[Added 7-26-1990 by Ord. No. 10-1990]
A.
Intent. The purpose of the Recreational Land-Marina
District is to permit integrated development which promotes and provides
public access and use of the waters adjacent to the site.
[Amended 4-8-1999 by Ord. No. 4-1999]
A building or land shall be used only for the
following purposes:
A.
Boat building.
B.
Marine rental and sale, including fishing equipment
and fuel.
C.
Repair, rental, sale and storage of boats.
D.
Fishing pier.
E.
Boat docks.
F.
Boat launches.
G.
Marine — related wholesaling and processing
within a completely enclosed building.
H.
Public recreation and cultural uses on publicly owned
property.
The following are accessory uses permitted in
the REC-B district:
A.
Restaurants, if they are combined with a permitted
use and shall not occupy more than 25% of the developable acreage.
B.
Marine service when such service is performed in conjunction
with marine sales or supply, and provided that said service is clearly
incidental to the principal use.
C.
Office, warehousing, storage and distribution facilities
when located on the same premises as and in connection with a permitted
use; provided, however, that such facilities shall not exceed 50%
of the total gross floor area of the structure.
A.
Minimum requirements shall be as follows:
C.
Additional regulations shall be as follows:
(1)
Parking beneath buildings or structures is encouraged.
(2)
Reverse parking for commercial businesses is encouraged.
(3)
Off-street parking or loading shall not be permitted
within the first 15 feet of any front yard.
(4)
Buffer areas shall be provided between all nonresidential
land uses in the REC-B District and residential land use or residential
zone districts. Buffer areas shall be a minimum of 15 feet wide. Buffer
areas shall be designed, planted, graded and landscaped to provide
an aesthetically pleasing separation of uses in accordance with buffers
standards established for the R-CL District.
A.
The site of a marina should require minimal dredging,
both initially and for maintenance, and shall have a total flushing
time of less than four days. Other guidelines regarding the siting
of a marina include the following:
(1)
The site shall be located with safe, convenient access
to cruising waters. Winding channels, hazardous routes and long travel
distances to water-use areas are discouraged.
(2)
The site must have adequate land access for autos,
trucks, trailers and fire-fighting equipment with a land area at least
the same size as the water area.
(3)
The boundaries of the site shall be at least 1,000
feet from shellfish harvesting areas, and wet slip marinas shall not
be constructed nor expanded in Category One waters.
B.
Unless a natural protective harbor configuration exists
or the marina basin is primarily landlocked, breakwaters must be designed
to reduce the velocity of waves entering a marina. These breakwaters,
whether fixed or floating, absorb and reflect wave action and should
be perpendicular to the normal wave approach. Solid rock or fill breakwaters
are not permitted. Three-inch spacing between vertical slats and 18
inches off the bottom shall be provided to allow for circulation and
migration of fish. Floating breakwaters are preferred in low-energy
areas where wave lengths are less than twice the width of the breakwater.
C.
Sloping riprap bulkheads are preferred over solid
vertical structures as they better dissipate wave energy and provide
a more diverse habitat for marine organisms.
D.
For safety and comfort and to avoid interference with
commercial boating activity, marinas shall be designed so that wave
heights do not exceed two to four feet in the entrance channel and
one to 1.5 feet in the berthing area.
E.
The water area of the marina must be designed to accommodate
boat slips of the appropriate sizes (as determined by the needs of
assessment). Access to the slips via the channel and the fairways
from the marina entrance must be safe and convenient.
F.
The entrance channel of the marina must be constructed
to facilitate the safe passage of boats in all weather conditions
and must be located in a position to avoid direct wave action if possible.
The width of the marina entrance channel should be at least four times
the beam of the widest expected vessel to meet minimum safety requirements.
The depth should be equal to the draft of the deepest draft boat likely
to use the marina, plus half the expected wave height, as well as
one or two feet of extra clearance. Entrance channels should not be
located on corners.
G.
In the marina design, the channel that connects the
marina entrance to the boat slips or docking areas should be twice
as wide as the entrance to the marina. The fairways, or areas between
rows of boat slips, shall be 1.5 times wider than the length of the
longest slip to allow for maneuverability. The layout of the channel
and fairways shall take into consideration the prevailing winds and
the currents in the area and entrance channels shall be oriented in
the direction of the prevailing winds to promote wind-driven circulation.
Additionally, turning areas shall be provided that are at least 2.25
times the length of the longest boat likely to use the marina in order
that transient boaters may utilize the fuel dock and other facilities.
H.
The depth of the basin shall not exceed the depths
of the access channel or the open water to which the basin is connected,
and enclosed basins shall include openings at opposite ends to promote
circulation. The arrangement of the boat slips is parallel to currents
as this promotes circulation and reduces the load on the pier structure.
Whether a fixed pier or a floating pier is utilized, slips shall be
at right angles to the direction of short wave length waves in the
basin and to their adjacent walkway and shall be grouped according
to their size. The deeper draft boats shall be near the channel to
minimize dredging and smaller boats closer to the shore where the
water is shallower. Boat slip width depends on both the length of
boats and type of pier system utilized.
I.
The walkways to the boat slips or piers can be either
fixed or floating and shall be at least six feet wide to function
safely and adequately. They shall also have utility hookups for each
slip.
J.
To minimize the impact on the photic zone, dock and
pier widths should be minimized. The structures shall stand as high
above mean high water as possible and shall be oriented north-south
when possible.
K.
Finger piers three feet wide are recommended for marina
design in most cases because of their ease in allowing bow-to-mooring
and because of their safety consideration. The most effective finger
pier arrangement is in double wide slips [except for boats longer
than 35 feet]. User acceptance indicates that floating piers are preferable
to fixed piers.
L.
M.
Rest rooms should provide both hot and cold water
and should be maintained in a sanitary, warm, dry, brightly lit and
well-ventilated condition.
N.
Land-side or on-shore facilities and services must
also be designed to accommodate the safety and pleasure of the boating
public. Water-related activities such as swimming areas, beaches,
playgrounds or fishing piers should be designed in conjunction with
the marina. When developed as part of a municipal park, a marina enjoys
wider public acceptance.
O.
The dockmaster's office is the administrative center
of the marina and as such should be easily accessible by both water
and land.
P.
The planning of the location of the fuel dock should
give priority to safety considerations and should be designed to accommodate
four of the largest expected vessels. The best location for the fuel
dock is near the entrance to the marina and the dockmaster's office.
It must be accessible to the fuel delivery trucks. At least 200 feet
of unobstructed pier is recommended for fuel docks, and fuel pumps
should include back pressure cutoff valves. Main cutoff valves should
be available both at the dock and the upland area of the marina. "No-discharge"
signs shall be posted throughout the marina fuel dock and basin area.
Q.
Boat storage racks offer flexibility in site utilization
because smaller boats can be stacked until the owners decide to use
them. They can then be retrieved and lowered into the water.
R.
Other off-season boat storage must also be provided
for a marina site as most boats are hoisted out of the water during
the winter (unless a bubbler system is utilized).
S.
Convenient and adequate parking must be provided.
Ample parking facilities should be provided with a minimum of 0.6
spaces per slip with up to 2.5 spaces per slip depending upon the
nature of the marinas. Parking areas should be properly screened and
landscaped and must be accessible to marina equipment since these
parking areas can also be used for off-season boat storage. The distance
from a parked car to a slip should not exceed 600 feet. Parking space
for cars and trailers should be designed at forty-five-degree-angles
and should be reasonably close to the launch ramps.
T.
Marinas should provide, as a minimum, one pumpout
station (fixed or portable) for every twenty-boat slips.
U.
Marinas which allow occupation of berth vessels for
a period of 72 hours or more should provide slipside pumpout facilities.
Pumpout facilities should be designed with holding tanks in order
to prevent inputs into both septic and sanitary waste systems as MSD
disinfectants disrupt the functioning of these systems.
V.
Marinas shall provide abundant trash receptacles along
with adequate fish cleaning areas, including separate and well-marked
dispensers for organic refuse. The dumping of porta-potties, pumpout
effluents or holding tanks into septic systems shall be prohibited.
A recycling plan for solid waste, including receptacles for aluminum,
brown, green and clear glass and newspapers, shall be provided.
W.
Marinas shall incorporate an aesthetically pleasing
and easy to maintain landscaping plan in their design in order to
enhance the natural environment. In addition, landscaping can be utilized
to properly screen maintenance areas which should be located as far
from the water as possible.
X.
During construction of the marina, standards to protect
the environment include the following:
(1)
Only high-grade, slow-leaching wood preservatives
shall be used on pilings and other dock or pier woods.
(2)
Dredging shall take place during colder months when
the dissolved oxygen levels are naturally high and shall be scheduled
not to disrupt critical life stages of marine organisms.
(3)
Erosion and sediment controls shall be in place prior
to construction and, where appropriate [currents under 1.5 knots],
sediment curtains should be used during dredging.
(4)
Clean dredge spoil with adequate grain size shall
be used for beach nourishment.
(5)
Pumpout facilities shall be designed to store the
effluent until a certified hauler can move it; disposal into septic
systems or municipal sanitary sewer lines can disrupt the water purification
process due to the disinfectants used in MSD's.
(6)
Marinas with direct sewer access are preferred if
possible. When not possible, septic systems should be installed with
a minimum setback of 100 feet and in soils with a minimum depth to
seasonal high-water table of four feet or more, as required.
(7)
Marinas must have available adequate floating containment
booms and absorbent materials in the event of hydrocarbon spills,
and employees should be trained in the use of the equipment and the
procedures for notifying DEPE and the Coast Guard of any significant
hydrocarbon spills.
Y.
The site of the marina and the needs of the population
of the service area will dictate the nature of ancillary marina services.
The services can range from a simple rest room/vending machine/ice
and bait house concession area to an elaborate complex including waterfront
restaurants and other recreation activities, such as pools and tennis
courts.
Z.
Create some variety in the public access experience
by providing pedestrian spaces or nodes, especially in marina projects
which are often linear in nature. Provide public access for fishing
on piers and breakwaters.
AA.
Provide public boat launching ramps.
BB.
Set uses that do not relate to the waterfront, including
offices and parking well back from the shoreline. Provide maximum
access along the shoreline and screen the shoreline from incompatible
uses.
CC.
Provide improvements, including landscaping, benches
and paving, that are appropriate for the anticipated demand, size
and location of the project.
All development within this district is subject to review and approval by the appropriate Board (Planning or Zoning) and shall comply with the major subdivision and site plan requirements, Articles XXIII and XXII, respectively, of this chapter. No waivers of site plan review or approval shall be allowed.
