HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-595ORDINANCE NO. 595
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE USE OF THE FAIRHOPE
MUNICIPAL FISHING WHARF AND RELATED MATTERS THERETO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That in order to insure that all users of the Fairhope Municipal
Fishing Wharf shall be on an equal basis, the docking facilities shall be rented
as follows:
(a) The sum of $1.00 per foot of the width of the boat per month, minimum
$100.00, and on an annual basis by and through the Harbor Board and shall
be leased on a first come -first served basis in the following order of
preference: 1. Commercial Fishermen, 2. Fairhope Citizens, 3. Fairhope
Police Jurisdiction Citizens, and 4. Baldwin County Citizens.
(b) Only one boat slip will be leased per person unless otherwise
authorized by the Harbor Board.
(c) Leasees of slips cannot rent or sub -lease to other boat -owners. He
may lend his slip to another with written consent from the Harbor
Board. The Leasee can be requested to move to another slip if deemed
necessary by the Harbor Board.
SECTION 2. All boats using the Loading Ramp shall be responsible for its
cleanliness, and all boats shall be removed immediately after off-loading or
taking on fuel and ice.
SECTION 3. The slip rentals as hereinabove set out shall be paid on an
annual basis beginning on August 15 of each year and renters shall be notified
by the City on or before July 15 of each year that the rent is due and payable
on or before August 1 of each year. Rentals not paid by August 1 will mean the
renter forfeits his slip and the Harbor Board will re -rent the slip according
to their waiting list. The boat slip must be vacated on or before August 15.
If the renter fails to vacate after notification by the Harbor Board, the boat
will be removed by the Harbor Board and all charges will be paid by the boat ow
SECTION 4. Any boat owner using a slip without a current lease or permission
from the Harbor Board shall, on conviction, be fined no more than $25.00 for the
first offense and not exceeding $100.00 for any subsequent offenses, at the
discretion of the trial judge.
SECTION 5. Boat Operators without rental slips shall be allowed to off-load
at the Loading Ramp but shall be charged $1.00 per 1,000 pounds of fish, or any
part thereof; and $1.00 per 500 pounds of shrimp, or any part thereof. Off-
loading shall be at designated areas.
SECTION 6. No nets or other gear is to be left on the docks but are to be
on -boarded as soon as fish or other cargo has been off-loaded.
SECTION 7. Any person, firm, or corporation or any agent, servant, or employe(
thereof, found disposing of fish, garbage, litter, etc., in the waters or within
the Municipal Fishing Wharf area shall, on conviction, be fined not less than
$25.00 nor more than $100.00 at the trial judge's discretion.
SECTION 8. Ordinance No. 430 be and the same is hereby repealed. Any and all
other Ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 9. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its due adoption and publi-
cation as required by law.
I+' ADOPTED THIS 8 DAY OF August 1977.
1
ames P. Wix, Mayor
ICarolyA dam'City Clerk