§ 62-70. Special use permits—Residents.

(a)

Special use permits may be issued to residents of the town for the purpose of testing, winterizing, dewinterizing or demonstrating their motorboat or craft for sale. These permits may be issued on a daily basis only to the owner of the boat or craft and shall be valid for a period of one hour only. A fee shall be charged for such permit.

(b)

Only one permit per day will be issued to such owner. The permit shall allow the holder thereof to operate his boat or craft in that area of Hope Mills Lake so designated for use by special use permit holders for a period of one hour only and during the designated time for the operation of motorboat as outlined in this chapter. Upon the issuance of such a special use permit, the owner of such boat or craft shall not be limited to a no wake speed in those areas of Hope Mills Lake not designated as "no wake" zones. The designated town employee issuing the special use permits shall have the final authority to determine all scheduling for the issuance of such permits. No more than two such permits shall be issued for any given hour.

(c)

This special use permit shall be in addition to any other permit required to operate a motorboat on Hope Mills Lake. Upon a violation of any of the conditions of the special use permit, the town shall have the authority to revoke the special use permit.

(Code 1985, § 101.26(C); Code 1999, § 62-60; Ord. of 2-21-2018)