2025-59 Amending Section 12.28.200, entitled, “Fees and fines”

AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF TITLE TWELVE OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, REVISION OF 1994, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED, "CITY HARBOR."

BE IT ORDAINED by the City of Newport:

SECTION 1. Chapter 12.28 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Newport, Revision of 1994, as amended, entitled "City Harbor" is hereby further amended as follows:

12.28.200. - Fees and fines.

A. Fees. Fees are nonrefundable. Minimum fees are based on a two hundred fifty (250) pound weight.

1. New Mooring Permit Application Fee: Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) (to be applied to the first year permit fee once a mooring has been assigned).

2. Mooring Waiting List Annual Renewal Fee: Ten dollars ($10.00).

3. Newport Harbor Private Mooring Permit Annual Fee:
a. Resident: Sixty-three cents ($.63) per pound of required mooring weight, but not less than one hundred fifty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($157.50).
b. Nonresident): One dollar and twenty-seven cents ($1.27) One dollar and forty six cents ($1.46) per pound of required mooring weight, but not less than three hundred seventeen dollars ($317.00) four hundred dollars ($400).

4. Newport Harbor Rental Mooring Permit Annual Fee: One dollar and sixty-one cents ($1.61) One dollar seventy seven cents ($1.77) per pound of required mooring weight, but not less than four hundred two dollars ($402.00) four hundred forty-two dollars and fifty cents ($442.50).

5. South Shore Coastal Area Mooring Permit Annual Fee: One-half of the Newport Harbor private mooring permit annual fee.

6. Seasonal Dry Storage Annual (April 1 through November 30 or part thereof) Fee:
a. Resident

b. Nonresident: Sixty dollars ($60.00).

7. Sail Newport Mooring Permit Annual Fee: Equal to the resident Newport Harbor private mooring permit annual fee.

8. Stone Pier Dinghy Dock and West Extension Dinghy Dock Annual Fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for all overnight users, residents and mooring permit holders.

9. Sail Newport Mooring Permit Annual Fee: Equal to the resident Newport Harbor private mooring permit annual fee.

B. Fines and Penalties.

1. Derelict, abandoned, or wrecked vessel, failure to remove the vessel within forty-eight (48) hours of notice from the harbormaster-A daily fine not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00) per day.

2. Any person violating the provisions and requirements of this chapter may be subject to prosecution before the Newport municipal court and fined an amount within the jurisdiction of said court.

3. Any person violating the provisions and requirements of this chapter may also be subject to the

SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

IN COUNCIL
READ AND PASSED
JULY 23, 2025

Laura C. Swistak, CMC
City Clerk