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Depoe Bay council adopts revised harbor ordinance; approves related harbor actions
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 356-25 (repealing Ordinance 340-23) with an emergency clause and approved related harbor business including a draft lease renewal, discussion of self-fueling permits and potential dock storage fees, and modular restroom plans.
The Depoe Bay City Council adopted Ordinance 356-25 — repealing and replacing Ordinance 340-23 (Chapter 92) — and approved related harbor items after an extended discussion about fuel procedures, crab-pot storage, dock fees and shore-side facilities. Council included an emergency provision making the ordinance effective immediately upon passage.
The ordinance updates harbor rules including a permitting approach for vessel self-fueling, new language limiting when crab pots may remain on docks, and administrative steps to document fuel transfers. City staff told the council the goal of the permit is to document who is fueling, confirm insurance and spill-prevention training, and record amounts transferred; staff said the requirement comes from insurance recommendations. “Our insurance agent has recommended that we put steps in a process to allow this to happen and make sure training on spill prevention and control has been addressed,” a city staff member explained during the discussion.
The council also debated specific wording related to crab-pot storage.…
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