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Mound City Code 437.00
437.01
Subd. 6. Watercraft to be Designated.
The holder of a dock license shall not permit or allow an undesignated watercraft to be moored or parked at a city dock/slip site. Watercraft that are moored, parked or allowed to be parked at a city dock/slip site must be designated on the dock license application. The applicant must provide the City with proof of watercraft license in the form of a copy of the current DNR Watercraft License or recently applied for Watercraft License for each watercraft, at the time of application. This license must verify that the watercraft is in the name of the site holder at a City of Mound address. If a different watercraft is to be moored or parked at a licensed dock, it must be designated by supplying the same proof of watercraft license to the City before parking or mooring the watercraft at the dock/slip site. Parking or mooring of a non-designated watercraft at a City dock site will result in the imposition of a civil penalty against the holder of the dock license as established in accordance with the provisions of Section 500 of the City Code. Failure to pay the civil penalty within ten days of imposition is a misdemeanor and will result in enforcement under Subsection 437.20. (ORD. 10-2001, 12/8/01) (ORD. 17-2005, 12/4/05)
437.03 Registration – Watercraft
Subd. 1. Definitions.
A). Primary Watercraft: First watercraft listed on Dock License Application.
B). Secondary Watercraft: All additional watercraft listed on Dock License Application in excess of Primary Watercraft.
Subd. 2. Registration Required. Except as provided in section 437.10 subd. 12, the holder of a Dock License shall obtain a watercraft registration before parking or mooring any watercraft at the licensed dock. The holder of a dock license shall not keep more than one designated Primary Watercraft at the Licensed Dock. Secondary Watercraft to be moored at the licensed dock must first be registered with the City of Mound Dock Program.
Subd. 3. Declaration of Watercraft. At the time of submitting the annual Dock License Application, the applicant will also register all watercraft that the applicant intends to park or moor at the licensed dock. Required information for all registered watercraft shall be pursuant to 437.01 Subd. 6.
Subd. 4. Registration, Term, Transferability. All watercraft registrations shall be for the same term as the Dock License. If a registered watercraft is removed from the city dock program, the holder of the licensed dock may substitute a replacement watercraft upon payment of the additional fee provided in Subd. 6 of this section.
Subd. 5. Failure to Obtain Watercraft Registration. The holder of a Dock License shall not permit or allow any unregistered watercraft to be parked or moored at the licensed dock, except as provided in section 437.10 Subd. 12. Parking or mooring of an unregistered watercraft will result in the imposition of a civil penalty against the Dock License holder as established in accordance with the provisions of Section 500 of the City Code. The civil penalty will be forgiven if the dock license holder registers the watercraft within 5 business days. If, after such 5 day period, the watercraft is not registered and the watercraft is still moored at the licensed dock the Dock Administration will recommend to the City Manager that the Dock License and any watercraft registrations issued for all watercraft parked or moored at that dock be revoked for the balance of the Dock License year, and that the holder not be eligible to apply for a Dock License for the next following license year. Additionally, no new dock license will be issued following such revocation until all unpaid civil penalties and any delinquent dock program related fees or penalties have been paid in full.
The holder may appeal the notice to the City Manager at any time within 10 days of the date of receipt by serving a written notice of appeal on the City Clerk. Upon such notice of appeal, the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee will conduct a hearing on the matter at a date and time reasonably convenient to the holder, but in no event later than 20 days following the date the notice of appeal is served on the City Clerk. If following the hearing, the City Manager, or
designee, finds that the holder was in violation of the provisions of this section regarding the registering of watercraft parked or moored at Licensed Docks, the City Manager or designate may revoke the Dock License of the holder for the current license year, and may disqualify the holder from applying for or receiving a Dock License for the next following license year.
Subd. 6. Other Preconditions to Registration. In addition to payment of the annual watercraft registration fee imposed pursuant to Section 500 of the City Code, the watercraft registration will not be issued until any additional fee required by the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District has been paid in full.
437.05
Subd. 3. Two Residents may Share a Dock Subject to the Conditions Contained Herein. Where dock permits are shared and issued to two residents entitled to permits of the first and second priority, then the following conditions shall apply:
A). Beginning December 31, 2003, a new Share must have been on the waiting list for at least one year before being eligible to be a Share. (ORD. 09-2003, 9/21/03)
Subd.4. No dock license shall be issued to any applicant with past due property taxes, specials assessments, civil penalties related to Dock Program, and any other delinquent fees or penalties related to the Dock Program, municipal utility fees, including but not limited to water and sewer bills, and penalties and interest thereon. If said past obligations are not paid by April 15th of license year, all dock/slip rights will be revoked immediately. (Effective 04/09/2006)
437.12 Regulations for City of Mound Owned Multiple Slip Docks.
Subd. 1. Watercraft Registration Required on City of Mound Owned MultipleSlip Docks.
A watercraft must be registered by May 1 of the current boating season for a new/renewal permit to be issued for a City of Mound municipal slip. If a permit is not issued/renewed because of the permit holders failure to register a watercraft as required in this subdivision, the permit holder may appeal in writing to the City Manager within 30 days after the refusal by the City to issue/renew the permit. The appeal must specify any reasons for objecting to the City’s decision and any mitigating circumstances or other facts relating to the permit holders failure to register a boat. The appeal will first be referred to the Dock and Commons Advisory Commission (DCAC) for review and recommendation. Following receipt of the DCAC review and recommendation, the City Council will hear the appeal at a regular meeting and will consider any written or oral information presented by the permit holder, the public, and the City staff. After consideration of such information, the City Council will affirm or reverse the decision not to issue/renew the permit.
Subd. 2. Use Required. The registered watercraft identified to the slip for which the City slip permit was issued must be moored at the slip no later than June 15 of the boating season for which the permit was issued. If inspection by the City Dock Inspector discloses that the permit holder has not complied with this requirement, the City may revoke the permit by written notice to the holder of the permit. The permit holder will forfeit any fees paid to the City for the slip. The holder of the permit may appeal the revocation. Any such appeal must be filed in writing with the City Manager within 10 days after mailing of the City’s notice of revocation. The appeal must specify any reasons for objecting to the City’s decision and any mitigating circumstances or other facts relating to the permit holder’s failure to register a boat. The appeal will first be referred to the Dock and Commons Advisory Commission (DCAC) for review and recommendation.
Following receipt of the DCAC review and recommendation, the City Council will hear the appeal at a regular meeting and will consider any written or oral information presented by the permit holder, the public and the City staff. After consideration of such information, the City Council will affirm or reverse the decision to revoke the permit. If the decision is affirmed, the City may then issue a permit for the slip to the next qualified person on the waiting list entitled to the slip upon payment of the full fee for the permit.
Subd. 3. Exception to Watercraft Registration or Use Requirement. At any time prior to the expiration of the rights to appeal set forth in Subd. 1 and 2, a person may apply for an exception from the May 1 and/or June 15 registration and use provisions by written application to the City Manager stating the facts, circumstances and hardships which would support the requested exception. If the City Manager or City Manager’s designee determines that there are circumstances which would create undue hardships for the permit holder if the May 1 and/or June 15 provisions are strictly enforced, the City Manager or City Manager’s designee may grant an appropriate exception to the permit holder. The exception may be limited to a specific watercraft and may be subject to time limitations or other conditions as may be imposed. The findings of the City Manager or City Manager’s designee will be presented in writing to the Docks and Commons Advisory Commission.
Subd. 4. Voluntary Suspension of Permit. A permit holder, or a person entitled to a new permit, may voluntarily suspend the right to such a permit for one boating season or part thereof by written notice to the City prior to June 15 of the boating season for which the permit is to be issued. The City may sublet the space to the person with the highest priority on the waiting list for that type of space for that boating season, or a specified portion thereof. If such written notice is given prior to June 15 of the boating season in question, the original permit holder will then be entitled to renew the permit for the following year and the person who sublet the space will be returned to the same priority on the waiting list. Any person who is entitled to a permit and who does not comply with the provisions of subdivisions 1 and 2 of this section, and who does not obtain an exception under subdivision 3 of this Section, or does not, before June 15, provide the written notice of voluntary suspension, will lose all rights to the permit and all rights to any priority on the waiting list for that type of space. No person shall be allowed to voluntarily suspend the right to either a new permit or renewal of an existing permit for two consecutive boating seasons. (ORD. 10-2001, 12/8/01)
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