages for aquatic preserves, and local riparian rights further complicate permissible dock area. Meyer told the board she found the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve mapping and language “mixed” in Pasco…
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