Government
Liveaboards on marinas required to comply with new permits, inspections
What it means
The ordinance goes into e ect 30 days after it is passed, according to city documents. Violating the new ordinance could result in nes, permit revocation or even misdemeanor charges, according to city documents.
Liveaboards at League City marinas must comply with new permits and inspections or risk nes after League City City Council approved the ordinance in a 7-1 vote Dec. 16. Residents must obtain a liveaboard permit from the city and pay an annual fee of $150. The ordinance also increases the city’s authority to remove vessels that are deemed abandoned or derelict, city documents note. Liveaboard resident Michael Sample said many liveaboards live on their boats for their love of the water. “We could go buy a house, we could go live in an apartment, but we choose to be liveaboards because we live on the water, and that is our passion,” he said. “If you do this, you’re infringing on our passion.”
The permit application requires the following:
Proof of a Coast Guard or certi ed marine safety inspection within 60 days of application
Marinas in League City
CLEAR LAKE
SOUTH SHORE BLVD.
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South Shore Harbor Marina JMK5 Marina
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TWIN OAKS BLVD.
Written consent for the city to perform a criminal background check
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Liability insurance and 24-hour emergency towing, unless waived
“We are trying to go the right direction and getting these things livable and getting
An onboard daily log documenting occupancy, sanitation and safety or wastewater issues
these things sanitary and getting them safe.” NICK LONG, LEAGUE CITY MAYOR
SOURCE: LEAGUE CITY COMMUNITY IMPACT
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