Glen Cove, NY Environmental Rules: Boat Dock Permits (2026)

Chapter 109, Article II of the Glen Cove City Code governs mooring boats in the harbor. Section 109-7 requires a Harbormaster-issued permit before any mooring may be placed or any boat anchored within the designated anchorage areas; no mooring or anchored boat is lawful without one. Permits expire automatically on January 1 of the year following issuance and cannot be transferred to a new owner or vessel. 20(33), keeps a register under § 109-8 recording each moored boat's location, length, draft, beam, type and owner information, cross-checked against a harbor chart.

Section 109-9 gives the Harbormaster, with the Mayor's approval, power to direct changes in mooring location, adjust mooring chains, cables or ropes, and relocate unattended boats in an emergency; an owner who ignores a compliance directive for 10 days after notice risks having the mooring removed or changed at the owner's expense, with City Council approval. Any Harbormaster ruling can be appealed to the Mayor, and any Mayoral ruling can be appealed further to the City Council. Because Chapter 109 also regulates marine sewage discharge and requires marina sewage facilities to be approved by the Nassau County Department of Health, the Director of Public Works and the Harbormaster, mooring and dock activity in Glen Cove sits inside a broader environmental compliance scheme, not just a parking-space rule for boats.