NC RESIDENTIAL CODE EXEMPTION CERTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR
PIERS AND DOCKS
Property Owner’s Name: ______________________________________________________________
Property Owner’s Phone: ______________________________________________________________
Property Owner’s Email: ______________________________________________________________
Property Owner’s Address: ______________________________________________________________
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Project Address (if different): ______________________________________________________________
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SECTION A: Please read the following criteria below and initial all that applies.
_____ FIXED PIER: I certify that this fixed pier is qualified as exempt from the building
code in accordance with Section R327 of the NC Residential
Code.
____ A maximum of four boat slips for a single owner of a one- or two- family dwelling or two
adjacent, riparian owners.
____ A maximum height of 15 feet measured from deck to mud line at any location along the pier.
____ A maximum normal pool depth of 13 feet on lakes and ponds and a maximum mean low
water depth of 7 feet in other locations.
____ A maximum walkway width of 6 feet.
____ A maximum pile spacing of 8 feet, in both directions.
____ A maximum of 576 sq. ft. for non-walkways areas.
____ A maximum boat slip length of 40 feet.
____ A maximum roofed area of 576 sq. ft. with an additional maximum 2-foot overhang.
____ Constructed with no enclosed or multilevel structures.
____ Supports a boatlift with a maximum design capacity no greater than 16,000 pounds.
SECTION B: Please read the following criteria below and initial all that applies.
_____ FLOATING DOCK: I certify that this floating dock is qualified as exempt from the
building code in accordance with Section R327 of the NC
Residential Code.
____ A maximum of four boat slips for a single owner of a one- or two- family dwelling or two
adjacent, riparian owners.
____ A maximum normal pool depth of 20 feet for docks with guide piles on lakes and ponds and a
maximum mean low water of 10 feet for docks with guide piles in other locations.