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The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Anchoring means to secure a vessel temporarily to the bottom of a waterbody by dropping an anchor or anchors or other ground tackle from a vessel.
Channel means any water areas reserved for unobstructed movement of vessels.
Commission means the harbor management commission.
Fairway means any locally designated and/or maintained water areas reserved for unobstructed movement of vessels.
Harbor management commission means the commission established or designated in accordance with the ordinances to carry out the responsibilities associated with the development, oversight and administration of municipal harbor programs.
Harbormaster means an official appointed in accordance with this chapter to carry out the provisions of this article.
Launching ramp means any manmade or natural facility used for the launching and retrieval of boats (§ 300.4. R.I. Coastal Resources Management Program).
Marina means and includes any dock, pier, wharf, float, floating business or combination of such facilities that service five or more recreational boats as a commercial enterprise or in association with a club (§ 300.4 R.I. Coastal Resources Management Program).
Moor means to permanently secure a vessel to the bottom of a water body by the use of mooring tackle.
Mooring means a place where buoyant vessels are permanently secured to the bottom of a water body by mooring tackle and by permit from the municipality.
Mooring tackle means the hardware used to secure a vessel at a mooring and which is kept in place seasonally.
Nonresident means any individual, business, or corporation which does not meet the definition of "resident."
Qualified inspector means any person or business approved as an inspector of tackle by the harbor management commission and the harbormaster.
Resident means any full-time inhabitant, taxpayer, or nonprofit organization of the city.
Right-of-way means an easement or right to pass and repass across a parcel.
Transient anchorage means any area reserved and designated on the city harbor management plan: 1992, as amended from time to time, for the exclusive short-term use of commercial and recreational vessels and any vessels seeking emergency shelter.
Vessels means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. Specifically excluded by this definition are floating homes.
(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 13-77; Ch. 199, § I, 2-19-02)
Cross reference— Definitions generally, § 1-2.