§ 7-239. Docking fee; overtime docking fee; prohibited docking fees.

(a)

The POD shall establish an hourly docking fee for the use of the courtesy docks and shall post notice thereof on each docking pay station.

(b)

When a vessel is docked at the courtesy docks for any period of time without paying the docking fee, the POD shall charge an overtime docking fee of $20.00 upon discovery of the overtime docking, an additional overtime docking fee of $20.00 for each consecutive one hour period that the vessel remains docked without paying the hourly docking fee, and shall serve the owner or operator by posting a notice of the fees owed on the vessel.

(c)

When a vessel is docked at the courtesy docks for any period of time during the prohibited hours, the POD shall charge a prohibited hours docking fee of $20.00 upon discovery of the prohibited hours docking, an additional prohibited hours docking fee of $20.00 for each consecutive one-hour period that the vessel remains docked during the prohibited hours, and shall serve the owner or operator by posting a notice of the fees owed on the vessel. This fee may be waived by the POD if the owner provides evidence that the vessel could not be removed during the prohibited hours and provides a sworn statement thereof.

(d)

When a vessel is docked at the courtesy docks, no person shall engage in any prohibited use. The POD shall charge a prohibited use fee of $60.00 upon each discovery of any prohibited use and shall serve the owner or operator by posting a notice of the fees owed on the vessel.

(e)

No person shall dock a vessel at a courtesy dock slip which exceeds the maximum permitted size of a vessel for such docking slip. The POD shall charge a prohibited size fee of $60.00 upon discovery of a vessel which exceeds the maximum permitted size of a vessel for such docking slip and shall serve the owner or operator by posting a notice of the fees owed on the vessel.

(f)

No person shall dock a vessel at a docking slip which is occupied by another vessel, unless otherwise permitted pursuant to this article. The POD shall charge a prohibited slip occupancy fee of $40.00 upon discovery of a vessel at a docking slip which is occupied by another vessel and shall serve the owner or operator by posting a notice of the fees owed on the vessel.

(Code 1992, § 7-212; Ord. No. 800-G, § 2, 12-14-2006; Ord. No. 831-G, § 1, 6-21-2007)