(a) The following rules and regulations are hereby adopted to govern the use of the small boat mooring harbor by all persons:
(1) No person shall moor a vessel at a City dock without first obtaining an official permit and berth assignment from the Dock Master, which permit shall at all times be displayed on the vessel in a manner so as to be visible from the adjoining pier or wharf. A fee shall be charged from April 1 through November 30 each year for dockage. The day period in the permit shall extend from noon to noon, and the permit shall reserve the berth for the vessel for the duration of the permit. Fees will be as follows:
Mooring Charges
Seasonal: 2023 Dockage Rates - Resident
20 ft. docks - $48.00 per ft. = $ 960.00
24 ft. docks - $64.00 per ft. = $1,536.00
30 ft. docks - $68.00 per ft. = $2,040.00
32 ft. docks - $70.00 per ft. = $2,240.00
Seasonal: 2023 Dockage Rates - Non-Resident*
20 ft. docks - $50.00 per ft. = $1,000.00
24 ft. docks - $66.00 per ft. = $1,584.00
30 ft. docks - $72.00 per ft. = $2,160.00
32 ft. docks - $74.00 per ft. = $2,368.00
Less than three (3) hours - $5.00 flat charge (one per any 24-hour period) rate cannot be deducted for a stay lasting longer than three (3) hours,
Daily fee: $1.75 per foot with a minimum fee of $35.00 for dock
Other Charges
Shelter House $30.00 non-refundable rental per shelter for resident
$35.00 non-refundable rental per shelter for non-resident*
Amphitheater $50.00 non-refundable rental for resident
$75.00 non-refundable rental for non-resident*
*anyone residing outside the Huron Joint Recreation District
(b) Discounts. The Dock Master shall have the power to make such discounts and offer such promotional plans as he shall recommend to Council and for which Council shall give its prior approval.
(1) The piers and docking spaces are numbered in accordance with the assignment of berthing spaces.
(2) The word "Dock Master" shall be used herein to indicate any person authorized to represent the City. The words "tenant" or "owner" shall be used to indicate the owner of the boat legally within the harbor or any person who is otherwise using the facilities.
(3) When a boat enters the harbor, it shall immediately come under the jurisdiction of the Dock Master and shall be berthed or anchored only where ordered and maneuvered as directed by the Dock Master or his assistant. Vessels should be docked in such a manner as to not present a safety hazard, as determined by the Dock Master or his assistant.
(4) Boats not marked or identified and licensed as required by law will not be permitted within the harbor.
(5) Tenants shall provide all required information requested by the Dock Master.
(6) Boats shall be in a seaworthy condition and not constitute a fire hazard or they shall be removed from the harbor. No cooking or fires of any kind will be allowed on the docks.
(7) No swimming, diving or fishing shall be permitted within the harbor.
(8) Boats not equipped with approved sewage disposal devices as required by law will not be permitted within the harbor.
(9) The direct or indirect dumping of sewage in the harbor will be cause for instant removal from the harbor and subject to fine in accordance with the laws of the City and State.
(10) No refuse or excrement shall be thrown, pumped or discharged overboard. Garbage shall be deposited in containers supplied for the purpose and other debris shall be placed where specified by the Dock Master. Littering of either the docking area or the harbor shall be subject to prosecution under the laws of the City and/or the State.
(11) Disorderly conduct by a tenant or his visitors that might cause injury to a person, damage to property, disturb the peace and quiet of the harbor or otherwise create a nuisance shall be cause for immediate removal from the harbor of the tenant and his boat.
(12) Berth fees shall be charged and enforced strictly in accordance with published rates in these rules. All fees for berthing shall be paid in advance and no refunds will be made. No subleasing of berths or transfer of boats between berths will be permitted except as directed by the Dock Master, and no extended stay beyond the permit date will be allowed.
(13) The City or any of its employees or agents shall not be responsible for any loss on or damage to boats in the harbor. Each owner will be held responsible for damage to other boats in the harbor or for any damage to any structure by him or his guests.
(14) Dock boxes shall not be permitted.
(15) No permit shall be required for docking to load or unload passengers or to receive provisions provided the stay is less than fifteen (15) minutes and does not interfere with an assigned berth.
(16) No permit or fee shall be required of government vessels when, in the judgment of the Dock Master, berthing space is available. Each such vessel shall obtain a berth assignment from the Dock Master.
(17) No person shall be given a permit to use the City docks as a permanent base for his business operations other than repeated commercial wharfage and common carriers transporting six (6) or less passengers (excluding crew members) through lease arrangements with Council.
(18) Only minor emergency repairs and repairs to the radio system will be allowed in the boat harbor. All other repairs shall cause the berth permit to be immediately terminated without refund or any fee.
(19) Beer or intoxicating liquor may be consumed, from paper or plastic containers only, by the holder of a valid small boat mooring harbor permit, his passengers and guests, within the confines of that portion of the small boat mooring harbor known as piers, docks, boardwalk, concrete walk, sidewalk, not including that portion of the walk area contiguous to the Huron River and extending northerly from the small boat mooring harbor.
(Ord. 2022-45. Passed 8-23-22.)