[Added ATM 4-12-2004, Art. 34]
A. Motorboats shall not be operated:
(1) Within 75 feet of the seaward boundary of a public bathing
beach, if designated by markers, floats or otherwise.
B. Motorboats shall not anchor:
(1) Within 75 feet of the seaward boundary of a public bathing
beach, if designated by markers, floats or otherwise.
Mooring buoys, lobster pots, crab pots, eel pots and other obstacles
that will cause or create a hazard to navigation shall not be placed in areas
usually used as channels for navigation. In case of doubt, the Harbor Master
shall be consulted in advance before setting them in place.
The dumping or discharge of oil, raw sewage, dead fish, garbage, waste,
rubbish or debris of any kind anywhere so as to pollute the waters, shores
or beaches of the town is prohibited.
The placement of outhauls, temporary floats and/or rafts held by anchors
or bottom moorings shall be subject to written approval of the Harbor Master.
All such outhauls, floats or rafts will be identified with registration numbers
assigned by the Harbor Master. Numbers assigned shall be permanently affixed
to the land and seaward side of the float or raft in contrasting color and
shall be a minimum of three (3) inches in size.
No vessel, while said vessel is used as a residence, unless equipped
with legally approved waste and sewage treatment equipment or holding tanks,
may remain overnight or be used as a residence in any Falmouth harbor. This
shall not prevent any vessel from seeking a haven from a storm in such harbors
during the period immediately before, during and after such storm, but such
vessels shall not make any discharge of waste, garbage or other pollution
into said harbors during said stay and shall move on as soon as weather permits.
All fish cars in navigable waters of the town shall be subject to the
approval of the Harbor Master and shall be plainly marked according to law
so that they shall be visible at all times. Stakes shall not be driven to
be used for mooring any vessel or boat, or for tying up any fish car, unless
in the judgment of the Harbor Master their use will not be an obstruction.
The Harbor Master may terminate any permission previously granted where, in
his judgment, such termination is appropriate.
Within the outermost end of entrance jetties and throughout the entire
inner harbors, rivers, bays and ponds of the waterways of the town, with the
exception of designated areas for waterskiing, vessels shall be operated at
the speed at which they can maintain steerage way and create minimum wake,
and in no case shall they be operated at more than posted speed limits. This
rule shall not apply to vessels engaged in emergency operations.
All complaints concerning the use of moorings and movements of vessels
on the waterways of the town shall be submitted in writing to the Chief Harbor
Master for his action. All complaints concerning waterways facilities, wharves,
docks, ramps, dredging and related matters shall be submitted in writing to
the Waterways Committee. Neither the Harbor Master nor the Waterways Committee
shall be required to hold a hearing or take action on any matter not first
submitted in writing.
These rules and regulations shall be enforced by the Harbor Master.