Chapter 6.08
MOORAGE SITES AND DOCK FACILITIES
Sections:
6.08.010 Site permits for boat moorage.
6.08.020 Application for permit – Fee.
6.08.030 Corps of Engineers’ permit.
6.08.070 Permit nontransferable.
6.08.080 Obligations of permittee.
6.08.090 Violations – Penalties.
6.08.010 Site permits for boat moorage.
The city manager, in the name of the city, is authorized to grant permission to individuals or organizations of the individuals resident in Richland for nonexclusive right of access to and use of boat moorage sites on lands owned or leased by the city and shown on a moorage site map in the office of the finance director of the city, for anchoring or otherwise attaching a private mooring and docking facility for private pleasure craft only. [Ord. 120 § 1.01; Ord. 810 § 1.01].
6.08.020 Application for permit – Fee.
Application for permit to use land owned by the city or in which the city has a leasehold interest, for anchoring or attaching a private mooring and docking facility, as permitted in this chapter, shall be made to the finance director. The fee for such permit shall be $0.50 per foot of riparian frontage; the term of the permit shall be the calendar year. The full fee shall be charged for a portion of a year. [Ord. 120 § 1.02; Ord. 810 § 1.02].
6.08.030 Corps of Engineers’ permit.
Any permit issued under this chapter is contingent upon the permittee securing and holding a valid dock or boat moorage permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the use of the reservoir area immediately offshore from the site named in the permit issued by the city. The permittee shall notify the finance director promptly upon his obtaining such permit from the Corps of Engineers. The permit issued by the city shall be void 60 days after its execution unless the city is notified in writing that a valid dock or boat moorage permit has been secured from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. [Ord. 120 § 1.03; Ord. 810 § 1.03].
6.08.040 Persons entitled.
The holder of any permit issued by the city shall have the first right to apply for a permit for such site for the following year, provided he has faithfully observed all the requirements of this chapter and such permit. If the holder of a permit abandons the site named therein or fails to apply for a permit for the site before April 1st of the year following the year of the permit, or if his permit is cancelled, or if no prior permit has been issued for a site to anyone, a permit for the site may be issued to an individual or organization determined as follows: the finance director shall receive applications for permits, even though no sites are available; the applicants shall be entitled to permits, as sites become available, in the order of the application. In such case the fee shall be paid at the time the permit is issued. [Ord. 120 § 1.04; Ord. 810 § 1.04].
6.08.050 Termination.
The city shall have the right to terminate any permit on 30 days’ written notice, and without liability on its part. If the Corps of Engineers withdraws a dock or boat moorage permit issued to any permittee hereunder, the city may terminate its permit issued to such permittee, immediately, without liability on its part. [Ord. 120 § 1.05].
6.08.060 Permit required.
It is unlawful for any person, firm or organization to attach a mooring or docking facility to land owned or leased by the city without having a valid permit therefor under this chapter. [Ord. 120 § 1.06].
6.08.070 Permit nontransferable.
A permit for boat moorage shall not be transferable. [Ord. 120 § 1.07].
6.08.080 Obligations of permittee.
The holder of a boat moorage site permit may use such site only for noncommercial recreational purposes, and in such manner as not to interfere with the use of the general area by the public. He shall keep the site and dock or mooring facility clean and free of brush, weeds and debris. All pertinent facilities shall be operated in a safe manner and all reasonable precautions for the safety of the public shall be observed. No buildings, fences or other structures shall be placed on the site. Any failure on the part of the holder of a permit to observe any of the provisions of this section shall be grounds for the cancellation of the permit by the city manager. [Ord. 120 § 1.08].
6.08.090 Violations – Penalties.
Any person who has violated any provision of this chapter shall have committed a civil infraction subject to a civil penalty as set forth in RMC 10.02.050(E).
Provided, if the same violator has been found to have committed an infraction violation for the same or similar conduct two separate times, with the violations occurring at the same location and involving the same or similar sections of the Richland Municipal Code or other similar codes, the third or subsequent violation shall constitute a misdemeanor, punishable as provided in RMC 1.30.010 for criminal offenses.
For any violation of a continuing nature, each day’s violation shall be considered a separate offense and shall subject the offender to the above penalties for each offense. [Ord. 120 § 1.09; Ord. 17-84; Ord. 06-10 § 1.12].