[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Eagleswood as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fees — See Ch. 135.
[Adopted 6-6-1956 (Ch. 56 of the 1977 Township Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any person, persons, firm, partnership or corporation.
[Amended 4-11-1989 by Ord. No. 8-89]
No person shall dock a boat at the public dock stalls at West
Creek in this Township without first having obtained a permit for
such privilege in the manner hereinafter provided. Dock permits shall
not be assignable or transferable, and any change in the identity
of the permittee or ownership of the permitted boat shall require
a new application for a permit as provided by this article.
No person shall use, take or occupy one or more boat stalls
or spaces until a permit for that purpose has been obtained.
No person shall use the dock or any part thereof as a boat stall
or space, except that portion of said dock now or hereinafter set
apart for boat stalls or spaces.
[Amended 4-12-1988 by Ord. No. 7-88]
A.
Applications. Any person desiring to obtain the privilege of docking
at a Township boat stall or space may do so by applying and making
application for a dock stall or space permit from the Township Dockmaster.
In addition to any other information which may be required by the
Township Dockmaster, the application shall set forth the applicant's
full name, residence address, business address, social security number
and driver's license number.
[Amended 4-11-1989 by Ord. No. 8-89]
B.
Conditions of permit. Every person obtaining a dock stall or space
permit must provide the Township Dockmaster with a residence and business
telephone number in case of emergencies. The Township is not responsible
for any damage or injury resulting from fire, theft or vandalism at
the Township dock or the permittee's boat or stall. If a boat
sinks or takes water, the Township Dockmaster will notify the permittee
at the telephone number provided by a collect call. The permittee
shall raise or pump the boat within 24 hours of receiving notice.
The Township Dockmaster shall not be required to board any boat to
pump out water or make any repairs to a nonfunctioning pump. In the
event the permittee takes no action to raise or pump a sunken boat
or partially sunken boat, whether the permittee has notice of the
condition of the boat or not, the Township Dockmaster may have the
boat removed at the expense of the permittee and/or owner of the boat.
The Township Dockmaster may make and enforce other reasonable and
necessary regulations concerning the activities at the Township's
docks.
[Amended 4-12-1988 by Ord. No. 7-88]
The Township Committee shall have the right to appoint a person
of its choice to be known as Township Dockmaster, whose duties will
be to act upon the issuance and application for dock stall permits
and to whom all applications should be made. The said issuance of
permits by the Township Dockmaster shall, however, be subject to final
approval of the Township Committee.
[Amended 9-2-1959; 4-12-1988 by Ord. No. 7-88; 4-11-1989 by Ord. No. 8-89; 3-18-1993 by Ord. No. 5-93; 2-20-1997 by Ord. No. 2-97; 3-18-1999 by Ord. No.
1-99; 4-24-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-03; 11-20-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-10[1]]
The annual fee for the issuance of each permit shall be as set forth in Chapter 135, Fees.
[Amended 4-12-1988 by Ord. No. 7-88[1]]
All fees received by the Township Dockmaster shall be turned
over to the Township Chief Financial Officer and shall be and become
the property of the Township of Eagleswood. There will be no refund
of any permit fees once paid to the Township.
[Amended 9-2-1959; 4-12-1988 by Ord. No. 7-88; 5-22-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-04]
A.
All permits
issued shall be for a period of one year, commencing on January 1
and terminating on December 31 of each year.
B.
Any application
to renew a permit for an additional year must be made at any time
during the month of December prior to its expiration on January 1.
C.
New permits or permits for those persons holding expired permits
shall be available beginning January 1 on a first-come-first-served
basis.
[Amended 3-28-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-1]
All fees shall be paid in full at time of the issuance of the
permit.
Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a
fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed
90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion
of the Municipal Judge. The continuation of such violation for each
successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person
or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation
may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.
