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Council approves first reading of ordinance tightening rules for docking and beaching at city parks
Summary
Tega Cay City Council voted unanimously to introduce an ordinance amending Chapter 38 to prohibit overnight docking, limit beaching at swim areas and ban commercial passenger/cargo activity at city parks, after discussion about enforcement and overlaps with state law.
Tega Cay City Council voted unanimously on March 17 to introduce (first reading) an ordinance amending Chapter 38 of the city code to restrict docking and beaching of motorized watercraft at city parks, including language aimed at overnight docking and use of city parks for compensated passenger or cargo transport.
The measure, introduced at council’s meeting after a planning commission recommendation, is intended to clarify park rules at swim beaches and launch sites and to give staff an enforcement mechanism for recurring issues observed last season at Pickern and Windjammer parks. City Manager Charlie Funderburk described the recurring activity that prompted the change and said staff had seen boats left tied at park areas “where the gentleman leaves his boat there overnight, all day long … so it becomes more of a private dock.”
Why it matters: Council members said the change responds to safety concerns at swim beaches,…
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