Little Ferry City Zoning Code
§ 35-117.14
General Regulation.
[1982 Code § 134-17N]
In order to prevent disease and thereby protect the public health for those using the territorial waters of the Borough of Little Ferry, the following rules and regulations concerning the use of such waters are hereby adopted:
a.
Prior to March of each calendar year, qualified marinas that rent live-aboard dock space shall apply for a permit in the office of the Construction Official of the Borough of Little Ferry, which office shall approve or deny such an application within ten (10) business days.
1.
The permit application shall include two (2) site plans showing all docks and buildings, marking the location of those docks to be used by live-aboard boats.
2.
The applicant shall indicate and prove to the satisfaction of the Construction Official that the grounds of the marina are in a neat and orderly condition, free of trash, refuse and all debris and flammable materials and operated in a safe and orderly fashion.
3.
The applicant shall show a proper amount of parking spaces, one (1) for each slip, plus ingress and egress of docks and parking area for the public to the nearest public way; the parking area shall be free and clear of any and all debris, garbage, trash or any other refuse of any nature or kind, and the parking spaces shall comply with all Borough ordinances.
4.
The site plan shall note the location of rest rooms and showers in the marina.
5.
The application for site plan shall include the names of the owner or person in charge, as well as emergency phone numbers, business hours and the business phone number of the person in charge.
6.
The showers and rest rooms shall be provided by the marina owner twenty-four (24) hours per day and shall be connected to the Borough of Little Ferry sewer system and be within the confines of the subject marina.
7.
Docks to be used by live-aboards shall be in a safe structural condition and shall be free of all hazards from risks of fire or danger to life and safety.
b.
The dumping of garbage, food waste, offal, sewerage materials or any other waste into the waters is hereby prohibited.
c.
In order to assist in the enforcement of the provision of paragraph a of this subsection with respect to certain utilization made of the waters of the Borough of Little Ferry, it is hereby declared that no person shall live aboard any vessel within the territorial waters of the Borough of Little Ferry except as provided herein:
1.
A person may live aboard any vessel, provided that the vessel is moored or harbored at one (1) of the existing licensed marinas.
2.
The restriction upon the period of time for such a live-aboard shall be from April 1 to December 15 of each calendar year, and only forty (40%) percent of the slips in any of the marinas currently existing in the borough may be utilized for such vessels for living aboard.