23.60A.456

Moorage requirements in the UH Environment

Seattle Municipal Code · Seattle Mun. Code § 23.60A.456

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A. Developments in the UH Environment shall offer moorage on a regular basis through: 1. Offering on-site moorage for lease for use by commercial or recreational watercraft; 2. Actively advertising the availability of on-site transient moorage; 3. Using on-site moorage as an integral part of the development's operation; or 4. Complying with subsections 23.60A.456.D or 23.60A.456.E. B. To facilitate moorage, developments shall provide: 1. Cleats on the two sides of the pier sufficiently strong for the moorage of vessels 100 feet in length; 2. Floats that are at least 1,800 square feet with a minimum width of 6 feet for moorage of smaller vessels; or 3. Alternative moorage facilities providing an equivalent amount of moorage, as determined by the Director. C. To facilitate access to moorage, developments shall provide: 1. A pier apron of a minimum width of 18 feet on each side and the seaward end of the pier or wharf; and 2. Railings and/or ramps designed to facilitate access to the pier apron or roadway from moored ships and boats. D. Marinas. Marinas in the UH Environment shall meet the specific development standards in Section 23.60A.200 in lieu of the moorage requirements of subsections 23.60A.456.B and 23.60A.456.C and shall provide transient moorage at the rate of 40 linear feet of transient space for each 1,000 linear feet of permanent moorage space. E. Exceptions for principal use public shoreline parks and open space uses. The Director may waive or modify the moorage requirements for public shoreline parks and open space uses if: 1. The applicant demonstrates that moorage meeting the demand for recreational vessels is provided within, 1000 feet of the proposed project and is not required for other development; or 2. There is exiting moorage provided by a public shoreline parks and open space use within ¼ mile of the proposed project. (Ord. 124105 , § 3, 2013.)

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