Nighttime kayak operator asks council for overnight trailer storage at Lighthouse Lakes; council to discuss on future agenda

A Texas company that operates guided nighttime kayak tours asked the Aransas Pass City Council to consider a permitting exception allowing one of its kayak trailers to remain parked overnight at the Lighthouse kayak launch.

Zach (identified in the record as founder of Glo Row and a Visit Corpus Christi board member) told the council his company operates solar‑powered trailers for nighttime kayak tours, said trailers are covered by liability insurance and can be evacuated quickly in severe weather, and proposed a $100 monthly storage fee payable to the city if the council would permit overnight parking at the launch. He said staging directly at the Lighthouse launch would improve safety and efficiency for night tours, reduce wear on the launch from repeated late‑night entries, and that Glo Row follows a leave‑no‑trace policy and exceeds federal and state safety standards for watercraft operations.

Council members responded that the request would need formal review and said staff would place the item on a future agenda so the council could discuss permitting, insurance and site logistics. Members of the public, including Hector Rios, urged the council to consider the proposal and to promote paddling and related tourism in Aransas Pass.

Outcome: Council directed staff to add the request to a future agenda for detailed review and formal consideration.