The Greens want to make a beach at their camp!

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The Greens had a piece of property on a local lake. The property is shaped like a rectangle, 200' on the shore and 200' back to the camp road. The property has been in the family since the 1940s. The Greens really like spending time at the lake and want to improve their time there by bringing in truckloads of sand so they can create a beach in front of their camp. When the Greens approach the town for a permit, they are told that they cannot create a beach. They are outraged!

• Prepare a diagram of the property in relation to the lake.
  
• Why can't they, and as a town official how would you handle this?
  
• What advice can you offer the Greens?

Chapter 1000: Guidelines for Municipal Shoreland Zoning Ordinances, Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Section 15-C (Piers, Docks, Wharves, Bridges and Other Structures and Uses),
Section 15-Q (Erosion and Sedimentation Control), and
Section 15-R (Soils).