EP 1130-2-540
15 Nov 96
APPENDIX D
GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING
CORPS POLICY FOR PRIVATE EXCLUSIVE USE
AT
CORPS OF ENGINEERS WATER RESOURCE PROJECT
D-1. Objective. The objective of these guidelines is to effect the Corps policy in the development
of regional plans pertaining to private exclusive use at Corps of Engineers civil works projects.
D-2. Purpose. These guidelines establish a consistent base of definition, procedures and
monitoring for use by MSC commanders in the development and implantation of regional plans
for allowing or prohibiting private exclusive use at water resource projects within their
jurisdiction. Guidance provided is intended to allow MSC commanders flexibility for establishing
their program appropriate to each existing situation based on regional, project or site specific
considerations.
D-3. Definitions. For the purpose of these guidelines, the following definitions apply:
a. Private Exclusive Use. The use or occupancy of individually owned permanent
structures for human habitation cited on public land and water areas at Corps civil works projects.
Any action which gives a special privilege to an individual or group of individuals on land or
water at a Corps project that precludes use of the land and waters by the general public, is
considered to be "private exclusive." Lesser forms of private use, such as individual houseboats,
boat docks and piers, fencing, signing, landscaping, etc., are excluded from this definition, since
they are the subject of concern under the shoreline management program.
b. Permanent Structures. Those constructed or manufactured structures on land or water
being used for human habitation, on an intermittent or extended use basis. Permanent structures
normally take the form of floating cabins, cottages and non-transient mobile homes and trailers.
Such developments are essentially subdivisions located on public property and have been
developed at private, quasi-public, and commercial concession areas. Other forms of structures
providing a short duration human habitation need on a first-come, first-served basis, such as
lodges, motels, dormitories, cabins, etc., are not included in the definition of private exclusive use.
Similarly, custodial-type quarters may be authorized as outgranted areas when justified for
management or security purposes.
c. Floating Cabins. A floating permanent structure utilized for intermittent or extended
human occupancy at a fixed mooring point. Floating cabins are usually not self-powered, and in
many cases have evolved from boathouses and do not possess the usual performance
characteristics of a boat.
d. Houseboats. A self-powered vessel capable of supporting overnight occupancy.
Houseboats have performance capabilities usually associated with boats and are not used for long
term occupancy at a fixed mooring point.
e. Fair and Equitable. Conditions specifying the time of removal for individual or groups
of private exclusive use structures which should be negotiated so that the financial and physical
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