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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 377
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ABATEMENT OF
NUISANCES IN SEWARD HARBOR AREA.
WHEREAS, an emergency situation exists in the
Seward Harbor area which requires the enactment of this or-
dinance to codify the City's common law right and right as
a harbor operator to abate nuisances and dangers within the
harbor, and
WHEREAS, the particular emergency is as follows:
(1) In the past week, one vessel has sunk in the
Seward Municipal Small Boat Harbor,
(2) The vessel "Regent" is taking on fourteen to
sixteen inches of water per day, and is in immediate danger of
sinking, and
(3) The vessel "Mermaid II" is deteriorating, and
must be dealt with before it deteriorates so badly that it can-
not be floated or moved.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF SEWARD ORDAINS:
Section 1. That a new section of the Code of the
City of Seward, Section 5-34, is created which reads as follows:
Section 5-34 - Abatement of Nuisances by City.
Any vessel located or moored within the Seward
Harbor area, including but not limited to the
Seward Municipal Small Boat Harbor, which is a
nuisance or derelict or which has sunk, or which
may endanger any vessel, the harbor, any facil-
ity of the harbor, or navigation, may be summar-
ily abated or removed, without notice, by the
Harbor Master using whatever method, including
destruction, which the Harbor Master deems
reasonable under the circumstances. The City
shall not be liable for any damage done to any
vessel because of such abatement or removal, and
any fees and expenses incurred by the City in so
doing shall be a lien on the vessel and a per-
sonal liability of the vessel owner or operator.
Section 2. That this ordinance take effect immediately
upon passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the
City of Seward, Alaska, this 22nd day of February, 1971.
/s/ Robert E. Glud
(Mayor)
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PASSED AT FIRST READING AS PER
EMERGENCY PROVISIONS OF CITY CODE.
ADOPTION: February 22, 1971.
AYES: HULM, VINCENT, HILL, SKINNER & RICHARDSON
NOES: none
ABSENT: HARDY & GLUD
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
HUGHES, HORSNESS, LOWE, GANTZ & CLARK
By
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