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Gulfport |
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Code of Ordinances |
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Chapter 2. BOATS, DOCKS, WATERWAYS AND BEACHES |
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Article III. BERT JONES YACHT BASIN GENERALLY |
§ 2-80. Charges for using the marina.
The rates and charges set forth herein are to be paid to the city for the use of the marina's dockage facilities and/or its services without regard to the time the vessel is actually docked in a slip.
(1)
Permanent tenant.
a.
The monthly slip rent for permanent dockage is due and payable monthly in advance and is established, for all vessels except charter boats, as five dollars and fifty cents ($5.50) per linear foot of the vessel based on its length overall (LOA) as contained in documentation concerning the vessel issued by the USCG or the State of Mississippi. The monthly slip rent for charter boats, as such term is defined herein, shall be three dollars ($3.00) per linear foot of the vessel based on its length overall (LOA) as contained in documentation concerning the vessel issued by the USCG or the State of Mississippi.
b.
A flat rate electricity charge will be charged to each rented slip, based on the length of the vessel, as follows:
1.
Vessels twenty-five (25) feet and under ..... $15.00 per month.
2.
Vessels twenty-six (26) to forty (40) feet ..... $25.00 per month.
3.
Vessels forty-one (41) feet to sixty (60) feet ..... $45.00 per month.
4.
Vessels sixty-one (61) feet to sixty-four (64) feet ..... $85.00 per month.
5.
Vessels sixty-five (65) feet and over ..... $100.00 per month
6.
100A service, single phase ..... $10.00 per day, per drop
7.
100A service, three phase ..... $20.00 per day, per drop
The electricity fee shall be paid monthly, semi-annually, or annually in advance in conjunction with the slip rent.
c.
A fifteen dollar ($15.00) environmental fee shall be charged monthly to each permanently rented slip for the purpose of providing potable water, pump-out service, dock lighting, garbage disposal, dock carts, dock boxes, and systems maintenance. The environmental fee shall be paid monthly, semi-annually, or annually in advance in conjunction with the slip rent.
d.
Should a marina tenant own two (2) or more vessels and dock the same at slips in the marina, the rental rate shall be: 2 nd boat - $5.00 per linear foot; 3 rd (or greater) boat - $4.75 per linear foot, with the larger/est vessel being charged the lesser rate and the smaller/est vessel being charged the greater rate.
e.
Marina tenants paying slip rent on a semi-annual basis (every six (6) months) shall receive a five (5) percent discount on slip rent if the slip rent is prepaid in full at the commencement of the marina tenant's vessel dockage agreement or renewal thereof. Marina tenants paying slip rent on an annual basis (every twelve (12) months) shall receive a five (5) percent discount on slip rent, electricity, and environmental fees if all such fees and rent are prepaid in full at the beginning of the marina tenant's vessel dockage agreement or renewal thereof. Dockage fees for vessels berthed at the semi-annual or annual rate, but do not stay the entire six (6) or twelve (12) months, as applicable, will be charged and pro-rated at the normal monthly fee in place and retroactive to the original date on which the vessel dockage agreement was executed and billed or reimbursed accordingly.
f.
No slips shall be rented for a period of less than two (2) months except as provided elsewhere in this section.
g.
A permanent marina tenant may live aboard his vessel provided that a two hundred dollars ($200.00) monthly live aboard charge (which is in addition to the slip rent) and the first two (2) months of the slip rent, the environmental fee and electricity charge are paid in advance. The payments required under this paragraph are non-refundable.
(1)
Transient tenant .
a.
Transient dockage is defined as vessels that will be berthed in the marina for no more than two (2) consecutive months. Transient rates, payable in advance, are all inclusive and are based on daily or discounted rates as follows:
1.
Daily rate is one dollar ($1.00) per foot per day.
2.
No discounts are offered for the first seven (7) days.
3.
Fifteen (15) percent discount off the daily rate for stays of eight (8) to fourteen (14) days.
4.
Twenty-five (25) percent discount off the daily rate for stays of fifteen (15) to thirty (30) days.
5.
Initial contract expires at the 30-day mark.
6.
A subsequent contract may be implemented for days thirty-one (31) to sixty (60), but starting over as on day one (1).
b.
Successive two (2) month transient dockage periods are allowed so long as no fewer than ten (10) calendar days shall lapse between the transient dockage periods
c.
A transient marina tenant may stay onboard his vessels for no more than two (2) months and must be paying the transient rate while doing so and as set forth herein.
d.
All transient slip rentals are to be paid in advance, upon arrival, to the marina staff member on duty.
e.
A transient marina tenant may stay onboard his vessels for no more than two (2) months but must pay the transient rate while doing so and as set forth herein.
(3)
General .
a.
Unless the rented slip is located in an area designated for commercial operation, no marina tenant may use their slip for the purpose of conducting business or boarding/unboarding paying passengers within or from the rented slip.
b.
At its discretion and upon forty-eight (48) hours' notice to the marina tenant, the city reserves the right to use rented but otherwise empty slips on an as-needed basis.
c.
Tax exempt rate: Subject to a finding of commensurate public benefit by the city council, the monthly slip rent for permanent dockage for a vessel with an LOA of one hundred (100) feet or greater and owned by a tax exempt organization which is dedicated to a health related mission is due and payable monthly in advance and is established as three dollars ($3.00) per linear foot of the vessel based on its length overall (LOA) as contained in documentation concerning the vessel issued by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) or the State of Mississippi. The tax exempt organization shall also pay the electricity charge and environmental fee as set forth in paragraph (1)b. and (1)c. respectively. To qualify for the tax exempt rate set forth herein, an organization must present to the harbor master proof and/or documentation from the Internal Revenue Service that it is, in fact, a tax exempt entity under the applicable statutes and regulations of the Internal Revenue Service (i.e., a 501(c) entity). Should the organization lose its tax exempt status, it is no longer eligible for the reduced slip rent set forth herein. Vessels with an LOA less than one hundred (100) feet do not qualify for the rate set forth in the paragraph.
(Code 1963, § 7-17; Ord No 1885 § 1, 9-18-90; Ord. No. 1890, § 1, 2-19-91; Ord. No. 2308, §§ 1, 2, 12-19-01; Ord. No. 2719, § 7, 5-3-11; Ord. No. 2722, § 2, 6-21-11; Ord. No. 2857, § 2(Exh. A), 6-7-16 ; Ord. No. 2925, § 2, 11-7-17 ; Ord. No. 2982, § 3, 1-8-19 )