§ 168-35. Abandoned, unsafe or unattended vessels on City property.

Vessels moored to City-owned floats, piers, docks, or seawalls, or aground on City beaches or City waterfront property, or abandoned, or in an unsafe condition, partially or completely sunken, or in a position to do damage to City equipment or adjacent legally moored vessels, for which corrective measures have been taken within 24 hours, may, by direction of the Harbormaster, be pumped, or otherwise removed from such City installation, and the actual cost of such pumping and removal and disposal shall be charged to the owner or person in charge of the vessel. Owners need not be notified in advance of pumping or removal of unsafe vessels. If the Harbormaster determines an immediate emergency, the Harbormaster may take action to stop the cause of any pollution emanating from the sunken vessel and may remove or cause the vessel to be removed, without prior notice to the owner of the vessel, and shall recover all costs associated with removal and storage or disposal of the vessel from the owner of the vessel.

Amended 12-10-2002 by Ord. No. 226-2002