[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lloyd Harbor 2-28-1983 as Article 12 of L.L. No. 2-1983. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 5-16-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
The following regulations, adopted pursuant to § 46-a of the Navigation Law of the State of New York, are necessary in order to protect and secure navigation, bathing, fishing and other recreational uses and the natural beauty, ecological values and wildlife habitat and healthful, safe, full and equable enjoyment of the waters bounding the Village by the inhabitants of the Village and the community; to secure safety from flood, fire, panic, explosions and other dangers; to protect the inhabitants of the Village from unreasonable odors, smoke, vapor, gas, dust, noise and vibrations; to promote and protect the good order, peace, health, safety, and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Village and the community; and to protect and secure the property of the same.
Except when prohibited by reason of laws of the United States or where otherwise expressly provided herein, the following provisions of this chapter shall apply to all waters within the Village and to all waters bounding the Village to a distance of 1,500 feet from the shore of the Village, except that the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the waters within Huntington Harbor or Huntington Inlet lying to the east of the easterly boundary line of this Village nor to the waters of Huntington Bay lying to the east of that portion of the easterly boundary line of this Village which extends across the waters of Huntington Bay from West Neck to Lloyd Neck.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ANCHOR or ANCHORING
The attachment of or to attach a vessel to the ground by means of equipment so designed that, when such attachment is terminated, the equipment in its entirety is removed from the ground and taken under the control of the vessel.
DESIGNATED WATER SKI AREA
That area as designated, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
[Added 11-21-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
HARBOR MASTER
The person designated as such by the Board of Trustees or any of his/her duly appointed deputies.
INNER HARBOR
That portion of Lloyd Harbor lying west of the western end of the Channel.
[Added 11-21-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
LLOYD HARBOR
The body of tidal water lying west of a line connecting the Lloyd Harbor Lighthouse and Nun 2 marking the entrance of said harbor extended north and south and lying within the boundaries of the Incorporated Village of Lloyd Harbor.
[Amended 1-22-1991 by L.L. No. 1-1991]
LLOYD HARBOR CHANNEL
That portion of Lloyd Harbor lying west of the Lloyd Harbor Lighthouse and bounded by a line projected 280º true passing through Nun 4; and a parallel line to the south passing through Can 3; and a line running true north at a distance of 1,500 meters (1,640 yards) west of the Lloyd Harbor Lighthouse. Said reference points are those shown on United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts for purposes of navigation.
MOOR or MOORING
The attachment of or to attach a vessel to a pier or dock or other structure; or the attachment of or to attach a vessel to the ground by means of equipment so designed that, when such attachment is terminated, some portion of the equipment remains attached to the ground and is not taken under the control of the vessel.
MOORING AREA
That portion of Lloyd Harbor lying north of the Channel, west of East Beach and east of the designated water ski area and that portion lying south of the Channel, west of the transient anchorage area and east of the west end of the Channel.
[Added 11-21-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
OWNER
Includes the person in whose name the vessel was last registered in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Boating Act, as amended, or the laws of the State of New York, if requiring registration, and in any other case the last known owner, or the person who claims lawful possession of such vessel by virtue of legal title or equitable interest therein which entitles said person to such possession.
RAFT or RAFTING
To secure two or more vessels to each other so that they share attachment to a mooring or anchor.
[Added 1-19-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988]
SKIN DIVING
Includes the use by any person of any underwater breathing apparatus similar in function to an Aqualung but shall not include bona fide salvage operations displaying proper signals.
SWIMMING AREA
An area designated as such by signs, lifelines or buoys.
TRANSIENT ANCHORAGE AREA
That area designated from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
[Added 11-21-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
VESSEL
Includes all craft intended to carry persons or materials at any time during the use thereof in, on or under water.
VESSEL REGULATION ZONE
The area within 1,500 feet from the shoreline of the Village of Lloyd Harbor measured from the low-water mark.
[Added 10-15-2001 by L.L. No. 3-2001]
[Amended 6-18-1984 by L.L. No. 1-1984; 3-16-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987; 1-19-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988; 1-22-1991 by L.L. No. 1-1991; 5-15-2000 by L.L. No. 3-2000; 2-28-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006; 12-17-2007 by L.L. No. 8-2007; 5-16-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
A. 
The location and types of mooring facilities and the anchoring of vessels in Lloyd Harbor shall be regulated by the Harbor Master.
B. 
The Harbor Master is hereby authorized and empowered to issue written use permits pursuant to Subsection A, upon written application by the owner, charterer or operator responsible for a vessel, for periods not extending beyond the end of the calendar year in which the permit is issued, provided that in acting upon any such application, no consideration shall be given to the race, color, creed, sex, nationality, citizenship or residence of the applicant. Application may be made by individuals or by clubs or associations representing several individuals, provided that a separate permit is obtained for each vessel.
C. 
Each vessel governed by a use permit shall display a current decal or other device as specified by the Harbor Master, and:
(1) 
No vessel shall be attached to a dock or a mooring, singly or in a raft, in Lloyd Harbor unless evidence of the issuance of a use permit is displayed on both the mooring and the vessel.
(2) 
No vessel over 16 feet in length shall be anchored, singly or in a raft, in Lloyd Harbor outside of the designated transient anchorage area unless evidence of the issuance of a use permit is displayed.
(3) 
No vessel over 16 feet in length, though properly moored or anchored, shall be occupied between two hours past sundown and one hour past sunrise:
(a) 
Within 100 yards of the mean high-water line.
(b) 
Within the inner harbor west of the western end of the Channel.
(c) 
If rafted together with more than two other vessels.
D. 
No mooring shall be placed, and no vessel shall anchor:
(1) 
Within the boundaries of the Channel or within 50 feet thereof.
(2) 
Within the boundaries of the water ski area or within 50 feet thereof.
(3) 
Within 50 feet of any other vessel on a mooring or at anchor.
(4) 
Within 50 feet of an unoccupied mooring marked by a buoy, a navigation aid, a swimming area marked by safety lines, a dock, pier or float.
E. 
Boats that do not possess a valid use permit and the holders of guest permits are prohibited from mooring overnight in Lloyd Harbor. "Overnight" is defined as the period between one hour after sunset to one hour after sunrise.
F. 
No mooring shall be placed within the transient anchorage area or within 50 feet of the boundaries thereof.
G. 
The Harbor Master may issue a use permit for placement of a mooring in Lloyd Harbor to a yacht club or other noncommercial boating association in such number as may be authorized by resolution of the Board of Trustees, provided that:
(1) 
Club moorings are designed to hold a raft of 30 average cruising vessels in a wind gust of 30 knots.
(2) 
Club moorings are placed south of and 200 feet to 500 feet distant from the Channel boundary.
(3) 
No other moorings shall be placed nor vessels anchored within 200 feet of a club mooring.
(4) 
Each club mooring shall be attached to a permanent buoy clearly marked with the designation of the permit-holding organization.
(5) 
Individual vessels attached to a club mooring shall not be required to display a use permit decal so long as said vessel is displaying the appropriate club burgee.
H. 
All floats shall be anchored or moored in such a way as to be secure at all times and under all conditions, and such anchoring and mooring shall be subject to regulation by the Harbor Master, provided that:
(1) 
A float may be no more than 140 square feet in area or longer than 20 feet along any outside dimension;
(2) 
Floats shall at no time rest on tidal wetland;
(3) 
No person shall store flammable, noxious or hazardous material, bait, or debris on floats;
(4) 
Floats may only be placed directly in front of the owner's property, or an association's right-of-way, and no further than 200 feet offshore;
(5) 
No float shall be used for commercial purposes;
(6) 
The preceding subsection notwithstanding, the Harbor Master may refuse a permit application if the proposed float location could be a hazard to navigation, if overcrowding of the area is a problem, or if there are other safety issues.
I. 
The preceding subsections notwithstanding, a vessel may anchor or moor in any portion of Lloyd Harbor if compelled to do so by a temporary disability and then only during the period of such disability or by an emergency arising out of the perils of the sea and then only during such emergency.
No person shall cast, deposit, dump, discharge or place or cause or suffer to be cast, deposited, dumped, discharged or placed any oil, garbage or refuse matter of any kind into any waters or on any beach of the Village of Lloyd Harbor.
Any vessel (including for the purposes of this section a rowboat or skiff regardless of the manner in which it may be propelled) or any other object which becomes a menace to navigation or unseaworthy or sinks, grounds or becomes otherwise disabled shall be removed by the owner or person in charge thereof on order of any enforcing officer described in § 71-18 of this chapter. If said vessel or other object is not removed after an order so to remove it, it may be removed by or at the direction of such enforcing officer at the expense of the owner or person in charge of said vessel, to be enforced by civil suit, such expense to be in addition to such penalties as may be prescribed or imposed under this Code[1] or the laws of the State of New York.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II.
[Amended 3-16-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987; 3-20-1989 by L.L. No. 2-1989; 1-22-1991 by L.L. No. 1-1991; 5-16-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
A. 
No vessel shall be operated at a speed in excess of 45 miles per hour in any waters as defined in § 71-2 or as further limited by Subsection B of this section.
B. 
No vessel shall be operated at a speed in excess of five miles per hour in any part of Lloyd Harbor, as defined in § 71-2, except within the designated water ski area while engaged in water skiing activities; and no vessel, unless propelled exclusively by hand or sail, shall be operated at a speed in excess of five miles per hour in:
(1) 
Any portion of Huntington Harbor and Huntington Inlet within the boundary lines of the Village.
(2) 
Any portion of the Lloyd Point Sandspit.
(3) 
Any portion of Cold Spring Harbor within 300 feet of the mean high-water shoreline.
[Amended 3-16-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987; 1-22-1991 by L.L. No. 1-1991; 11-16-1998; 10-15-2001 by L.L. No. 3-2001; 5-16-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
A. 
No vessel shall be propelled by other than hand or sail in the portion of Lloyd Harbor west of the Lloyd Harbor Channel, except:
(1) 
If such vessel for which a current use permit has been issued is approaching or departing from a permit-related mooring or dock;
(2) 
If the operator of such vessel is actively engaged in shellfishing under a permit issued by the Town of Huntington; or
(3) 
If the operator of such vessel is a certified handicapped person and has obtained a special permit under § 71-14 of this chapter.
B. 
No person shall operate or drive any vessel propelled other than by hand within 100 feet of any lifelines or bathing float or if there are no lifelines or bathing float, then within 200 feet of any beach used for bathing or swimming, except at inlets or where a channel affording entrance to a harbor approaches the lifelines, bathing float or beach, as the case may be, closer than such applicable distances.
C. 
The Board of Trustees, by resolution, may adopt rules and regulations restricting or prohibiting the use and operation of certain motor-driven vessels in the water ski area which, by reason of their size, length, displacement, design or power plant, are determined to be hazardous to public safety and to interfere with the proper and reasonable enjoyment of the harbor.
D. 
No vessel over 26 feet shall be operated in the water ski area.
E. 
All personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft shall be prohibited from operating within the Vessel Regulation Zone; provided, however, that nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent a personal watercraft and/or specialty prop-craft of the adjacent upland owner, or of any other person with the permission of the upland owner, from departing from, returning to, or beaching at the shore of such owner, but only if they depart and continue to travel perpendicular to the shore until they are beyond the 1,500-foot limit, and if they are not within 150 feet of any beach used for bathing and swimming and marked as such, and further provided that they shall travel at a speed not to exceed five miles per hour.
Every person operating or driving a vessel and every person riding water skis, a surfboard or similar device shall at all times operate the same in a manner (including, without limitation, the throwing of its wake) so as not to disturb or endanger the property of another or the life or limb of any person or so as to interfere with the free and proper use of the waters of any channel affording entrance to a harbor.
[Amended 5-16-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
No person shall operate or drive any vessel while ability impaired or in an intoxicated condition pursuant to § 49-a of the NYS Navigation Law and any amendment or successor law.
No person shall operate or drive a vessel propelled wholly or partly by an engine operated by gas, gasoline, naphtha, diesel oil or other substance without having the exhaust from the engine run through a muffler or so controlled by the introduction of water into the exhaust pipe or line as to muffle the noise of exhaust in a reasonable manner.
A. 
No person shall operate, drive, moor or anchor any vessel in connection with or in the pursuit of any business operated for profit (except as otherwise may be specifically permitted by Chapter 205, Zoning, and except those vessels and person engaged in the cultivation and harvesting of shellfish) within the waters to which this chapter is applicable without having first obtained a written permit from the Board of Trustees.
B. 
All applications to the Board of Trustees for a permit pursuant to this section shall be made by the applicant, in writing, under oath, and shall contain a full and complete statement of the proposed operation and business, including, without limitation, the proposed duration of the stay, the location, nature and extent and the dates and hours thereof and the vessels and personnel involved. A fee in an amount to be prescribed by resolution of the Board of Trustees shall be paid to the Village by the applicant at the time of the submission of the application.
[Amended 3-20-1989 by L.L. No. 2-1989]
C. 
Upon receipt of any such application, the Board of Trustees may, in its discretion, call a hearing open to the public for the consideration thereof and may at such hearing take such testimony and receive such exhibits from such witnesses as it may deem necessary or advisable to assist in its determination with respect to the application.
D. 
The Board of Trustees may grant such a permit, permanently or temporarily, if it finds affirmatively that the proposed operation and business protect and secure the inhabitants of the Village and the community from unreasonable odors, smoke, vapor, gas, dust, noise and vibrations; that they protect and secure the property of the Village and its inhabitants from damage and injury; that they are consistent with and protect the good order, peace, health, safety, morals and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Village and the community; that they do not create problems relating to obstructions to navigation; and that they do not spoil or threaten to spoil the natural beauty and healthful, safe, full and proper enjoyment of the waters by the inhabitants of the Village and the community. If the Board of Trustees shall determine to grant such permit, it shall state therein such restrictions and conditions (including, without limitation, time limits and duration of the stay when a vessel is used or occupied as living or sleeping quarters and other limits and restrictions as to hours, days, months, extent and area of operation) as it may deem necessary to protect and secure all of the same.
E. 
Any business permit issued for the commercial placement, maintenance or leasing of moorings shall be subject to immediate revocation by the Mayor upon a finding that such permit holder has placed a mooring for which a current mooring permit has not been granted to the owner thereof.
[Added 3-16-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987]
When the provisions of this chapter create unnecessary hardship and difficulties for the operation of vessels by handicapped persons, the Board of Trustees may, upon written application, grant a special permit to any handicapped person exempting said person from particular provisions of this chapter.
Anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the Board of Trustees may, in its discretion, issue special permits for aquatic events, boat races or other similar events under proper supervision in limited areas for limited periods after prior approval by the United States Coast Guard.
A. 
No skin diving shall be undertaken in any channel affording entrance to a harbor or in any waters where the same may interfere with reasonable and proper operation of vessels.
B. 
No person shall engage in skin diving without a person of at least 16 years of age, other than the skin diver, in a position as lookout.
C. 
No person shall use, operate or discharge under water any spear, spear gun or similar weapon or apparatus within the Village waters.
A. 
No person shall operate a vessel for towing a person on water skies, a surfboard or similar device unless there is in such vessel a person, other than the operator, who is at least 10 years old or who has been awarded a boat safety certificate by the State of New York in a position to observe the progress of the person being towed.
B. 
No person shall ride on water skis, a surfboard or similar device or use or operate a vessel to tow a person thereon between the period from one hour after sunset to one hour after sunrise.
[Added 5-18-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
Within all Village waters, including the tidal waters lying west of the line running north and south extending from East Beach to Coindre Hall, and to a distance of 1,500 feet from the shoreline of the Village, all vessels shall be equipped and lighted as required by the rules and regulations of § 40 of the Navigation Law.
A. 
Any member of the Police Department, the United States Coast Guard, the New York State Park Police, the Huntington Bay Constable, the Harbor Master or any of his/her duly appointed deputies, any member of the Marine Division of the Suffolk County Police Department and any other peace officer having authority (each of whom is hereinafter referred to as "such enforcing officer") is hereby empowered to enforce the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant to Board of Trustees resolution as authorized by this chapter.
[Amended 5-16-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
B. 
Every person in charge of or who owns, charters or is operating a vessel shall at all times obey the lawful orders of any such enforcing officer.
C. 
Any vessel or float, anchored or moored or attached to another vessel in violation of any part of this chapter, and any mooring for which a written permit has not been secured from the Harbor Master shall be removed or detached, as the case may be, by the owner, charterer or person in charge thereof on order of any such enforcing officer. If any such vessel, float or mooring is not removed after an order so to remove it, the same may be removed by or at the direction of any such enforcing officer at the expense of the owner, charterer or person in charge of such vessel, float or mooring, to be enforced by civil suit, such expense to be in addition to such penalties as may be prescribed or imposed under this Code[1] or the Laws of the State of New York.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II.
D. 
Any such enforcing officer shall have the right to stop any vessel, when such officer has reasonable cause to believe that any provision of this chapter is being violated, to board, enter upon and inspect any such vessel for any of the following purposes:
(1) 
To determine whether such vessel is subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(2) 
To ensure compliance therewith.
(3) 
To enforce the same.
(4) 
To issue an appearance ticket or other process for any violation thereof.
E. 
The Harbor Master shall be and he/she hereby is empowered to install buoys, appropriately worded signs and other markers at any point on land or water within the jurisdiction of the Village when, in his/her opinion, the placing of any such buoys, signs or markers would give practical effect to the intent of this chapter or any provision thereof, provided that prior consent to the installation of such buoys or signs placed on or in the water is given by the United States Coast Guard and that they shall be installed in accordance with the uniform marking system as adopted by the United States Coast Guard and § 35 of the New York State Navigation Law.
[Added 3-16-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987]
Persons holding mooring or overnight occupancy permits must display a decal or other device as specified by the permit. Failure to do so shall be treated as a failure to obtain a permit and constitute a violation of this chapter.
[Added 11-21-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
A fee schedule shall be established, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Trustees for the following permits:
A. 
A resident harbor use permit.
B. 
A nonresident harbor use permit.
C. 
A yacht club mooring permit.
D. 
A commercial marine service permit for placing, hauling and maintenance of privately owned moorings.
E. 
A commercial marine service permit for rental or lease of commercially owned moorings.