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Village of Clayton, NY
Jefferson County
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Boat owner. Any person using vessels or facilities within the navigable waters of the Village of Clayton shall assume all risk of damage or loss he or she causes to any property.
B. 
All permittees in the mooring area will provide a certificate of liability insurance with a minimum of $300,000 liability coverage, and the Village of Clayton added as an additional insured. Commercial permittees will provide evidence of commercial marine insurance and individual permittees will provide evidence of personal watercraft insurance.
C. 
Marina owner and/or operator. It shall be the responsibility of the owner, licensee, lessee, or operator of any marina, anchorage, repair yard or other marine facility, located within any harbor, waterway or other maritime facility, to maintain the physical improvements under jurisdiction in safe and sanitary conditions at all times.
[Added 5-23-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
A. 
Vessels, other than floating domiciles, are permitted to be moored within the designated mooring area only, and only pursuant to a validly issued current permit issued by the Enforcement Officer under the provisions of this chapter.
B. 
Floating domiciles are prohibited from being moored within the designated mooring area or elsewhere within the Harbor Management Area, except as provided herein.
[Added 5-23-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
Floating domiciles may be attached to the shore by dock, pier, causeway or grounding of a vacant lot that is owned by the occupant of the floating domicile upon obtaining a permit therefor from the Enforcement Officer. In order to obtain a permit for a floating domicile to be attached to the shore of a vacant lot, there must be a minimum of 200 feet of shoreline, and only one such floating domicile shall be permitted per vacant lot. At no time shall a floating domicile be permitted to "raft" to another.
A. 
It shall be the responsibility of the Village of Clayton Enforcement Officer to enforce the provisions of this chapter. He shall maintain in the office of the Village Clerk records and files of all applications for permits with all accompanying plans and documents, and those shall be matters of public record. He shall report to the Village Board concerning any problems that arise in the administration of this chapter.
B. 
All permits granted under the authority of this chapter shall be valid only for such period as may be determined by the EO and consistent with Village and state law. Permits of unqualified duration of validity shall not be granted. A violation of the provisions of this chapter or any other applicable local law by any permittee shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of such permit or permits.
C. 
The EO will notify the owner to remove the vessel. If the vessel is not removed after the second notification, the EO will have the vessel removed at the owner's expense. The owner will be liable for all incurred expenses.