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6. A portion of the structure must be placed and anchored within 20 feet from the bank toe, or in water depths less than or equal to 3 feet based on normal summertime lows. Note: Bank toe as defined in Section 7 means, "the break in slope at the foot of a bank where it meets the bed." 7. There are no restrictions on the placement distance landward of the bank toe. 8. Installation of fish sticks or tree drops must use live or recently live trees, harvested within a-year of placement. Recently live is defined by the presence of some buds or leaves on the tree when cut. Rotten, long-dead, or hollow trees are not suitable due to their floating nature. 9. If whole trees are grouped, attached or anchored together, the resulting structure must include a minimum of 1 tree with a basal diameter of at least 8 inches. If a single tree is used its basal diameter must be at least 8 inches. 10. The removal of living trees above the ordinary high water mark that are harvested within 35 feet of a navigable waterway may be subject to local zoning ordinances which place restrictions on cutting trees in the shoreland zone. The applicant is responsible for ensuring that their project is in compliance with any local zoning requirements. {cichtiunul Staiulurcls for 1AL If Fish Sticks and Tree Drop,. 1. To facilitate lake-wide management efforts under the public trust that will cumulatively restore and enhance fish habitat in the near-shore littoral zone area and result in healthy fish populations, the standards contained in this part of the general permit allow for the option of adding new structure sites to fish sticks or tree drops projects on the same waterbody already granted coverage under this general permit with no additional permit fees. To see if coverage for fish sticks or tree drops that allows adding new structure locations has been issued under this General Permit for a specific waterway, you can ask your local Lake District or group or use the Departments Surface Water Data Viewer found at: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/SurfaceWater/swdv/to view permits issued on your lake. 2. The following are eligibility standards that are applicable when adding additional structure sites to fish sticks or tree drops projects on the same waterbody that have already been granted coverage under this general permit. a. An applicant who applies for coverage under this general permit for the placement of fish sticks or tree drops must indicate in the initial application whether the applicant seeks permit coverage that allows new structure sites that meet the general permit standards to be added and afforded coverage under the same general permit at a later date. Note: For additional locations authorized to be covered under an existing general permit, all general permit terms and conditions will apply. General permit conditions are found in Section 4. If a person other than the original applicant for general permit coverage wants to place structures at newly added locations under the existing general permit coverage, the new applicant is responsible for ensuring that the structures at the new additional locations comply with all applicable general permit standards and is responsible and liable for those new structures.