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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)