HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-430ORDINANCE NO. 430
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE USE OF THE FAIRHOPE MUNICIPAL
FISHING WHARF AND RELATED MATTERS THERETO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, Fairhope, Alabama,
as follows:
1. That in order to insure that all users of the Fairhope
Municipal Fishing Dock shall be on an equal basis, the docking
facilities shall be rented as follows:
(a) The sum of $.75 per foot of the width of boat per
month and shall be leased on an annual basis by and through `
the Harbor Board and shall be leased ona first come,first
served basis with the Harbor Board keeping a list as applications
are made.
(b) Eash lessee shall be responsible for keeping up his
boatslip, keeping it clean, and shall further be responsible
for the conduct of his crew and guests upon the premises.
(c) All boats using the municipal loading ramp shall
be responsible for its cleanliness, and all boats shall be re-
moved immediately after off-loading cargo or taking on fuel or
ice.
(d) The boat rentals as hereinabove set out shall be
paid on an annual basis beginning August 15th, and boat owners
shall be notified by the City on or before July 15th, of each
year, and that the rent shall be due and payable on or before
August 1st.
Rentals not received by that time, the said boat slip
shall be forefeited and the stall rented by the Harbor Board ao.
cording to the Harbor Board's waiting list, and the boat stall
must be vacated on or before August 15th.
(e) Any boat owner using a boat slip without a lease
shall be fined not more than $10.00 for the first offense, and
not exceeding $100.00 for any further offenses, at the discretb
of the trial judge.
(f) Boat operators without rental berths shall be al-
lowed to off-load catches and cargo at the municipal loading
ramp but shall be charged therefor $1:00 per 1,000 pounds of
fish off-loaded or any part thereof, and $1.00 per 500 pounds
of shrimp off-loaded or any part thereof.
(g) The boat owners or lessees shall not allow nets or
other gear to be left on the docks, but are to be on -boarded
on the respective boats as soon as fish or other cargo has
been off-loaded.
(h) The CITY OF FAIRHOPE, but acting by and through its
Harbor Board, shall have the right to evict any and all boat
owners for violation of any rules or regulations of the Harbor
Board.
(i) The CITY OF FAIRHOPE shall not be liable for any
injuries or misconduct carried on by any of the lessees of
the municipal fishing dock.
ADOPTED this the 9th day of
ATTEST:
March , 1970.
CITY OF FAIRHOPE
BY
Mayor
City Clerk