26a Standards for Residential Structures

Other Water-Use Facilities

Regulations on boat ramps, anchoring cables, mooring buoys, and other facilities

1. A marine railway or concrete boat launching ramp with associated driveway may be located within the access corridor. Construction should be carried out during reservoir drawdown. Excavated material must be placed at an upland site. The use of concrete is allowable; asphalt is not permitted.
2. Tables or benches for cleaning fish are permitted on docks or piers.
3. Anchoring cables or spud poles must be anchored to the walkway or to the ground in a way that will not accelerate bank erosion. Anchoring of cables, chains, or poles to trees on TVA property is not permitted.
4. Electrical appliances, including stoves, refrigerators, freezers, and microwave ovens, are not permitted on docks, piers, or boathouses.
5. Mooring buoys or posts may be permitted in association with docks, piers, and boathouses:
   • Buoys and posts shall not extend farther into the lake than the associated waterfront structure.
   • Posts must be 36 inches in height above the 100-year flood elevation.
   • Buoys must conform to the Uniform State Waterway Marking System.

6. In cases where the applicant owns or controls less than 50 feet of property adjoining TVA shoreline, the overall width of the facilities permitted along the shore shall be limited to ensure sufficient space to accommodate other property owners.

7. Structures shall not be wider than the width of the lot.

8. In congested areas, TVA may establish special permit conditions requiring dry-docking of floating structures when a lake reaches a specific drawdown elevation to prevent these structures from interfering with navigation traffic, recreational boating access, or adjacent structures during winter drawdown.

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