(A) Establishment. Vessel categories, moorage rates, and charges for harbor facilities and equipment shall be established by resolution of the City Council.
(B) Moorage use permit fees.
(1) All moorage rates (daily, monthly, and annual) shall, effective each July 1 and thereafter, be adjusted annually to reflect inflation costs by applying the U.S. city average consumer price index for all urban consumers percent of change from the previous year. This annual adjustment shall not be less than 3% or more than 5% each fiscal year.
(2) In addition to this annual adjustment, all moorage rates may be revised from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
(C) Due dates for moorage use permit fees.
(1) Reserved and unreserved moorage use permit fees shall be paid in advance by new permittees before a berth is occupied.
(2) Permittees holding a reserved or unreserved use permit will be billed by the city on or about June 1 for a renewal period of one year starting July 1 following, except for the second year of moorage, which shall be such period of time as determined pursuant to § 92.11(D)(3) of this subchapter. This annual fee is due on July 1 for the annual period for which the renewal is issued, together with any delinquent charges owed to the city. If all charges and fees are not paid on or before July 10 (or the next regular business day if July 10 of the particular year is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday), such failure shall subject the permittee desiring a renewal of a reserved or unreserved moorage use permit to a late payment charge of 10%. Failure to pay monies by July 20 (or the next regular business day if July 20 falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday) shall result in revocation of a permittee’s use permit, unless a petition for hardship has been filed with the Harbor Commission pursuant to division (H) below on or prior to July 1 (or the next regular business day if July 1 is on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday), and in such event revocation of the permittee’s use permit shall be stayed until the petition for hardship has been either granted or denied.
(3) Applicants for a reserved or an unreserved moorage use permit shall pay in advance for one year at the time of application. On or about 30 days prior to the end of the first year of moorage, the city shall bill the owner/operator for the prorated amount pursuant to § 92.11(D)(3) of this subchapter from the end of the first year through the following June 30.
(4) Transient moorage use permit fees shall be paid upon registration.
(5) If monies due the city are not paid when due, the city may take such enforcement or collection action as it deems appropriate against the delinquent permittee at any time thereafter. If charges and fees are not paid when due, such failure shall subject the permittee to a 10% late service charge and result in revocation of the use permit.
(D) Electrical surcharge.
(1) Electrical surcharge applies to annual moorages. Each vessel connecting to the city’s electrical service shall be metered. Charges to the vessel owner/operator will be based on the city’s rate costs at the time of electrical usage.
(2) Electrical surcharge for the moorage year shall be prepaid at the time annual moorage is due and payable. For vessel owner/operators renewing moorage, the prepaid amount shall be determined by the previous year’s usage. Vessels not previously moored in the harbor will have their prepaid amount estimated by the harbormaster.
(3) In the event charges based on metered usage exceed the prepaid amount, the vessel owner/operator will be billed and required to pay additional fees. There will be a $5 fee charged each time a billing must be sent for electrical use.
(4) An annual reconciliation of electrical surcharges will be conducted prior to the end of the moorage year. Any credit balance remaining will be applied to the upcoming moorage year’s electrical surcharge, debit balances will be added to the upcoming year’s estimated electrical surcharge.
(5) Should any vessel owner/operator terminate his or her moorage with a remaining electrical surcharge deposit credit balance, it will be refunded.
(E) After hours fueling surcharge.
(1) In the event that a vessel owner/operator requests fuel at a time outside of regularly scheduled work hours that would involve a call-out (overtime) for the harbormaster or other city staff, in addition to the cost of the fuel the vessel owner/operator shall pay an after-hours surcharge.
(2) The after-hours surcharge shall based upon the cost of two hours overtime in effect at the time the after-hours fueling is requested.
(F) Waiting list fee.
(1) At the time of application for placement on the waiting list for reserved moorage, the applicant shall pay a non-refundable fee of $2, prorated at the rate of $3.50 per month for each month, or part of a month, to the following July 1.
(2) Thereafter, each year following placement on the waiting list, in order to maintain the right to continue to be on the waiting list for reserved moorage, applicants shall pay a nonrefundable fee of $2 due on July 19.
(G) Other services; fees and charges. Other services include, but are not limited to, vessel pump-out, vessel line secure, use of harbor boat, use of harbor hoist, and storage. City-owned equipment shall be operated by city personnel only. Fees include one employee. Additional staff required will be billed at the then current hourly rate. Crabpot storage is subject to rules as promulgated by the Public Works Director. All fees and charges are payable in advance for scheduled services and storage. For unscheduled services, all fees and charges are due within 30 days of original billing. If charges and fees are not paid when due, a 10% late service charge will be added to the account.
Service | Fee |
Service | Fee |
Boat trailer tow | $30/month for 150 square foot (10’ x 15’) space |
Boat trailer storage | $50/month or any portion of calendar month |
Crabpot storage | $20/month for 100 square foot (10’ x 10’) space |
Harbor boat use | $50/hour, 1-hour minimum |
Hoist use | $35/hour, 1-hour minimum |
Storage | $0.50/square foot per month |
Vessel pump-out service | $50/hour, 1-hour minimum |
Vessel secure | $50/incident, plus cost of line is provided by city |
(H) Extension of time for payment due to hardship. The Harbor Commission shall review petitions of hardship brought before the Commission by moorage use permittees seeking an extension of time for payment of moorage use permit charges. The Commission shall hear the petition for hardship as expeditiously as reasonably possible. During such time as a petition for hardship has been filed, the permittee’s use permit shall not be revoked. A permittee may file within five business days of the Harbor Commission’s decision, a written appeal for review of the Harbor Commission’s decision with the City Council. The City Council shall hear the matter and determine whether or not the petition for hardship should be granted or denied. The City Council’s decision shall be final. A permittee may file no more than two consecutive extension petitions to the Harbor Commission.
(I) Non-waiver of other remedies. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as a waiver by the city of any rights granted by this chapter, state or federal statutes for civil action against a vessel, or person for which moorage or other charges have been incurred and not paid.
(Ord. 292, passed 12-18-2012; Res. 505-21, passed 4-6-2021)