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Task Force to Study Residential Marine Vessels - For the purpose of gathering information necessary for the Annapolis City Council to make informed decisions about residential and commercial marine vessels in city waters, creating a task force to investigate three critical areas regarding houseboats, floating homes, and other residential marine vessels: 1) the impact on the city's maritime industry, 2) the advantages and disadvantages to the community, and 3) the impacts on city operations; and requiring the task force to submit a report to the Council for possible action.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Resolution 46-24
Introduced by: Alderman Arnett
Co-sponsor: Ald. Savidge
Referred to:
Maritime Advisory Board
Port Wardens
Environmental Matters Committee
Rules and City Government Committee
Economic Matters Committee
A RESOLUTION concerning
A Task Force to Study
Houseboats, Floating Homes, and Other Residential Marine Vessels
FOR the purpose of gathering information necessary for the Annapolis City Council to make informed decisions about residential and commercial marine vessels in city waters, creating a task force to investigate three critical areas regarding houseboats, floating homes, and other residential marine vessels: 1) the impact on the city's maritime industry, 2) the advantages and disadvantages to the community, and 3) the impacts on city operations; and requiring the task force to submit a report to the Council for possible action.
Maritime Industry
WHEREAS, Residential Marine Vessels include a wide variety of boats and barges, including but not limited to:
* Houseboats, a dwelling built on a boat that has a motor;
* House-barges, a dwelling built on a barge without a motor;
* Floating Homes, another name for a house-barge;
* Liveaboards, a boat that a person uses as their home;
* Charter Boats, a vessel rented to passengers with or without a captain and subject to Coast Guard regulations;
* Bed ...
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