Fort Lauderdale |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 8. BOATS, DOCKS, BEACHES AND WATERWAYS |
Article V. BOATS AND WATERWAYS |
Division 1. GENERALLY |
§ 8-149. Maintenance of boats.
(a)
Repair and/or maintenance of watercraft in residential areas shall be permitted when such repair or maintenance is routine or minor in nature and does not involve major exterior alteration, rebuilding, complete refinishing, and/or removal of machinery, or the use of tools and equipment in such repair or maintenance which would be in violation of chapter 17. Repair or maintenance, whether major or minor, shall be permitted in residential areas if such necessary work is conducted wholly within the confines of a permanent enclosed structure, and so long as the work complies with other applicable city ordinances.
(b)
The repair or remodeling of boats, whether major or minor in nature, is prohibited at municipal docks. Routine maintenance, including, but not limited to varnishing, painting, washing, waxing, buffing and general cleaning shall be permitted; only hand and cordless power tools may be used for such work.
(Code 1953, § 11-23; Ord. No. C-68-23, § 2, 6-4-68; Ord. No. C-91-69, § 9, 10-15-91)