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A. From October 15th to April 1st it shall be unlawful to live aboard vessels moored in the borough port and harbor facilities except on a transient moorage basis for periods of two weeks or less. Commercial vessels actively engaged in related trade are exempt with the harbormaster’s approval.

B. At no time of year shall a watercraft, used as a combination domicile and pleasure or commercial vessel, be permitted in borough port and harbor facilities unless such vessel meets the following criteria:

1. Vessel is capable of getting underway at all times.

2. Vessel meets all U.S. Coast Guard requirements for safe navigation on the water.

3. Vessel has on board an operating Type II or Type III marine sanitation device. Discharges from these devices within borough port and harbor facilities are prohibited, except when using pump-out equipment connected to the borough sewer system.

4. The vessel occupant(s) are owners, and/or signers, of the moorage agreement. The agreement is a license, not a rental agreement. Therefore, no rental rights can be presumed. Transient vessels which use the borough port and harbor facilities for two weeks or less are exempted from this subsection. Vessel does not have any animals living aboard.

C. Owners of vessels used for live-aboard purposes shall be assessed for increased usage of borough port and harbor facilities in addition to paying moorage fees in accordance with HBC 16.16.080 through 16.16.100.

D. Occupants of live-aboard vessels shall not park more than one vehicle per vessel within the borough port and harbor facilities areas at any one time. During periods of snow accumulation, the owners of such vehicles shall park vehicles as directed by the harbormaster to facilitate snow removal. Failure to follow direction of the harbormaster may result in removal of the vehicle at the owner’s expense. (Ord. 12-01-281 § 4)