8.28.070 Moorage fees and penalties.
A. Moorage fees are not charged at the following locations; however, the time limits prescribed in GHMC 8.28.050 shall apply:
1. Dinghy and nonmotorized craft area;
2. Mooring buoys.
B. Except as provided in subsection A of this section, each boat shall pay the moorage fee established by resolution when any one of the following conditions exist:
1. The boat is moored overnight, including rafted boats; or
2. The boat is connected to a power outlet at the dock; or
3. The boat is connected to a water outlet at the dock.
C. For each boat showing proof of payment of the moorage fee for mooring overnight the following utilities are provided at no additional charge:
1. Power: typically available year round at the dock; and
2. Water: typically available between April 1st and October 31st of each year at the dock.
D. Proof of payment of the moorage fee shall be displayed in a visible dock-side window on each boat required to pay moorage fees per subsection B of this section. If the boat does not have a visible dock-side window, the proof of payment shall be displayed on a dock-side vertical surface above the gunwale.
E. Falsifying vessel identification and/or size on moorage payment information shall be a violation of this chapter.
F. Payment of moorage fees shall be made using a credit card or debit card only at the payment kiosk located on the shoreline adjacent to the dock.
G. Mooring buoys may be used by boats at no charge; however, depth and/or boat length limits may apply as posted. The same moorage time limits outlined in GHMC 8.28.050 shall also apply to city-owned mooring buoys. Vessels using mooring buoys must register and display proof of registration, but there will be no fee charged for use of the buoy.
H. The following violations of GHMC 8.28.050, Mooring time limit, shall be civil infractions:
1. Moorage without registering or without paying the established fee; continuing to moor without paying the established fee as it becomes due. The civil penalty shall be $100.00. Each calendar day on which a failure to pay the moorage fees occurs shall constitute a separate civil infraction.
2. Moorage in a restricted loading/unloading area or prohibited area. The civil penalty shall be $100.00. Each calendar day on which a watercraft is moored in a restricted or prohibited area shall constitute a separate civil infraction.
3. Falsifying vessel identification and/or size on moorage payment information. The civil penalty shall be $250.00. Each calendar day on which a watercraft has falsified such vessel identification and/or size information shall constitute a separate civil infraction.
4. Exceeding the mooring time limit of more than three overnight periods in any 10-day period without prior authorization. The civil penalty shall be $100.00. Each calendar day on which a watercraft is moored beyond the prescribed time limit shall constitute a separate civil infraction.
I. The police department shall be responsible for issuing civil infractions pursuant to this section. The police department shall utilize the city’s standard parking ticket when issuing notices of infraction pursuant to this section. The moorage/parking ticket will be issued and served upon the violating boat. (Ord. 1489 § 1, 2022; Ord. 1330 § 1, 2016; Ord. 460 § 12, 1985; Ord. 355, 1980; Ord. 338, 1980; Ord. 330 § 7, 1979).