The following regulations, adopted pursuant to Sections 46 and
46-a of the Navigation Law of the State of New York, are deemed by
the Board of Trustees to be in the best interests of the Village and
enacted for the purpose of protecting and promoting safe navigation,
bathing, fishing and other recreational uses. They are intended to
preserve the waterfront vistas, natural beauty, ecological value and
wildlife habitat by restricting mooring in certain areas to recreational
vessels generally, and in other areas, to recreational vessels owned
and/or registered to Village residents or to a private club or homeowner's
association that owns waterfront property, or a member thereof. In
order to protect against the potential for the approval of piers,
docks and other water-dependent structures by other jurisdictions
that may not share the same concerns about the impacts from the unregulated
use of waters surrounding the Village, and to eliminate the possibility
of the shared and for-rent use of docks by persons having no relationship
to the Village, the Board finds that it is necessary to prohibit vessels
from mooring to water-dependent structures that are not physically
attached to and do not extend from real property located within the
geographic boundaries of the Village. The Board finds that these regulations
will ensure the healthful and safe enjoyment of the waters bordering
the Village and promote and protect the good order, peace, health,
safety, morals and general welfare of the Village and its residents.
The following words and terms shall, for the purpose of this
chapter, have the meanings herein indicated:
MOORING
The lassoing, tethering, tying, or otherwise securing of
a vessel to or upon a fixed object, such as a mooring buoy, dock,
quay, wharf, jetty, pier, float or other structure or object, including
an anchor, that is piled into or that rests upon underwater lands.
RECREATIONAL VESSEL
A vessel manufactured or operated for pleasure and noncommercial
purposes. Any vessel engaged in the carrying of passengers for consideration
shall not be considered a recreational vessel.
VESSEL
Any watercraft intended to carry persons or house or store
materials in, on or under water at any time during the use thereof.
VILLAGE
The Village of Huntington Bay.
Pursuant to the authority granted to the Village by Section
46 of the Navigation Law of the State of New York, the Board of Trustees
hereby creates a Vessel Regulation Zone consisting of all waters bordering
the Village, extending to a distance of 1,500 feet from the shoreline
at the low water mark.
In the event of any actual or impending violation of this chapter,
the Board of Trustees, in addition to other remedies, may institute
any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent, restrain, correct
or abate such violation.