Definition: pier (Applicable to Article VI - Chapter 2)
A “pier” is a structure at the water's edge, not otherwise defined as a platform , that is: (a) a pile-supported overwater structure, or a portion thereof, that projects from a shoreline , bulkhead or platform ; or (b) a solid-core structure, or a portion thereof, constructed for the docking of water-borne vessels, that projects from the land or from a platform . Projections from platforms shall be considered piers if their length, measured from the portion of the platform from which they project, exceeds 50 percent of their width at such portion. Any further extensions from such projections shall be considered piers regardless of their configuration.
Definition: pier (Applicable to Article XIV - Chapter 4)
A “pier” is a structure at the water's edge, not otherwise defined as a platform , that is: (a) a pile-supported overwater structure, or a portion thereof, that projects from a shoreline , bulkhead or platform ; or (b) a solid-core structure, or a portion thereof, constructed for the docking of water-borne vessels, that projects from the land or from a platform . Projections from platforms shall be considered piers if their length, measured from the portion of the platform from which they project, exceeds 50 percent of their width at such portion. Any further extensions from such projections shall be considered piers regardless of their configuration.