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It shall be the policy of the city that: (1)
The public has the right to use the city's waters and that the city has the right to regulate the waters' use;
(2)
The right of access to the shoreline shall be open and available to all on equal terms;
(3)
Riparian landowners shall be given due consideration in the establishment of new moorings, docks or slip placements;
(4)
Moorings in the city's waters require a permit issued by the city;
(5)
Moorings shall be distributed on a fair and equal basis in federally maintained mooring areas. Priority shall be given to residents in non-federally maintained mooring areas;
(6)
In order to achieve an equitable balance between private and public use of the water resource within type 3 waters, the city promotes a balance of private and public access. The city recognizes the role of marinas as providing public access through private enterprise while reserving for public use federally maintained anchorages;
(7)
Moorings shall not be sold or transferred by an individual;
(8)
Pleasure boating and commercial fishing are a valuable resource for the city;
(9)
The maintenance or upgrading of present water quality designations is essential for the continuation of the commercial fishing and pleasure boating industries;
(10)
Every effort will be made to maintain or upgrade the present water quality designations assigned by the state;
(11)
No discharge of sanitary waste into the waters of the city shall be permitted;
(12)
The use of the water shall be balanced so that its environmental quality is protected;
(13)
The enjoyment of the waters of the city through all types of recreational activity is encouraged;
(14)
The various recreational activities shall be managed by the department of parks and recreation so as to minimize their impact on each other;
(15)
A balance between the demands of the fishing industry and the boating industry must be developed;
(16)
Commercial fishing and shellfishing is a valuable component of the city economy and must be protected and encouraged to grow; and
(17)
Activities of mutual concern will be coordinated with the towns of North Kingstown and East Greenwich and the City of Cranston.
(Code 1971, § 9-2; Ord. No. O-99-17, § I, 4-12-99)