LRM Shoreland Program Permit Guidance

Is the proposed project located within the protected shoreland?

The protected shoreland are those lands located within 250 feet of the reference line of public waters; this 250 feet is measured from the reference line horizontally as measured from a bird’s eye view (see diagram above). Public waters include: 

• Lakes, ponds and impoundments greater than 10 acres; 
  
• Year-round flowing waters (streams and rivers) of fourth order or higher; 
  
• Designated rivers and river segments; and 
  
• Coastal waters, being all waters subject to the ebb and flow of the tide, including the Great Bay Estuary and associated tidal rivers, tidal marshes, rivers, and estuaries.