[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Margate
City 7-22-1976 as Ch. 62 of the 1976 Code.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: Chapter 62 of the 1976 Code was originally derived
from Ord. No. 935, adopted 2-26-1976.
It is the decision of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Margate
City that the use and operation of boats on the beaches of the City of Margate
City should be limited and controlled in order to protect the safety, health
and well-being of all citizens using said beaches.
The following definitions shall apply to this chapter:
A vessel or watercraft capable of being used as a means of transportation
on water and propelled wholly by sails or muscular power. Specifically excluded
from use upon the beaches are boats or power vessels temporarily or permanently
equipped with machinery for propulsion. All rubber or canvas-type crafts and
surfboards are exempt from this chapter, insomuch as they are regulated by
the Margate City Beach Patrol Regulations. Exempt craft may not be stored
on the beach or street ends.
To navigate or otherwise use a boat.
A person other than a lienholder having the property interest in
or title to a boat. The term "owner" includes a person entitled to the use
or possession of the boat.
Every owner of every boat, as defined above, shall be required to obtain
a license from the City of Margate City before bringing or permitting to be
brought or using any boat, as herein defined, on any beach or in the surf
in the City of Margate City.
All boat licenses shall be issued by the City Clerk of the City of Margate
City. There shall be no more than 35 licenses issued. Licenses shall be for
terms of one year, from March 1 to March 1.
A.
The Clerk of the City of Margate City shall provide application
forms for all licenses. Said forms shall provide as follows:
(1)
Applicants shall be at least 18 years of age.
(2)
The boat shall not be more than 18 feet in length, and
a complete description, together with a copy of the bill of sale, setting
forth the make, number, if any, color of the hull, color of the sails and
the design shall accompany the application.
B.
The licenses to be issued by the City shall not be transferable
and shall be good for a one-year period.
C.
Each owner shall submit to the Clerk, together with the
application, a paid-up insurance policy covering liability for injury to any
person or persons in the amount of $50,000/$100,000.
License number decals issued by the City of Margate City shall be permanently
painted on or attached to the side of the boat.
The boat owner's license fee hereunder shall be the sum of $100 and
shall be payable in advance.
A.
No person shall operate or allow any person to operate
any boat in a reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the life, limb
or property of any person or in violation of the rules and regulations of
the City of Margate City.
B.
The Chief of the Margate City Beach Patrol will designate
on which beaches boats may be stored, launched and operated during the period
of May to November of any year.
A.
Violations of any provision of this chapter shall make
the party guilty thereof liable to the penalty of imprisonment not to exceed
90 days or by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or both.
[Amended 1-25-1988 by Ord.
No. 1988-1]
B.
In addition to the aforementioned provisions, the Board
of Commissioners may suspend or revoke the license in disciplinary proceedings.
Notice of said disciplinary proceedings are started by a three-day written
notice served upon the licensee personally or sent by certified mail.
