FW: Sarasota Mooring Field Construction and Anchoring Ordinance Status

[Ken DeLacy]

Good morning Tony,

 

 I'm cc'ing the Harbor Community Assoc. and others to help get your message out. No doubt this brings with it a bit of concern to those with boats anchored on the bayfront as to when they will be required to relocate their vessels. Can you please provide specifics, if available?
 
Also do you know if the City has a preference as to where the new anchorage will be established by displaced boats?
 
Thanks,
Ken  

 

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Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:10:54 -0400
Subject: Sarasota Mooring Field Construction and Anchoring Ordinance Status

Hi Ken,

This email is to notify everyone that I have had email contact with related to the Sarasota Mooring field and Ordinance of the current status.  If I have inadvertently left someone out please share this information with them.

 

Construction of Mooring Field

1.       The Notice to Proceed for construction was issued on July 16, 2012 to Dock and Marine for the construction of phase I – 35 moorings and they should start bringing pilings and equipment next week.

2.       The staging lease agreement with Dock and Marine is on the south side of the 10^th Street boat ramp.

3.       Information regarding the renting of a ball can be found on the Marina Jack website http://www.marinajacks.com/moorings.html

 

Anchoring Ordinance Outside of the Mooring Field

1.       The Ordinance was approved by the FWC on June 28, 2012 at their meeting in West Palm Beach.

2.       The Ordinance was approved by the City Commission on July 16, 2012 and will go into effect upon completion of Phase I of the mooring field.

3.       Basic criteria of the ordinance are as follows:

a.       No anchoring within 150’ of the mooring field or any seawalls or shorelines.

b.      No anchoring to any city property unless posted otherwise.

c.       No anchoring for more than 90 continuous days.

d.      A vessel must be relocated during the 90 days for at least three days for the clock to re-start.

e.      If a vessel has been stationary for 90 days it must leave the city limits for at least three days or move to mooring field.

f.        First offense $250, subsequent repeat offense $500.

g.       Exemptions:

                                                               i.      Anchoring allowed within 150’ buffer for up to 12 hours.

                                                             ii.      Anchoring allowed to tie up to a permitted dock or pier for any length of time with owner’s permission.

                                                            iii.      Anchoring allowed for dinghy to City seawalls or beaches for up to 12 hours unless specifically posted otherwise.

                                                           iv.      Anchoring allowed for safe harbor in event of inclement weather or mechanical breakdown with time limits.

                                                             v.      Anchoring allowed for special events when designated by the city commission.

                                                           vi.      Anchoring allowed when the mooring field is full.

 

I would be happy to have another meeting with the Coastal Advisory Committee to start and maintain continuous updates on the construction project if you think this could be helpful particularly as it would impact the boats currently anchored in the construction zone.

Sincerely,

Tony

 

Anthony D. Russo, P.E.

City of Sarasota Public Works

1761 12th Street

Sarasota, FL 34236

941.365.2200x6367 Office

941.329.6160 Fax

813.434.5350 Mobile

Anthon...@SarasotaGov.com

 

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[Ann Egan]

Thanks for the update. We will let others who do not have email know about this email. Please note however, that interested parties were told that we would receive 30 days notice before we were required to leave the anchorage and that boats currently in the anchorage would receive a notice on their boat. Please confirm that this will be honored. 

Sent from Ann Egan's IPhone 

[Erika Ginsberg-Klemmt]

Hi Ken and everyone else on this email list,

Please feel free to invite anyone who has no place to go from now on
to the Bickel's Wharf anchorage if they like. First come first serve.
Please see details on the attached link

http://www.srqdesoleil.com

We contest the validity of the 150ft prohibition zone for our
privately owned submerged lands and will challenge this illegal
ordinance shortly.

Happy sailing,

Achim Ginsberg-Klemmt