No person shall cause a boat or vessel to become
an abandoned vessel within the waterways of the Town.
[Amended 7-18-2006 by L.L. No. 10-2006]
No boat, vessel, barge or other normally waterborne
structure shall be moved, kept, left, maintained, stored or repaired
anywhere between the mean high-water mark and the nearest upland residential
property, except in an established and regularly working commercial
boatyard or commercial storage yard, without first obtaining the approval
of the Town Board. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit
the owner of a craft which is propelled by wind power or manually
and not by an engine, and which is 20 feet or less in length overall,
from storing not more than two such craft upon the private property
of such owner without first securing such permit as aforesaid. The
Town Board may impose such conditions as it deems appropriate in granting
its approval.
[Amended 10-22-2002 by L.L. No. 15-2002; 6-29-2010 by L.L. No. 9-2010]
No boat, vessel, barge or other normally waterborne
structure, of whatsoever size or description, shall be used for any
commercial, residential, business or industrial purpose whatsoever
within the jurisdiction of said Town or within 500 feet of said high-water
mark unless written permission for such use shall first be granted
by the Director of Harbor and Marine Enforcement upon approval by
the Town Board.
[Amended 2-10-1998 by L.L. No. 6-1998; 10-22-2002 by L.L. No. 15-2002; 6-29-2010 by L.L. No.
9-2010]
Any vessel which becomes a hazard to navigation
or sinks, becomes abandoned, grounds or is otherwise disabled may
be removed by the Division of Harbor and Marine Enforcement, or agent
thereof, or by the Marine Division of the Nassau County Police Department
at the expense of the owner or the person in charge of such boat,
and the Town or Nassau County shall not be responsible for any damage
that may occur to such vessel in the course of removing same.
No person or persons, company, organization,
etc., shall rent boats on a daily or hourly basis without keeping
a register of persons renting same. The register must itemize the
following: name, address, telephone number, time, destination and
New York State registration number.
[Amended 10-22-2002 by L.L. No. 15-2002]
No person shall enter upon or engage in the business of selling, hawking, peddling or vending any property, article or product, goods or things from any boat or vessel on the waterways of the Town without having first complied with the provisions of Chapter 40 of the Town Code, Peddlers and Solicitors.
The Town will not be responsible for loss, damage
or theft to boats and to their contents or to any other private property.
