A.
Applications for rental of a boat slip at the Borough of Seaside
Park Marina shall be categorized by boat slip size and listed in chronological
order of receipt. The slip size required will be determined by the
Borough's designated representative based on the overall length of
the vessel.
[Amended 1-28-2010 by Ord. No. 1500]
B.
Applications for the rental of a boat slip shall be submitted on
forms available from the Borough of Seaside Park and shall be accepted
year round. All boat slip rental applications shall be:
[Amended 1-28-2010 by Ord. No. 1500]
C.
Boat slip rental permits shall be issued in the name(s) of the person(s)
that signed the original application and slip assignments shall be
made from the waiting list based on the chronological order of the
date of receipt by the Borough. The waiting list shall be kept current
and made available for public inspection.
[Amended 1-28-2010 by Ord. No. 1500]
D.
Each applicant for a boat slip rental permit must annually confirm
that the applicant wants to remain on the waiting list. Confirmation
shall be made by letter received or postmarked no later than December
31. Failure to notify the Borough as above provided shall result in
cancellation of the application and removal of the applicant from
the waiting list.
E.
Applicants purchasing a vessel of a different size category than
that for which application was made who desire a boat slip for the
new vessel shall submit an application for a boat slip in the category
of the new vessel and shall be placed as a new applicant on the list
of that category.
F.
If, for any reason, an applicant refuses or fails to accept two offered
boat slip assignments in accordance with the procedure outlined in
this chapter, the applicant's permit application shall be canceled
and the applicant's name shall be removed from the waiting list.
[Amended 1-28-2004 by Ord. No. 1329]
A.
All boat slip rental permit holders of record on September 1 shall
be given an opportunity to renew their slip rental permit for the
next summer season. A permit renewal form shall be forwarded to each
permit holder of record on or about October 1.
B.
On or before November 1 of each year the permit holder of record
shall return the following to the designated Borough office:
[Amended 1-28-2010 by Ord. No. 1500]
(1)
Boat slip rental permit renewal form signed by the permit holder
of record.
(2)
Payment of the required deposit for the boat slip which shall be
in an amount not less than 1/2 the total boat slip rental fee. Balance
is due on or before April 1 of the contract year.
[Amended 12-27-2012 by Ord. No. 1612]
(3)
A copy of the valid New Jersey vessel registration solely in the
name of the permit holder for the vessel which will occupy the offered
boat slip.
(4)
A copy of the certificate of title to the vessel solely in the name
of the permit holder if not already on record.
[Amended 6-23-2011 by Ord. No. 1567]
C.
If the permit holder of record does not return the required documents
and payments as provided above, the Borough shall on the first business
day after the due date or as soon as possible thereafter provide written
notice to the permit holder of record, by first-class mail, to return
the documents and payment to the designated office within 10 working
days after the date of the notice.
[Amended 3-26-2015 by Ord. No. 1668]
D.
If the required documents and payment are not received in the designated
Borough office within 10 working days after the date of the written
notice as provided above, the offer to renew the permit shall become
void immediately upon expiration of the ten-day period with the boat
permit being subject to immediate reassignment.
E.
Slip rental permits shall be issued for all vacated boat slips in
accordance with the following:
[Amended 1-28-2010 by Ord. No. 1500]
(1)
Permit holders of record in the marina who have submitted a written
request to transfer to another boat slip shall be given an opportunity
to transfer to a vacated slip. Requests for transfer shall be prioritized
based on the date the request is received.
(2)
Remaining vacant boat slips shall be offered to applicants that are
number one on the waiting list for the available slip size.
(3)
In the event the waiting list is exhausted in a particular slip size
category, available slips in that size category shall be offered to
applicants on the waiting list for the next smaller slip size category.
(4)
In the event that the next smaller boat slip size category waiting
lists described above are exhausted, the availability of the vacant
boat slip shall be publicly posted at the marina. Permits for vacant
boat slips shall be issued upon receipt of a boat slip rental permit
application in accordance with this chapter.
(5)
Permits for vacated boat slips shall be offered to applicants by
category and in numerical order within that category. An attempt to
contact applicants shall be made by telephone during normal business
hours. The applicant will be given three business days to respond.
If the designated Borough representative is not able to contact the
applicant, the boat slip shall be offered to the next applicant on
the waiting list. The applicant shall return the following to the
designated Borough office within 10 days after the offering:
[Amended 6-23-2011 by Ord. No. 1567; 12-27-2012 by Ord. No. 1612]
(a)
A signed permit form.
(b)
Payment of the required deposit for the boat slip which shall
be in an amount not less than 1/2 the total boat slip rental fee.
Balance is due on or before April 1 of the contract year.
(c)
A copy of the valid New Jersey vessel registration solely in
the name of the permit holder for the vessel which will occupy the
offered boat slip.
(d)
A copy of the certificate of title to the vessel solely in the
name of the permit holder.
A.
The Borough of Seaside Park reserves the right to limit the number
and category of boat slips available for seasonal or transient usage.
B.
Transient boat slip assignments shall be available on a first-come-first-served
basis and shall be available on a daily basis at the discretion of
the Borough's designated representative. The daily transient period
shall be from the time of occupancy to 12:00 noon of the following
day.
C.
Any vessel occupying a boat slip without a valid seasonal permit
shall be charged at the daily transient rate for the duration of occupancy.
The reassignment of boat slips within the marina shall be made
in accordance with the following procedures:
A.
Reassignment shall be made only upon the approval of the Borough's
designated representative.
B.
In the event of the death of the permit holder of record, the boat
slip which is the subject of the permit may be assigned to the spouse
or child of the deceased permit holder.
[Amended 5-26-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-09]
C.
A permit holder of record shall be allowed to assign the rights granted
under the permit subject to the following conditions:
(1)
The permit holder of record shall submit a written request for assignment
to the Borough's designated representative.
(2)
The assignment shall be limited to a period not to exceed the season
for which the assigned permit was issued.
(3)
The permit holder of record shall be liable for all fees.
(4)
A cancellation fee as outlined in this chapter shall be assessed
to the permit holder of record.
(5)
No boat slip reassignment shall be considered unless payment, for
the affected period, in full has been provided.
(6)
A boat slip shall not be reassigned if the permit holder is in the
first year of occupancy.
(7)
May only reassign a slip for two consecutive years.
[Added 5-26-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-09]
A.
A boat slip rental permit shall be issued in the names of multiple
owners only if the vessel is owned by the multiple owners and they
are named on the original slip rental application.
B.
In the event that, subsequent to boat slip assignment, a multiple
ownership is formed or a person not identified on the original slip
rental application acquires an ownership interest in the vessel identified
in a permit, the new owner shall have no rights to the boat slip which
is the subject of the permit. Rights to the subject boat slip must
be acquired through the regular application procedure.
