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Town of Riverhead, NY
Suffolk County
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[Adopted 6-23-1937 by Ord. No. 5 (Ch. 56 of the 1976 Code)]
As used in this Part 1, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
TOWN DOCK
Any dock owned by the Town of Riverhead.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (See Ch. 101, General Provisions, Art. I).
No portion of any Town dock shall be used at any time for any other purpose other than the receiving and discharging of passengers and freight, except for transient dockage as allowed and defined by this Part 1 and Part 3, Docking Facility Regulations, of this chapter.
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (See Ch. 101, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Amended 4-5-2016 by L.L. No. 10-2016]
A permit is not required for use of a Town dock to receive or discharge passengers, or for short-term transient docking, defined as docking for a period of time less than three hours between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., or at such times established by resolution of the Town Board subject to the regulations set forth in Part 3 of this chapter. All residents and nonresidents must obtain a permit from the Town of Riverhead Recreation Department for daily or overnight docking available at the Riverfront Dock and East Creek Boat Launch Facility. Note: the Town of Riverhead reserves the right to limit the period of time any boat/vessel remains docked at any Town dock.
[Amended 4-5-2016 by L.L. No. 10-2016]
A. 
All boats docked at a Town dock without a permit issued by the Town of Riverhead and/or in violation of the provisions of this part or Part 3 of this chapter will be fined $10 per foot per day. The length of boat will be determined by the registration documents issued by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, such other governmental agency authorized to issue registration documents for the boat/vessel, or by measurement of the boat/vessel. Boats docked without a permit for more than a week may be removed/impounded, and the owner shall be responsible for all costs related to removal/impoundment and any and all other costs, including storage.
B. 
Any person launching or utilizing the boat launch/ramp at East Creek Boat Launch Facility without a boat launch permit will be fined $100 per occurrence.
C. 
Any person(s) failing to affix a permit to the boat/vessel or vehicle as required by this Part 1 or such other applicable chapters of the Town Code, including but not limited to Chapter 211 and Chapter 293, Part 3, shall be fined $100 per occurrence, per day, that said boat/vessel or vehicle continues to remain at the dock and/or parking facility.