Chapter 4. Conditions for Limited Specific Uses - City of Palm Coast

F. Prohibited Acts
1. It is prohibited and unlawful for a watercraft to transmit stray electrical
current. Compliance with this requirement will be deemed satisfied when the
electrical resistance is more than 1,000 ohms as measured between the water
adjacent to the watercraft and all of the three (3) alternating current
conductors at the dock end of the shore power cord. This cord, at the time of
measurement, must be connected to the watercraft’s alternating current
terminals. The watercraft’s alternating current circuit shall be switched to
the “on” position and connected as for normal dockside operation.
2. If a watercraft is found by a certified electrical contractor or a certified
marina electrical contractor to be producing stray current, notice shall be
given to the owner and a reasonable amount of time provided to correct the
problem. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the marina owner or operator or the
dockmaster shall have the authority to disconnect the watercraft from shore
power immediately if the level of stray current being produced poses a real
and immediate threat to personal safety or the rapid corrosion of the
watercraft and/or its neighboring watercraft /structures. If the watercraft is
unplugged upon discovery of the stray current, every effort will be made to
promptly notify the watercraft’s owner as to the action taken. The
dockmaster, however, shall assume no liability whatsoever for any losses or
damage suffered from the denial of shore power to a watercraft producing
stray current. If the problem is not corrected in a reasonable amount of time,
the dockmaster will have the right to disconnect the watercraft from shore
power until corrective action is taken. If the licensee reconnects the
watercraft without being fixed, for any other purpose than stray-current
testing, the dockmaster may deny use of shore power. Continued
reconnection to shore power, if the watercraft’s ground fault has not been
corrected, may result in the cancellation of the berth license agreement.
Shore power cords shall be of the three (3) wire type including a functioning
ground wire with insulation types SO, ST or STO and with a wire thickness
in accordance with all applicable building and safety codes. Cords that are
found to be a significant hazard to personal safety shall be unplugged
immediately.
3. It is prohibited and unlawful to carry, store, or transfer either gasoline or
diesel onto any dock of any marina facility, except for less than twenty-five
(25) gallons of premixed outboard motor fuel. All other fueling shall be
accomplished at a marina service station or other appropriate location.
4. It is prohibited and unlawful for an owner, operator, or person in command
of any watercraft to operate or allow such watercraft to be operated within a
marina facility at a speed in excess of posted limits, or in any reckless or
negligent manner. Watercraft operators and owners shall be responsible for
any damage or injury produced by their creation of an excessive wake within
a marina facility.
5. It is prohibited and unlawful to tie up, moor, or operate a watercraft in a
marina facility area in such a manner as will prevent or obstruct the passage
of other watercrafts or voluntarily or carelessly sink any watercraft in any
City of Palm Coast Unified Land Development Code
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Adopted 8-19-08 – Ordinance # 2008-16
Amended 12-15-09 – Ord. # 2009-26; Amended 10-5-2010 – Ord. # 2010-13