Bayonne, NJ Environmental Rules: Boat Dock Permits (2026)

Section 13-2.1 sets a $3 charge for each use of the First Street Dock by a vessel tying up to load or unload passengers. Section 13-2.2 requires every vessel to deposit, before tying up for any purpose, a certificate of public liability insurance covering the vessel's operation and the dock, written by a company licensed in New Jersey, naming the City of Bayonne as an additional insured, in a sum of at least $1,000,000 for death to one or more persons in a single accident.

Section 13-2.3 additionally requires filing an indemnification agreement with the Director of the Department of Public Works and Parks under which the dock user agrees to indemnify the City for damages arising from the vessel's use of the dock; the Director keeps a form agreement on file for prospective users and retains each executed copy. Section 13-2.4 limits how long a vessel may occupy the dock: except during emergencies, no vessel may remain longer than necessary to take on or discharge passengers, and docking operations are subject to the orders of the Director of the Department of Administration.

These docking rules sit in Chapter 13's Recreational Facilities provisions rather than the separate Chapter 23 waterfront nuisance-abatement rules, which instead cover debris and abandoned vessels along the shoreline.