Hen Island Violation List – Revised March, 2009

North End
  • No potable water (all cottages)
  • Sewage privies under homes and along shore in some cases no approvals (all cottages)
  • 12 volt and 110 electrical systems (most cottages)
  • Propane lines and improper storage (all cottages)
  • Water troughs (mosquito breeding sites) (all cottages)
  • No backboards or other life saving devises for beach or docks
  • No fire extinguishers or ring buoys all docks
  • Wood stored rear of North Island
  • Sewage privy (close to high tide water line) cottage # 3
  • Sewage privies (block wall above ground privies) cottage # 1
  • Steel buried in beach for erosion control cottage # 1
  • No domestic water, privy clogged, cottage abandon, cottage # 2
  • Filling in the buffer zone between cottage # 4 and cottage # 3
  • Severe mosquito infestation
  • Dock damaged attractive nuisance cottage # 7
  • Steel stairs leading to beach rotted without rail cottage # 8
  • New wall and walkway constructed without permits cottage # 9
  • New electrical system and propane piping installation without permits cottage # 9
  • Exposed privy, rotted wooden top, emitting odors, cottage # 11
  • Rodent infestation cottage # 11
  • Rodent infestation cottage # 12


    • Middle Section

  • No potable water (all cottages)
  • Sewage privies under homes in water table less than two feet (all cottages)
  • 12 volt and 110 electrical systems (all cottages)
  • Water troughs (mosquito breeding sites) (all cottages)
  • Sewage privy (close to high tide water line) cottage # 20
  • Propane lines and improper storage (all cottages)
  • Cottage #19 rebuilt in 1993 (no privy approval from WCDOH as per wetlands permit, no electrical or plumbing inspections since rebuilding)
  • Severe mosquito infestation especially in path to North Island
  • No fire extinguishers or ring buoys for dock
  • No backboards or other life saving devises for beach
  • Abandon over twelve years, open privy, cottage # 18
  • Soil retention wall built below water line on beach no permit cottage # 19 & 20
  • Exposed electrical wires outside cottage #20
  • Wood, tires and debris on beach and shoreline


    • 
 South End
  • No potable water (all cottages)
  • Sewage privies under homes (most cottages)
  • Garbage can in ground used for sewage pit Ederer cottage
  • 12 volt and 110 electrical systems (some cottages) propane lines and improper storage (most Cottages)
  • Major fire 2006 cottage # 23
  • Water troughs (mosquito breeding sites) (all cottages)
  • Steel walkway and tires buried on beach
  • Buried oil tank on shoreline
  • New cottage constructed without health approvals (sewer and domestic water)
  • Cottage # 27 wood and debris on beach and shoreline
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No backboards or other life saving devises for beach
  • No fire extinguishers or ring buoys for docks
  • Backfilling in the buffer zone
  • Cottage # 22 outhouse in use
  • Cottage # 32 installation of new retaining wall in buffer zone
  • Cottage # 28 new grey water pit no approvals