6.20.190 Cruising vessels used as a residence.
To provide additional security and assistance in emergency situations, the Harbormaster may designate a limited number of berths as residences. These berths will be dispersed throughout depending upon the total number of berths in a section, and will be subject to the following conditions:
Staying aboard a vessel four or more days and nights in any seven consecutive day/night period, or more than 12 nights, whether or not consecutive, during any 30-day period, shall be considered residing on a vessel and is prohibited except as provided below. The Harbormaster will consider written requests for temporary use of a vessel for residency; for purposes of vacation, temporary or visitor’s berthing, or extenuating circumstances or other reasonable use. Unauthorized use of a vessel as a place of residence may result in cancellation of the permit to berth vessel.
A. The Harbormaster will grant residential privileges only for a cruising vessel minimum 24 feet in length, kept in good repair and in seaworthy condition. The vessels must not be permanently attached to the dock and must leave the marina waters at least once each 180-day period.
B. Any emergency situation, unusual event, or violation of this chapter or any regulations promulgated hereunder noted by a permittee with residence privileges shall be reported to the Harbormaster.
C. Only a permittee with residential privileges and up to three other persons may use the vessel as a residence on a continuing basis. Persons who are not permittees may reside on the vessel only when a permittee is in residence. The Harbormaster is to be notified in writing of the names of all persons residing on the vessel. A cruising vessel may not be rented for residential purposes.
D. Residence privileges are not transferable with the sale of the vessel. Permittees who have residence privileges may purchase a new vessel and still retain these privileges, provided that a suitable berth for the new vessel is available, and the vessel otherwise meets the requirements in subsection A of this section.
E. The owner of a pet that creates a public nuisance will be required to remove the pet from the marina permanently.
F. Permission to use a vessel as a residence will be revoked if complaints are received by the Harbormaster of loud, boisterous, or inappropriate conduct that disturbs others, by those on board, or for violation of this chapter or the regulations promulgated hereunder.
G. The vessel must be equipped with a sink and marine head and must be equipped with a holding tank designed to retain all sewage from the marine head until these wastes can be discharged into a sanitary sewer system or otherwise discharged in accordance with law. The permittee shall allow the Harbormaster to inspect such holding tanks from time-to-time upon demand. No waste matter from marine heads, holding tanks or any other receptacles shall be discharged into the waters of the marina, and no waste or other matter shall be discharged or thrown into said water.
H. Permittees receiving residential privileges shall keep the area immediately surrounding their vessels in a sanitary and orderly condition in order to assure the preservation of the public health and safety. Failure of any person residing on a vessel in the marina to abide by these requirements shall be cause for revocation of the residence privilege.
I. Payments of berthing fees and all other residence related charges must be kept current. If any charges become delinquent for 35 days, the residence privilege will be revoked unless there are extenuating circumstances.
J. On June 30th and December 31st of each year, a permittee granted residence privileges must submit to the Harbormaster a log of their vessel’s trips out of the marina and a log of the dates the holding tank pump-out station was used by the permittee.
K. Permittee must reside at least 50% of the year in their vessel or their residence privilege shall be revoked.
L. Persons residing on board a vessel must obtain a permit from the Harbormaster to park their vehicle in a marina parking lot on a regular basis. (Ord. 6925-NS § 1 (part), 2006: Ord. 6645-NS § 1, 2001)