§ 405-4. Slip application; waiting list; fees.


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  • A. 
    Individuals desiring to lease dock space at any Town-owned marina must make application in writing to the Harbormaster's Department. All vacancies occurring in dock space shall be filled from the established waiting list. A waiting list for dock space has been established and is maintained indefinitely. Applicants for dock space have been recorded in chronological order, and the awarding of dock space shall follow this order. In order for an applicant to maintain his/her status on the list, he/she must notify the Harbormaster's office in writing between January 1 and March 15 of each year of his/her desire to remain on the list. A nonrefundable initiation fee of $15 for Town of Barnstable residents and a fee of $25 for nonresidents must accompany the applicant's request to be placed on the waiting list. An annual, nonrefundable maintenance fee of $5 for residents, and a fee of $10 for nonresidents must accompany the applicant's request to remain on the waiting list. For the purpose of these regulations, a taxpaying real estate owner shall be considered a resident as well. All fees collected on behalf of the applicant shall be applied to the first year's dockage. Failure to comply with the above will result in the removal of the applicant's name from the list and all fees will be forfeited.
    B. 
    Effective May 15, 1994, no additional applications will be accepted for the waiting list. A moratorium shall be in effect until the present waiting list has been diminished and all applicants have either been awarded a dock or have been removed from the list for failure to perform. From that time forth, the waiting list shall be filled through a lottery system, open to all, and placement upon the list shall be in the order by which the name of the applicant was drawn. The Town, at its discretion, shall determine the number of applicants to be placed upon the waiting list. All applicants, upon their selection through the lottery system, shall be subject to the fee system as above, and all other rules and regulations as they pertain to this document. When an appropriate slip becomes available, the Harbormaster will notify the applicant of the vacancy, and the applicant shall have first right of refusal on leasing the slip. Should the applicant not accept the offer of the slip, the applicant may waive that slip but elect to remain on the top of the wait list for the next available slip. The vacant slip shall then be offered to the next eligible applicant until the vacancy is filled. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to notify the Harbormaster's Office of any change in the address or phone number or any other significant changes to the application.