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Council to consider ordinance banning live‑aboard anchoring in Palm Coast canals
Summary
City staff presented a proposed amendment to Chapter 50 that would prohibit anchoring of live‑aboard vessels in Palm Coast canals and other municipal waterways; staff said the change responds to complaints about people living aboard anchored craft in private canals and to public‑safety and sanitary concerns. Council signaled it will bring the
City staff presented a proposed ordinance amending Chapter 50 to prohibit live‑aboard anchoring in Palm Coast’s canals and municipal waterways and to clarify definitions for anchoring, mooring and live‑aboard vessels. The item grew out of resident complaints and staff investigations of an occupied vessel anchored in a private canal; staff said the draft aligns Palm Coast rules with other municipalities and limits dwelling‑type use of vessels in navigational canals.
The draft ordinance defines anchorage (a device attached to a vessel to prevent drifting), mooring (permanent structures that secure vessels) and live‑aboard vessels (a vessel used solely as a…
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