Chapter 26 - City of Punta Gorda

Section 8.6. Live-Aboard Boats, Houseboats, and Other Watercraft
Living aboard is prohibited in any district except as provided in the MP zoning
district or within a marina approved by the City Council in accordance with the
following procedures and standards. All applications for approval of live-aboard
marinas shall be filed with the Urban Design Manager in a form prescribed by the
Manager, accompanied by such plans and specifications as he may require. If upon
preliminary examination of the application the Manager finds that the proposed marina
will meet all the requirements of this Ordinance, he shall forward the plans to the
Development Review Committee for their approval so that the City Clerk shall cause
the matter of approval to be set for public hearings by the Planning Commission and
the City Council and shall advertise notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation
within the City not less than 15 days before the date set for public hearings by the
Planning Commission and 30 days for the City Council.
(a) Upon the holding of such hearings, such use may be allowed if it is determined
that the use as proposed will meet all the standards hereinafter set forth and it
is also found that:
(1) The use will not be detrimental to surrounding properties.
(2) The use is suitable in its proposed location.
(3) The use will not operate to the detriment of the transportation system
upon consideration of access control, traffic generation and road
capacities.
(4) The use will not result in any economic burdens on the public or
demands on utilities, community facilities and public services.
(5) The use complies with the comprehensive plan for the City.
(6) The use will not be detrimental to the safety, health, morals or general
welfare of the public.
(b) No marina shall be approved for live-aboard use unless it provides:
(1) An adequate, safe and potable supply of water shall be provided in
compliance with Chapter 17-22, Water Supplies, Florida Administrative
Code. Whenever a municipal or public water supply is available to the
marina, such water supply shall be used. At least one service connection
shall be provided for each slip, consisting of at least a water hydrant and
the necessary appurtenances, protected against the hazards of backflow
and siphonage.
(2) Not less than the following toilet and bathing facilities contained in
central units for men and women shall be provided in addition to those
required for employees. For women: one toilet seat for each 15 women or
fraction thereof; one lavatory for each 20 women or fraction thereof; one
shower bath for each twenty 20 women or fraction thereof. For men: One
toilet seat for each 20 men or fraction thereof; one urinal for each 25
men or fraction thereof; one lavatory for each 20 men or fraction thereof;
one shower bath for each 20 men or fraction thereof. All must be
maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times. Sinks, urinals
and toilets, as well as floors, must be washed with a suitable cleaning
agent each day. The number of men and women shall be estimated on
the basis of 3 persons to each slip, the total population to be considered
equally divided as to men and women.
(3) An adequate and safe method of sewage collection, treatment and
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