§ 269-1. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

BOAT/VESSEL

Any water craft, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation.

COMMERCIAL MOORING/RENTAL

Any mooring that does not meet the definition of a private mooring or a mooring that may be used to generate revenue.

COMMERCIAL MOORING/SERVICE

Issued to vessels which are primarily operated commercially or for servicing, repairing or holding for delivery those vessels which have been serviced.

FALMOUTH WATERS

All waters within the Town boundaries.

HARBOR MASTER

The Harbor Master appointed by the Town Administrator and duly empowered by the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

LENGTH OF BOAT/VESSEL

The length overall.

MOORING

An anchor system consisting of an anchor, chain, buoy and pennant by which a boat is secured to the bottom in a location assigned by the Harbor Master under the mooring permit process.

MOORING YEAR

January 1 through December 31. This is the period for which the mooring is assigned.

OUTHAULS

An anchor set offshore of a beach or seawall and used to haul and/or moor a small boat seaward of the mean high water line.

PRIVATE MOORING

Any mooring registered by the Town of Falmouth to an individual. Adequate documentation must be presented to the Harbor Master to ensure true ownership of the vessel. The only vessel allowed on that mooring shall be the one registered to that mooring, with the following exceptions:

A. 

A mooring holder may loan his/her mooring, at any time, for no more than 48 hours.

B. 

If a vessel, other than that which has been assigned to the mooring, is to use that mooring for a period of time not to exceed seven days, the Harbor Master must be notified by the mooring permit holder as to what vessel will be using the mooring.

C. 

If, for any reason, a mooring permit holder does not wish to use his/her paid-for mooring for a season and is willing, the Harbor Master can temporarily assign that mooring to the first appropriately sized vessel on the waiting list. There will be a separate fee charged to the vessel coming off the waiting list. The temporarily assigned vessel will return to its original position on the waiting list after the season, if not otherwise assigned.

QUALIFIED INSPECTOR

Any person approved as an inspector of tackle and moorings by the Harbor Master.

YACHT CLUB FLEET MOORINGS

(1) 

Owned by the Yacht Club.

(2) 

Location: must be in the same harbor as the Yacht Club.

(3) 

Functions: provide mooring for privately owned sailboats that qualify as a part of the racing class of that year's yacht club racing program.

(4) 

Transfers: A private mooring (See definition of "private mooring.") may be transferred to the Yacht Club itself, provided that the boat the Yacht Club assigns to the mooring meets the requirements outlined in Subsection C above. No yacht club shall own more than five such transferred mooring permits at any one time.

YACHT CLUB SUPPORT MOORING

(1) 

Owned by the Yacht Club.

(2) 

Provide mooring for yacht club owned and maintained vessels that provide normal yacht club services, such as launch service, sailing programs, swimming floats and on-the-water maintenance of club facilities.

(3) 

Provide mooring for privately owned sailboats that qualify as a part of the racing class of that year's yacht club's racing program.