[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lawrence
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-25-1942 as part
of Ord. No. 106]
[Amended 4-13-1988 by L.L.
No. 5-1988]
The following regulations shall govern the use and operation of the
Village of Lawrence Yacht Basin and the docking privileges in such Basin:
A.
The assignment by the village of a slip or berth grants
a personal privilege to the applicant, revocable by the village, and is not
assignable or transferable without the consent of the village. No person to
whom a slip or berth has been assigned shall give, grant, lease, convey or
sublet the use of such slip or berth or any part thereof to any other person,
whether for consideration or otherwise. If the applicant ceases to be the
owner or charterer of the yacht named in the application, the assignment of
the slip or berth shall terminate.
B.
A slip or berth is assigned to an applicant only for
the use of the yacht named in the application and only so long as such yacht
is owned or chartered by the applicant. No other vessel may occupy the slip
or berth assigned, unless the applicant requests and has previously received
the written consent of the Village of Lawrence or its representative in charge
of the Basin.
C.
No changes or exchanges are permitted between the occupants
of slips or berths, except such temporary changes or exchanges as may be allowed
with the written consent of the village or its representative in charge of
the Basin.
D.
A small tender or rowboat is permitted, provided that
it is kept within the confines of the slip or berth assigned for the use of
the principal vessel.
E.
Any tender using motor power is considered as a yacht
and will be charged accordingly, unless the tender does not extend beyond
the limits of the slip or berth assigned for the use of the principal vessel.
F.
Persons in charge of yachts must use the proper size
of good rope or dock lines when securing their vessels in the Basin. The representative
of the village in charge of the Basin has the right and authority to inspect
the lines and to require such changes as he may deem necessary or advisable
for the safe or convenient docking or securing of such vessels.
G.
The representative of the village in charge of the Basin
also has authority to shift the dock lines of any vessel in case such representative
shall deem such vessel to be improperly or insufficiently secured or to be
in danger from any cause or to be obstructing any other vessel, slip or berth,
and neither the village nor such representative shall be under any liability
or responsibility in so doing.
H.
Any condition around or aboard any vessel, slip or berth
deemed a fire hazard or otherwise dangerous, in the judgment of the village
or its representative in charge of the Basin, shall be forthwith remedied
by the applicant, and the representative in charge of the Basin shall have
the right and authority forthwith to abate the same, and neither the village
nor such representative shall be under any liability or responsibility in
so doing.
I.
Floats, walks and gangways around the slips and berths
must be kept clear at all times. Supplies and materials must not be piled
there.
J.
Garbage, bottles, cans, refuse, paper and waste materials
shall not be thrown overboard but must be deposited in receptacles and incinerators
placed along the shore for this purpose.
K.
Fresh water may be used only for filling water tanks
and washing down yachts enjoying docking privileges. It must not be wasted.
Valves on hoses must be turned off tight after use. Hoses and nozzles must
not be allowed to hang or lie in the water. Leaks must be reported at once
to the Village Office or the representative in charge of the Basin.
L.
The painting of signs or decorating or staining or disfiguring
the slips, berths, floats, walks, gangways or bulkheads is prohibited, except
with the consent of the village or its representative in charge of the Basin.
M.
Children and guests are not permitted to play upon the
floats, walks or gangways or cause any annoyance to the occupants of other
vessels.
N.
Fishing or crabbing from the floats, walks and gangways
or from any other part of the Basin is prohibited.
O.
No swimming or bathing is permitted.
P.
No trespassing is allowed on tees, greens or fairways
of the golf course adjoining the Yacht Basin, and nothing shall be done which
might annoy persons using the golf course or in any way interfere with their
use and enjoyment of the golf course.
Q.
Vessels entering the Basin have the right-of-way through
the entrance channel, except that sailing vessels not under power shall have
the right-of-way at all times. Rowboats and canoes shall keep clear.
R.
Operators of vessels must reduce their speed to four
miles per hour in the vicinity of the Basin and in Bannister Creek so that
the least possible wash is caused.
S.
One automobile parking permit will be issued to the lessee
for each slip or berth. The appropriate parking permit must be prominently
displayed in the front windshield of the automobile and only used in the appropriate
location.
[Amended 5-9-2001 by Ord.
No. 2-2001]
T.
All directions of the representative of the village in
charge of the Basin must be immediately complied with. Any disagreement may,
after complying, be taken up with the Village Administrator or the Board of
Trustees.
U.
Neither the Village of Lawrence nor any of its officers,
servants, agents or employees shall be liable to any person using the Yacht
Basin or the approaches thereto, or the slips, berths, floats, gangways, walks,
bulkheads or other parts thereof, for damages to person or property, whether
for negligence or otherwise, and every person, by using the Yacht Basin, expressly
waives any such claim. "Person" shall include but not be limited to the applicant
and the owner, charterer, captain or person in charge of the yacht or vessel
and the officers, servants, agents, employees, guests, families and invitees
thereof.
The owner, charterer, captain or person in charge of any yacht or vessel
of any description which may use the Yacht Basin or the docking privileges
therein, and every person who may use the Yacht Basin or to whom docking privileges
may be extended, shall comply with all of the terms and provisions of the
foregoing regulations, and no person or yacht or vessel shall use the Yacht
Basin or exercise docking privileges therein except in accordance with such
regulations.
The penalties provided by this article shall be in addition to the right
of the village to terminate the assignment of a slip or berth or docking privileges
extended by the village and shall be in addition to any other liabilities
imposed on the violator by the foregoing regulations or by the terms of the
agreement with the village in respect to the use of a slip or berth or other
docking privilege at the Yacht Basin.
[Amended 4-13-1988 by L.L.
No. 5-1988; 9-11-2002 by L.L.
No. 5-2002]
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this article
shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal
Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine up to a maximum of $1,000
or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine
and imprisonment The continuation of an offense against the provisions of
this article shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate
and distinct offense hereunder.
[Adopted 4-9-1979]
Exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, residents of the Village
of Lawrence, permit holders of the golf, tennis or marina facilities and their
spouses are permitted to invite one guest per week for use of the card and
lounge rooms at the Lawrence Village Park House.
A person who is a guest may not use the card and lounge rooms more than
one day in any week.
All guests and persons inviting them are required to register at the
Park House office.
On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, guest privileges for use of the
card and lounge rooms are limited to those persons who have played on the
golf course or tennis courts for standard greens fees or tennis fees, and
only for such day.
