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City to consider 30‑day overnight anchoring limit under new state law; Marine Patrol to lead enforcement
Summary
Staff proposed an ordinance under House Bill 481 to limit overnight anchoring to 30 days in any six‑month period, citywide with exceptions; Marine Patrol will educate owners and cite vessels remaining past limits.
Marco Aguilera, the city’s chief waterways officer, briefed commissioners on a draft anchoring ordinance aligned with House Bill 481. Aguilera said the state statute authorizes municipalities in counties with populations over 1.5 million to regulate anchoring and that the proposed local rule would restrict overnight anchoring to 30 days during any six‑month period. “This ordinance would allow any 30 days, does not have to be…
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