a.No person shall remove or cause to be removed from the Harbor any vessel upon which fees and charges are in arrears until charges are paid in full or the vessel is released by the Harbormaster.

b.Any vessel which has any fees or charges that remain unpaid for a period in excess of 90 days may be impounded by the Harbormaster. To impound any vessel, the Harbormaster may relocate or secure to prevent the vessel from leaving that location until such time as all fees or charges are paid in full, including the impound fees, past due charges, penalties, interest, legal fees and charges accruing for berthing, storage or maintenance of the vessel during impoundment at the direction of the Harbormaster. The Harbormaster may authorize the vessel to be removed from the water, stored, and/or moved to more appropriate facilities for security of the vessel or convenience during such impoundment period. After being impounded for 60 days the vessel may be destroyed or sold at public auction in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 2, Division 3 of the Harbors and Navigation Code. For federally documented vessels, Federal Maritime Law shall apply. Should the vessel have no evidence of state or federal registration, and in the circumstance that the City does not guarantee title to the vessel upon sale, the City may utilize City Code sections for the disposal of abandoned property.

c.All fees and charges incurred on behalf of the vessel shall continue to be associated with the vessel and/or the vessel's owner and/or operator at the time charges were incurred until paid in full regardless of changes of ownership or operator of the vessel.

d.Any individual who, or vessel which, has incurred fees or charges to the City which shall remain unpaid for a period in excess of 90 days may be denied future use of any City Harbor facilities.

e.While the vessel is impounded, the vessel owner may not board or use the vessel in any way, except as specially authorized by the Harbormaster. (Ord. 3548 § 2, 2016)