Shoreline
Management Plan
The Old Hickory
Lake Shoreline Management Plan provides policies and guidelines for the
effective long-range management of finite shoreline resources.
In spite of increasing recreational demand, the total amount of public
land and water area remains unchanged. Sound
management is therefore necessary to ensure continuing quality use of the lake
for present and future generations.
The objectives of the shoreline management plan are to protect and restore the
natural environmental conditions of the shoreline, to establish and maintain
acceptable fish and wildlife habitat to preserve aesthetic qualities, and to
promote the safe and healthful use of the lake and the surrounding public lands
by the general public.
The extensive residential development of private property adjoining the public
lands around the lake has resulted in a heavy demand for private boat docks,
residential mowing privileges, and other private exclusive uses of the
shoreline. The ownership of
property adjoining the shoreline does not imply special rights or privileges to
use public property. The shoreline
management plan contains guidance, which balances private use of the shoreline
while providing natural environmental conditions for the use and enjoyment of
the general public.
You
should check with the Old Hickory Lake Resource Manager’s Office before making
a final decision regarding the purchase of adjoining private property with the
intent of constructing a dock or performing any work on public property.
Although the property may adjoin a shoreline area where permits for
residential mowing or private docks are normally issued, there are other
conditions and requirements that must be met before a permit can be issued.
There are several areas where private docks cannot be permitted.
Click here to view the 2008 Update of the
Old Hickory Lake Shoreline Management Plan.
