Winter Dockage Rules and Regulations 2019-2020
City Code Section 15.10
1. The Rules and Regulations of the Winter Dockage Program are effective from noon Wednesday, November 1st, 2019
through noon Sunday, April 1st, 2020. No extensions are permitted. Any vessels arriving earlier or departing later than
the stated period will be charged pursuant to the City's Fee Schedule.
2. Winter Storage customers must abide by all Federal, State and local Maritime laws. Violations may result in written
warnings, civil or criminal charges and/or eviction from city waterways.
3. Prior to arrival you must provide the Harbormaster with:
• A copy of your vessel registration/documentation
• A copy of your insurance policy providing at least $100,000 coverage per person and $300,000 coverage per
incident covering your vessel (fully paid) through the projected dockage date;
• A copy of your US driver’s license (or foreign national Passport), and;
• A side view photograph of the vessel.
• A valid Credit Card
• Payments will be charged to your credit card
• Vessels must have a properly-installed working Marine Sanitation Device (Head) and not a porta-potty. Vessels
must provide proof of regular pump-out—at least every 2 weeks.
4. You must provide the Harbormaster with contact information for the owner of the vessel and an emergency contact
person immediately after acceptance of application and the prior to arrival in order to be permitted dockage.
5. Winter dockage fees and electrical service charges are set pursuant to Annapolis City Code Section 15.10.020. Fees
are due and payable in advance and will be charged on a monthly basis. Your credit card will be charged the first of the
month. Winter dockage fees, which include the use of the Boater's Showers and Coined-Operated Laundry facilities
located at the Harbormaster's Office, and electrical fees, per the current Annual Fee Schedule Resolution.
Note: Consideration for proration of a partial month's stay is at the sole discretion of the Harbormaster, and will
never occur after a customer is billed at the 1st of the month.
The City Council may change fees at any time without notice.
6. Commercial activities are prohibited at the City Dock without City Council approval. This includes but is not limited to
selling, hawking, advertising or promoting any product or service including boat rides or charters of any sort, including
meals or overnight lodging. The only exception to this rule is that if your vessel is for sale, you may install two signs no
larger than 16" by 24" advertising that it is for sale.
7. The City reserves the right to cause any boat to be removed from the City Dock for special events, including the Holiday
Lights Parade the second weekend in December. This will require boats moored along the bulkhead to be removed by
noon Friday, December 13, 2019 through noon on Sunday, December 15, 2019. The City may declare other special
events without notice which will require removal from City Dock.
8. In the event of inclement weather, the City may require that all vessels be shifted into the western portion of Market Slip
("Ego Alley"), or may order all boats to relocate elsewhere, or out of port.
9. Owners must attend to any necessary inspections or reinforcements of their mooring lines. The City does not take care
of mooring lines for vessels.
11. The City does not provide parking passes. Initial here
12. Boat awnings are prohibited, but dodgers or other yachting covers over open cockpits are permitted. Covers must be
properly installed, free of excessive "flapping" and of a material that compatible with the surrounding area. All covers
must be approved in advance with the Harbormaster.
City of Annapolis
Recreation and Parks Department
Harbormaster
1 Dock Street
Annapolis, MD 21401-1818
Harbormaster@annapolis.gov • 410-263-7973 • Fax 410-295-9018 • TDD use MD Relay or 711 • www.annapolis.gov