The location of mooring areas, as depicted on
the Harbor Management Map, the use thereof and the types of mooring
permitted are subject to the standards of this chapter. Location and
use conditions for moorings shall be stated on the mooring permit
and also publicly displayed in the office of the Harbormaster.
A.
No person shall anchor or moor a vessel or float in
a mooring area without first obtaining an annual mooring permit from
the Harbormaster. Such permit shall be applied for on forms to be
supplied by the Harbormaster and shall be accompanied by an application
fee as shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the City
Council. The person shall file annually with the Harbormaster a local
address of a managing agent or other authorized representative for
legal service of process, in order to have a local contact in case
of emergency or violation of this chapter. Upon receipt of a properly
prepared application, the Harbormaster shall determine if the application
is complete and, if so, shall process the application. No application
shall be deemed complete until the permit fee is paid.
B.
For mooring devices, mooring rafts and floats installed
by the City or under a services agreement contract with the City of
New Rochelle, annual mooring permits shall be issued by the Harbormaster
for mooring a vessel or float at a specific mooring buoy or raft mooring
location upon application by the vessel or float owner on a space-available
basis.
C.
For mooring devices, mooring rafts and floats installed
by a person and not by the City of New Rochelle in a designated mooring
area, annual mooring permits will be issued by the Harbormaster on
a first-come-first served basis in an orderly and safe distribution
pattern as determined by the Harbormaster, upon application by that
person. The Harbormaster shall prepare and have available a detailed
plan showing a grid or other system for positioning such mooring devices,
mooring rafts and floats.
D.
For mooring devices, mooring rafts and floats installed by a person and not by the City of New Rochelle in a designated mooring area, which mooring devices, mooring rafts and floats are secured directly to pilings legally approved as set forth in § 331-54B and F of the Zoning Ordinance, annual mooring permits will be issued by the Harbormaster only to the upland owner of the piling(s). The number of and configuration of vessels attached to any approved mooring device or mooring raft shall be determined by the Harbormaster, which number and configuration may be changed and limited by the Harbormaster from year to year, due to concerns about navigation, congestion or other issues of public safety.
E.
An annual mooring permit, which contains the name of an authorized mooring location in the waters of the City of New Rochelle, shall be valid for a period of one year, commencing March 1 of each year and terminating on November 30 of the same year. No vessel shall remain at a mooring device or mooring raft during the period of December 1 to February 28, except in the lower harbor mooring area, as designated on the Harbor Management Map and as approved in writing by the Harbormaster. The fee for such annual mooring permit is as set forth in Chapter 133, Fees, of the City Code.
F.
A mooring location shall be occupied only by the vessel
or float assigned to the location, unless written consent is granted
by the Harbormaster to use the mooring for another vessel or float.
The vessel which is assigned a location or granted written consent
shall be fully registered, and all registration and current contact
information shall be provided to the Harbormaster.
G.
Owners of vessels or floats assigned a location in a mooring area shall display the current valid mooring identification decal furnished by the Harbormaster on the port side of the vessel or such other location approved by the Harbormaster. Said decal shall be numbered uniformly and in coordination with a numbering system that the Harbormaster shall establish for all mooring devices and buoys, in accordance with § 168-10.
H.
Owners of vessels or floats assigned a location in
a mooring area shall furnish, install and maintain either mooring
buoys or mooring rafts as designated by the Harbormaster.
[Amended 12-13-2005 by Ord. No. 271-2005]
A mooring buoy shall be constructed of styrofoam,
plastic, metal or other material approved by the Harbormaster, spherical,
conical or cylindrical in shape, no less than six inches or more than
24 inches in diameter. The portion above the waters shall be no less
than 12 inches or more than 24 inches, exclusive of whips or staffs.
Each buoy shall be painted white. The mooring permit number or customer
name shall be clearly marked on the mooring buoy and shall be of bold,
clear numerals, four inches in height, of a contrasting color, or
engraved into buoys, clearly visible from a distance of 50 feet. Each
permanent mooring buoy anchor shall be of mushroom or navy type only
and shall be approved by the Harbormaster.
The design and construction of a mooring raft shall be subject to approval of the Harbormaster. The raft shall be anchored with four anchors, except that the raft may be attached to pilings approved pursuant to § 331-54B and F of the Zoning Ordinance, and such anchors shall be subject to approval of the Harbormaster. Each vessel shall be directly tied or attached to the mooring raft and not be tied or attached alongside another vessel. The mooring permit number shall be clearly marked on the mooring raft and shall be of bold, clear numerals, four inches in height, of a contrasting color, clearly visible from a distance of 50 feet.
Mooring spaces are not transferable without
the Harbormaster's written consent, and the transferee shall comply
with all provisions of this chapter.
A permanent mooring shall be raised at least
once every three years for inspection, at the owner's expense. The
Harbormaster may inspect the mooring by appointment or may accept
a written statement by a marine contractor, approved by the Harbormaster,
certifying that he has inspected the mooring and that it is in safe
condition. The inspection certificate shall be dated and signed by
the person who has done the inspection and shall certify that the
mooring anchor, all ground tackle, including lines, shackles, swivels
and chains, are in safe condition. No mooring permit shall be granted
by the Harbormaster unless the applicant submits a current inspection
certificate for the mooring.
All piles, floats and docks, including piles for mooring rafts, shall comply in all respects with the requirements set forth in § 331-54B and F of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of New Rochelle.
