[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the City of Ventnor City 4-28-1994 by Ord. No. 9406. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter is hereby created for the purpose
of regulating and establishing fees for City owned, operated and maintained
boating ramps not presently covered by local statutes.
The Municipal Ramp shall be closed to all persons
from sunset to sunrise, as defined by the National Weather Service.
A.
The fee schedule for the use of motorized boats and nonmotorized crafts from the Municipal Ramp in the City of Ventnor City during the calendar period of May 15 through September 15 shall be as set forth in Chapter 114, Fee Schedule.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person
to utilize the boat ramp to launch or retrieve any motorized boats
and nonmotorized crafts without first paying the required fee or during
the times the boat ramp is closed.
[Added 4-23-1998 by Ord. No. 9808]
Boat trailers may be left in the lot adjacent
to the Municipal Ramp for the period which said boat or craft is in
the water. No trailer shall be permitted in the lot for more than
a twelve-hour period. In no instance shall a trailer be left in the
lot later than sunset, as defined by the National Weather Service.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any individual violating any of the provisions
of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000, jail
time of up to 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the Municipal
Court Judge. In addition to or as a substitute for the previously
mentioned fine, the imposition of community service shall be authorized
as an additional penalty, which community service shall not exceed
90 days.