The Town Meeting of the Town of Old Saybrook
hereby establishes a Harbor Management Commission pursuant to C.G.S.
§ 22a-113k.
Commencing on the effective date of this article, all present members of the Town of Old Saybrook Waterfront Commission are hereby designated as members of the new Old Saybrook Harbor Management Commission. The Commission members' terms of office on the new Harbor Management Commission shall be the same as would have been the case if the Old Saybrook Waterfront Commission had continued in existence. Thereafter, the terms of office and method of election of members of the new Harbor Management Commission shall be in accordance with the procedure set forth in Chapter
12, Section 11, of the Charter of the Town of Old Saybrook.
The area of the Town of Old Saybrook within
the jurisdiction of its Harbor Management Commission shall be the
waters within the territorial boundaries of the Town of Old Saybrook
below mean high water, with the exception of the waters within the
jurisdiction of the Fenwick Harbor Management Commission. Said Commission
is directed, in preparing a Harbor Management Plan in accordance with
the duties and responsibilities under the provisions of C.G.S. § 22a-113m,
to consult and take into consideration any Harbor Management Plan
or policies developed by any political subdivision of the Town of
Old Saybrook with respect to those waters of the Town of Old Saybrook
within or adjacent to the geographical boundaries of said political
subdivision. Any such political subdivision of the Town of Old Saybrook,
pursuant to the rights granted to it under this section, shall, upon
its request, have the right to a hearing before the Old Saybrook Harbor
Management Commission, at which time it may present relevant testimony,
materials, and exhibits in support of its plan or policies with regard
to management of the waters of the jurisdiction. The rights granted
to the political subdivision of the Town of Old Saybrook in this section
shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other rights that they
may have under the General Statutes with regard to participation in
the preparation and adoption of a Harbor Management Plan for the waters
of the Town of Old Saybrook.
[Amended 3-13-2002]
The purpose of the Harbor Management Commission
shall be to prepare a Harbor Management Plan for the harbor in accordance
with C.G.S. §§ 22a-113m through 22a-113o. The Commission
may hire staff and consultants for the preparation of a Plan and to
assist with any subsequent powers, duties, and responsibilities pursuant
to the Plan. Upon adoption of the Plan, the Commission shall provide
for the annual review of the Harbor Management Plan and shall make
any additions that may be deemed appropriate subject to the process
set forth in C.G.S. §§ 22a-113m through 22a-113o or
other subsequent harbor management legislation enacted by the General
Assembly. In addition, the Commission may exercise any of the following
powers, duties, and responsibilities:
A. To recommend ordinances for adoption by the Town Meeting
which implement the Harbor Management Plan and which may specify fines
for violation of those ordinances, in accordance with C.G.S. § 22a-113m;
B. To assist the Harbor Master in the assignment of moorings,
the management of mooring and anchorage areas, and the collection
of mooring fees;
C. To prepare an operating budget for the Commission
using funds from sources which may include, but are not limited to,
local appropriations, mooring fees, violation fines or a Harbor Management
Fund established by Town ordinances;
D. To assist in the coordination of all public and private
agencies, commissions and other organizations which have interest
or jurisdiction within the harbor area;
E. To review and make recommendations or proposed land and water use activities contiguous to the waterfront and within the waters delineated in §
8-56 of this article that are received by other municipal agencies in accordance with the procedure described in §
8-54 of this article;
F. To review for consistency with the Harbor Management Plan any public notice of and application for a local, state or federal permit for an activity taking place within the Commission's jurisdiction as described in §
8-54 of this article, and to respond in timely fashion with the recommendations to the regulating agencies;
G. To conduct or cause to be conducted, studies of the
conditions and operations in and adjacent to Old Saybrook waters and
to present to the Board of Selectmen proposals for the harbor's efficient
operation; and
H. To request, when appropriate, a general permit from
the United States Army Corps of Engineers and/or delegation of state
enforcement authority pursuant to C.G.S. § 22a-2a.
I. To manage, control, and regulate those waterfront facilities set forth in Chapter
209 of the Old Saybrook Code, entitled "Waterways," and any additional such waterfront facilities assigned to it by the Town of Old Saybrook or the Board of Selectmen.
[Added 11-25-2019]