DIVISION 6. - FEES AND PENALTIES
Part of the Code of Ordinances of East Providence, RI.
The text
Sec. 13-141. - Fees.#
No permit shall be issued until payment of the appropriate fees are made to the city. All such fees are nonrefundable. These fees shall be set annually by the harbormaster and police chief, and shall be approved as part of the harbormaster's budget submitted to the city council. At no time shall the fee collected from a mooring permit applicant be different for residents and nonresidents. (1)
The mooring permit fee shall not be less than $200.00. The permit fee for persons mooring to city-owned tackle or floating docks shall be a minimum of two times the permit fee plus the application fee each year. The permit fee for industrial equipment such as tug boats, barges, scows and cranes shall be a minimum four times the permit fee plus the application fee each year. Any vessel or structure that requires more than one anchor shall pay a permit fee per anchor or mooring.
(2)
All persons applying for a new mooring permit shall be assessed an application fee of $100.00.
(3)
All persons wishing to be placed on the new mooring waiting list (ref. section 13-79, exhibit 9), shall pay a one-time fee of $100.00 in addition to the $100.00 application fee.
(4)
All current permit holders applying for relocation shall be assessed a fee of $100.00 in addition to the $100.00 application fee.
(5)
All persons requesting an inspection of mooring tackle by the harbormaster shall be assessed a fee of $400.00.
(6)
In addition to established fees, a fee of $50.00 will be assessed to any applicant for a check returned to the city without payment because of insufficient funds.
(7)
All persons who sell the vessel which they were previously permitted to moor shall submit a new permit mooring application along with a copy of the RI boat registration for the new vessel. A new permit may or may not be approved by the harbormaster after review of the new vessel's length and draft.
(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 13-100.11; Ch. 466, § I, 3-3-98; Ch. 199, § XV, 2-19-02; Ch. 278, § X, 9-2-03; Ch. 313, § IV, 8-10-04; Ch. 374, § IV, 12-6-05; Ch. 405, § IX, 10-3-06; Ch. 507, § XVI, 7-20-10; Ch. 556-C, 5-31-13)
Sec. 13-142. - Penalties.#
(a)
If a vessel, mooring, or anchored vessel is found to be in violation of any provision of this article and the owner or operator is not present, the harbormaster may issue a warning that lists the violation(s) (ref. section 13-78, exhibit 6). The owner of the vessel, mooring, or anchored vessel must respond to this warning within the number of days from the date the warning was issued, that is specified on the warning (a minimum of three days). Failure to respond to a warning issued by the harbormaster within the specified amount of time from the date issued, shall result in additional penalties and fines as provided for in this article. If the owner or operator is present then he/she shall remove the vessel immediately or correct the violation upon order of the harbormaster or his assistant or designee.
(b)
Penalties:
(1)
13-87 Reckless boat operation: $400.00—$4,000.00.
(2)
13-86 Speeding: $200.00—400.00.
(3)
13-86 Leaving a wake: $200.00—400.00.
(4)
13-96 Abandoned structure or vessel: $1,000.00 each week until removed.
(5)
13-116(a) Mooring not designated by harbormaster: $400.00.
(6)
13-116(a) Anchorage not designated by harbormaster: $400.00.
(7)
13-101 Refusal to move or stop on oral command of harbormaster: $200.00.
(8)
13-98 Failure to carry and/or use required equipment: $200.00.
(9)
13-98 Failure to carry a certificate of boating safety education or any license issued by the state for operation of a personal water craft (PWC), while operating a PWC in waters of the city: $200.00.
(10)
13-98 Failure to carry a certificate of boating safety education or any license issued by the state to operation of a vessel powered by a motor of ten HP or more, while operating such a vessel in waters of the city and born on or after January 1, 1986: $200.00.
(11)
13-124 Failure to get mooring tackle inspected by August 1 of the calendar year that a warning and/or notice regarding the mooring tackle inspection expiration is received: $200.00.
(12)
13-92(b) Failure to display an approved "no discharge certificate decal" in a prominent position on a vessel required to display such a decal: $200.00.
(13)
13-99 Blocking, barricading, or impeding use of or access to designated public right-of-way: $200.00—2,000.00 each week until the violation is corrected.
(14)
13-89 Obstructing a channel/fairway: $200.00 each week until removed.
(15)
13-90 Swimming in a channel/fairway: $200.00.
(16)
13-91 Fishing pot or traps in channel/fairway or mooring field: $200.00.
(17)
13-92 Waste discharge or no MSD decal: $200.00.
(18)
13-93 Debris discharge or dumping: $400.00—4,000.00 per day until cleaned.
(19)
13-94 Vessels towed by harbormaster: $1,000.00.
(20)
13-95 Rafting prohibited: $200.00 each day until removed.
(21)
13-102, 13-103, 13-104 Gasoline motor operation: $200.00.
(22)
13-105 Mooring or securing to city aid-to-navigation: $200.00.
(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 13-100.12; Ch. 278, § XI, 9-2-03; Ch. 313, § V, 8-10-04; Ch. 374, § V, 12-6-05; Ch. 405, § X, 10-3-06; Ch. 507, § XVII, 7-20-10; Ch. 556-C, 5-31-13)