Enforcement Case EC 99119

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Enforcement Case EC 99-119

• Respondents Ann Cliff and Joyce Segee
• Site Location Aziscohos Lake, Lincoln
  Plantation, Oxford County

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Region-Rangeley
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Site Location
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Background Information

• Prior Development Cliff/Segees leased lot was
  developed with a pre-Commission nonconforming
  seasonal camp 46 feet from the normal high water
  mark of Aziscohos Lake.
• October 1991 GP 453 authorized approval to
  install riprap along the shoreline to prevent
  further erosion from storm wave action. Amendment
  A, issued in 1993, granted an extension of time
  to finish.
• December 2001 BP 11204 denied after-the-fact
  approval for the installation of of the permanent
  foundation since there were no recognized factors
  on the lot to prevent locating the camp and
  permanent foundation to a more conforming
  location.

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Description of Activities and Violations

• In 1999, Cliff/Segee constructed or caused to be
  constructed, a permanent foundation under their
  existing pre-Commission seasonal camp, and
  reconstructed a 9 foot by 18 foot portion of the
  camp, without obtaining a permit from the
  Commission.
• Cliff/Segee also cleared all vegetation and
  filled and graded the area of the lot along both
  sides of the camp and between the camp and the
  lake.

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Before Photo

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After Photo
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Site Plan
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Settlement Conditions

• Pay a civil penalty of 6,500.
• By August 30, 2005, reestablish and maintain a
  well vegetated buffer of trees and shrubs within
  the existing clearing between the camp and the
  shoreline of Aziscohos Lake, and along both sides
  of the camp within 100 feet of the shoreline.
• Development of the lot is limited to the existing
  structure in its current location.
• The property may not be transferred without the
  prior approval of the Maine Bureau of Parks and
  Lands and then such transfer shall be made with
  full disclosure of this agreement.

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Conclusion

• Staff believe this agreement is fair and
  consistent with the Commissions Compliance and
  Enforcement Policy and request that you ratify
  the agreement.

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Additional Information

• Bureau of Parks and Lands staff have surveyed the
  lot lines and it appears that the Cliff/Segee
  camp actually straddles the side property line.
  Whereas the original camp was constructed was
  constructed before 1971, this is not necessarily
  a concern with the Commissions rules and
  standards. However, BPL staff intend to do some
  field work this summer/fall to consider the
  feasibility of establishing a new common side
  boundary line.
• Bureau of Parks and Lands staff also propose to
  conduct a compliance inspection of the property
  at a later date. This inspection shall include an
  internal inspection of the camp.

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Actual Lot Plan