N.M. Admin. Code § 18.17.3.7 - DEFINITIONS
A. "BLM" means the
United States department of the interior, bureau of land management.
B. "Boat dock" means a structure extending
from the shore into the water to permit the landing and mooring of vessels. The
term "boat dock" includes the anchoring system, and any catwalks or bridges
that will attach to the dock itself.
C. "BOR" means the United States department
of the interior, bureau of reclamation.
D. "Bridge" means a passage that provides
access from the land to a boat dock, marina or other floating
facility.
E. "Catwalk" means a
passage that provides access from the land to a boat dock, marina or other
floating facility.
F. "Community
boat dock" means a private, non-commercial boat dock for use by the
owner-members or other authorized residents of a residential community, such as
a planned unit development or condominium, and is not available for commercial
use. The imposition of a fee for the maintenance or use of a community boat
dock by owner-members or other residents of a residential community served by a
community boat dock will not result in the boat dock being characterized as a
"commercial" boat dock.
G. "Dead
load" means the permanent inert weight of the boat dock structure, including
fixed or permanent attachments, such as bumpers, railings, winch stands, roof
structures, etc.
H. "Decking" means
the surface material that forms the floor of the boat dock or
catwalk.
I. "Division" means the
energy, minerals and natural resources department, state parks
division.
J. "Flotation live load"
means the total load that a boat dock can carry without capsizing or sinking.
The flotation live load is equal to the dead load plus the live load.
K. "Habitable structure" means any structure
on a boat dock or catwalk, whether permanent or temporary, including tents,
which humans may use for overnight occupancy of any duration.
L. "Hunt absorption test" means a test
documenting the rate at which flotation material absorbs liquid, as well as the
quantity of liquid absorbed.
M.
"Live load" means any moving or variable superimposed load on the boat
dock.
N. "PSF" means per square
foot.
O. "Registered professional
engineer" means a professional engineer currently registered with the New
Mexico professional engineer and surveyors board, or its successor agency, with
a specialization in civil or structural engineering.
P. "RPE" means a registered professional
engineer.
Q. "Sanitation device"
means any enclosure or equipment used as a toilet or bathing facility, or
device capable of holding refuse, garbage or trash.
R. "Shoreline" means that line where the
surface of the lake water and the land meet, regardless of the current lake
elevation.
S. "Structural live
load" means the weight of the boat dock itself and its ability to support
itself.
T. "USFS" means the United
States department of agriculture, forest service.
U. "Working load safety factor" means the
ability of a boat dock anchoring system to hold or withstand loads. A safety
factor of 3.0 means the anchoring system is rated to hold or withstand a load
equal to three times the entire weight of the structure; e.g.,
if the structure weighs 1000 pounds, the cable attached to the anchor will be
able to hold 3000 pounds.
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