LAKE TRAVIS LODGES MARINA ASSOCIATION

RULES AND REGULATIONS

 

Traffic and Parking

  1. All vehicles, cars, cycles, etc., must observe a 5 mile per-hour speed limit while on marina property. Parking is allowed in authorized areas only.

 

Boat Wake

  1. Everyone must observe a no-wake speed in the harbor and around all docking areas. When approaching or entering the harbor entrance, slow your boat to a speed so as not to create a wake. Remember you are responsible for your own wake.

 

Keys

  1. Any slip owner and/or their tenant that possesses unauthorized keys shall be assessed a $50.00 fine along with the confiscation of the unauthorized key(s). Slip owners are responsible for any keys distributed to their guests or contractors.

 

Walkways

  1. No running, riding bicycles, tricycles, or motorized vehicles, skateboarding, rollerblading, or use of any other wheeled toys are permitted on the docks and walkways. Wheelchairs, strollers, and utility carts are permitted but must be removed and stored when not in use.

 

  1. Do not block walkways at any time for any reason. Do not place items of any kind on walkways, piers, or columns, except approved dock lockers. No trash or debris, supplies, accessories, small craft, rafts, clothes lines, or lines to secure anything other than a boat are allowed to remain on the walkways, piers, or columns. Trash and garbage must be placed in the receptacles on shore; this includes old batteries which must be removed from the dock area. DUMPING OF TRASH INTO THE LAKE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

 

Dock Boxes and Steps

  1. Dock boxes must be regulation; specifications are on file in the managers office. Steps for boarding boats are not to exceed 24 inches in width to allow for passage and maintenance on walkways. Steps may contain a permanently enclosed storage area underneath. The design or plan for steps must be approved by management.

 

Fire Safety

  1. No smoking or open flames (including pilot lights) are allowed in the fueling area or during fueling operations. Light bulbs or other sources of ignition are not allowed within closed engine compartments. Flammable materials or their containers are never to be left on the docks or walkways or inside of the approved dock boxes or steps. No discharging of firearms or fireworks is allowed on marina property including the parking lot, docks, and the extents of the no-wake zone surrounding the marina.

 

Boats

  1. All boats shall be locked. No one may board any boat other than their own without the permission of the owner. Marina management is authorized to prohibit boat use by persons not listed with management by the boat owner.

 

Heads and Pumping Holding Tanks

  1. Heads and or holding tanks must be properly maintained to prevent excessive odors. Holding tanks and/or heads are not to be discharged except into the sewage pump out system. Do not use the pump out system to pump out boat bilges. At additional cost, L-Dock and M-Dock may have pump out facilities available to individual slips. Any individual slip pump out connection shall be disconnected with no refund if used incorrectly. DO NOT POLLUTE THE LAKE OR DOCK AREA WITH OIL, GAS, OR BILGE DISCHARGE.

 

Mooring Lines

  1. For protection of the boats and the docks, minimum mooring lines for boat slips are as follows:

9x20 and 10x24 slips: 3/8 inch nylon or equivalent

10x28 and larger slips: 1/2inch nylon or equivalent

Boats tied inadequately can be temporarily retied by the marina manager at the owner’s expense. Do not tie your boats with polypropylene or worn mooring lines

 

  1. Boats must be moored so that no part of the boat extends over the walkway, or extends into the navigable passageway more than the limits determined for each dock. These limits may be found in the marina managers office.

 

Swimming

  1. No swimming, diving, or scuba diving from the docks, walkways, or within the harbor area is allowed. Swimming is allowed within the boundaries of the designated swimming area and is absolutely not allowed beyond this barrier. Use of the swim area is at the users own risk. Diving, running, horseplay, and glass containers are not allowed in the swim area.

 

Pets

  1. Pets shall be on a leash and under control at all times. The owner is responsible for cleaning up after the pet and for making sure that tags certifying vaccination are displayed on the pet.

 

Responsible Ownership and Courtesy

  1. Unit owners, their family, tenants, and guests shall conduct themselves at all times so as not to create an annoyance, hazard, or nuisance to the marina or other persons.

 

  1. Obscene acts, drunkenness, or profane language are prohibited on the property and constitute a violation of these rules, subject to any action by the board as authorized by rule 25.

 

  1. Reasonable quiet shall be maintained on the marina and on your property after 10:00 PM.

 

Boat Ramp and Trailers

  1. Use of boat ramp is at the sole risk of the boat owner and is available to marina members only. Guests may use the ramp if they are accompanied by an owner or lessee.

 

  1. Trailers must not be left on marina property and independent arrangements for storage must be made by the boat owner.

 

Leasing Boat Slips

  1. The leasing of individual units within the moorage area (or commercial area) to another person is permitted provided that any lease agreement must be in writing and must be made specifically subject to the association declarations, bylaws, and these rules and regulations. In leasing his area, a unit owner shall provide the tenant access to a copy of the association declarations and bylaws, and provide a copy of these rules and regulations. Unit owners must have all tenants sign a copy of the rules and regulations as proof of receipt. Failure of the unit owner to comply will not exempt the lessee from abiding by these documents.

 

Commercial Activity

  1. There shall be no commercial trade, business activity, or enterprise of any kind in the moorage area or common areas (except within the three designated commercial areas as permitted by the respective separate leases). This prohibition includes (but is not limited to):

1.       Boat rental and/or charter activities; but does not prevent an owner from mooring his commercial boat in the moorage area provided that his commercial activities, such as loading and unloading of customers and/or equipment, are conducted elsewhere, and;

2.       Selling or brokering boats; but does not prevent a unit owner or lessee from the occasional sale of his personal boat. The sale of more than one boat per slip, per calendar year shall be considered an unauthorized commercial activity and not an occasional sale.

There shall be NO loading or unloading of customers and/or equipment onto or off of charter and/or rental boats from any docks, walkways or other locations in the marina, including all moorage areas, commercial areas, common areas, and boat ramps.

 

Liability

  1. All outside vendors hired by unit owners or tenants, working on or around the marina, must have proof of liability insurance. It is the unit owner’s responsibility to require this.

 

  1. The unit owner is responsible for all actions of their tenant. If the tenant has violated these rules, after notice, the board of directors will notify the unit owner to evict the tenant within 30 days of the notice. If the unit owner fails to evict the tenant after notification by the board, the board may sue to evict the tenant at the unit owner’s expense.

 

Responsibilities and Rights of Board of Directors

  1. LTLMA Inc. Board of Directors reserves the right to amend or change these rules by posting such changes on the bulletin board and sending copies of the changes with monthly bills.

 

  1. Interpretation of rules shall be solely by LTLMA Inc. Board of Directors.

 

  1. Failure to comply with the rules shall be grounds for action by the Board of Directors including the assessment of fines against owners and the eviction of tenants.

 

Revision History:

Adopted August 31, 1988

Revised: March 31, 1991; September 28, 1992; January 11, 1994; October 26, 1994; June 28, 1995; January 15, 1998; August 2004; October 1, 2005; August 23, 2007 ; by the Lake Travis Marina Association Board of Director. Finalized 09/11/07 by the Lake Travis Marina Association Board of Directors.