City of Saco, ME Article IV Camp Ellis Pier, Parking Lot and Public Landing Regulations

§ 118-24 Pier use regulations.

A. No person who owns, leases or operates a commercial or recreational boat or vessel shall use a public wharf, dock or pier unless they shall first obtain a permit therefor, as is hereinafter provided. A pier use agreement must be signed prior to the issuance of a user permit.

B. No person who owns, leases or operates a commercial or recreational vessel shall store said boat or vessel on any public wharf, dock, pier or parking lot.

C. All said pier use and mooring fees should be paid to the City of Saco through City Hall and a receipt for same presented to the Harbor Master.

D. User fees, mooring fees and parking fees are to be established annually by the City Council, by resolution, after a public hearing, as recommended by the Coastal Waters Commission.

E. Commercial pier use permit holders have priority use of the hoists for loading and unloading perishable products.

F. Use of the beaching piles located adjacent to the public landing will be available to pier use permit holders. The maximum size boat to use the piles shall not exceed twenty-thousand-pound displacement. Proper support must be installed under a berthed boat prior to allowing people to go into the boat fall area. Boats may only be berthed on the north side of the piles to maintain access to the public landing at all times. Berthed boats may remain at beaching piles for one full tide cycle.

G. Exceptions.

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(1) Noncustomary, short-term exceptions to these regulations may be allowed at the discretion of the Harbor Master, and may include:

(a) Use of the pump-out station.

(b) Pick-up or discharge of passengers.

(c) Use of the restroom facility.

(2) Short-term exceptions may not exceed 15 minutes. Individuals who become customary pier users must obtain a pier use permit. For the purposes of this section, "customary" is defined as a short-term pier use that is repeated more than twice per month.

H. Any permit issued hereunder may be revoked if the Harbor Master determines that any portion of a permit holder's application contains false or misleading information. Any revocation may be appealed as set forth herein.

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§ 118-25 Camp Ellis Pier and Parking Lot Fund.

A. Purpose. The City of Saco operates and maintains a parking and docking facility at Camp Ellis for the benefit of the general public. The purpose of this section is to create a special revenue fund into which all the proceeds derived from the pier and parking lot shall be deposited. A transfer of funds to this account shall be budgeted each year by the City, in whatever amount is suitable for the maintenance and expansion of public facilities at the Camp Ellis pier, parking lot, and other marine related uses as deemed necessary by the Coastal Waters Commission.

B. Source of revenues. All revenues derived from the pier and parking lot, including but not limited to fees for parking cars and fees for mooring and docking, shall be deposited into this account.

C. Use of revenues. Funds in the Camp Ellis Pier and Parking Lot account shall be used for the expansion and maintenance of the Camp Ellis parking lot, pier, floats, City-owned moorings, waterways and other marine-related uses, as recommended by the Saco Coastal Waters Commission and approved by the Director of DPW or the Saco City Council.

§ 118-26 Pier use permits.

A. There shall be three types of pier use permits.

(1) Commercial vessel pier use.

(2) Charter vessel pier use.

(3) Recreational vessel pier use.

B. Establishment of permit limitations. The Harbor Master will establish the maximum number of pier use permits to be granted within each type, described above. A waiting list will be established for persons desiring a pier use permit when the maximum number has been reached.

C. Pier use by mooring permit holders. A mooring permit holder who wishes to maintain a vessel at the pier shall obtain a pier use permit.

D. Charter vessel users shall provide at the time of execution of a pier use permit a current certificate of insurance showing a minimum liability coverage of $1,000,000, which policy must name the City of Saco as an additional insured.

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§ 118-27 Traffic and parking regulations.

A. The City of Saco has constructed a launching ramp and parking lot, for use by the public, on the shore of the Saco River at Bay Avenue in Camp Ellis, between the extension of North Avenue and East Avenue. There are no existing ordinances to control traffic and regulate parking for the public good and safety of the public which will be using these facilities. The following rules and regulations are hereby adopted, and the Chief of Police is hereby authorized and directed to erect the proper signs and controls to enable the enforcement of these rules and regulations.

B. Public lot and public landing rules and regulations shall be:

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(1) Diagonal parking within marked spaces only.

(2) No parking after 1:00 a.m. until 5:00 a.m. from May 1 through September 30 and from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. from September 30 through May 1, except for pier user permit holders who are aboard their vessels and have duly notified the Dock Steward or the Harbor Master of their intent to be at sea overnight. Crew members must obtain the proper receipt for overnight parking and notify the Dock Steward or the Harbor Master. Any other overnight parking constitutes storage, which is prohibited by § 118-20.

(3) Five-miles-per-hour speed limit.

(4) No parking in front of launching ramp.

(5) Boat trailers are to be parked in designated areas.

(6) Camping is not permissible.

(7) Parking violators shall be towed away at the owner's expense.

(8) All cars and trucks parked in the parking lot shall prominently display a current pier user sticker or seasonal parking sticker issued by the City, unless they are paying the daily parking fee. A seasonal parking permit or the elderly residents permit is only transferable to other vehicles registered in the City by the resident. A commercial vessel pier use permit stays with the permit holder and is transferable to another vehicle.