A. Violations of this chapter shall be deemed a public nuisance under RCW 35.27.410 and in violation of the safety, health, morals and general welfare of the city.

B. Such remedies given by law for the prevention and abatement of nuisances shall apply hereto.

C. Appropriately located signs shall inform users of the dock of moorage time limits as expressed in GHMC 8.29.050 and shall be deemed notice as warning of impoundment by violations.

D. Violation of any portion of this chapter is an infraction and subject to a penalty of $100.00 as provided in GHMC 1.16.010(D). Said violation shall be just cause for the violating boat to be cabled to the dock or removed to another city property to ensure compliance with this chapter. Upon proper notice in accordance with subsections F and G of this section, the violating boat shall be impounded.

E. For the purposes of this chapter, the fact that a boat has been so left beyond the permissible time periods without permission or notification of the police department is prima facie evidence of abandonment.

F. When boats with proper license plates or vehicle registration displayed are found in violation of this chapter, the registered owner shall be notified by certified or registered mail that such boat is in violation of this chapter and that, after 24 hours of receipt of the certified or registered mail notice, the violating boat will be impounded by the police department of the city.

G. When boats without proper license plates or vehicle registration displayed are found in violation of this chapter and parties claiming ownership to said boats are not known, notice of violation of this chapter shall be affixed in a prominent portion to the boat stating that 72 hours subsequent to the affixation of such notice of violation the boat will be impounded by the police department of the city.

H. Within five days of the impoundment of violating boats, the city shall notify by registered or certified letter said owner, if known, of the impoundment of the boat, the redemption procedure and the opportunity for hearing to contest the propriety of impoundment. If the owner of the boat is not known, publication of the boat’s description, make, model, size, and color, plus details of impoundment, redemption procedure and the opportunity for hearing to contest the propriety of impoundment within a newspaper of general and local readership shall constitute sufficient notice.

I. After 15 days of receipt of the registered or certified mail or publication in a general and local newspaper providing notice of the impoundment, the city shall hold for sale the impounded boat. Proceeds of the sale shall be applied to the towing and storage fees incurred through impoundment and any excess shall be deposited in the city treasury. (Ord. 1253 § 2, 2012).