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2. If the Special Magistrate upholds the violation, and the vessel is not removed within the prescribed time ordered, the vessel may be removed, towed and impounded by the City or its contractor to the nearest licensed marine facility, in accordance with this section and applicable law, until such time as the vessel owner or lienholder retrieves the vessel after paying all costs associated with the removal, towing and impoundment, along with all accrued fines owed to the City. 3. If no vessel owner timely appeals the Special Magistrate's order(s), or all appeals from the Special Magistrate's order(s) have been exhausted, and the vessel owner or_lienholder has failed to retrieve the vessel from the impoundment facility within ninety (90) days thereof, the City or its contractor may dispose of the vessel in accordance with applicable law. D. Provisions contained herein are supplemental. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the City from enforcing this Chapter by any other means, including pursuing any other remedies available at law or equitable relief. The enforcement procedures outlined herein and in Chapter 14 are cumulative to all others and shall not be deemed to be prerequisites to filing suit for the enforcement of any section of this Chapter. E. Contractors; License and Insurance Required. A contractor performing removal, towing, or impoundment services pursuant to this Chapter shall: 1. be licensed in accordance with United States Coast Guard regulations. as applicable: 2. obtain and carry a current insurance policy issued by a licensed insurance carrier in this state to insure against any accident, loss, injury, property damage, or other casualty caused by or resulting from the contractor's actions: and 3. be properly equipped to perform such services. Section 3. Repealer. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same, are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this Ordinance is declared invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder shall not be affected by such invalidity but shall remain in full force and effect. Section 5. Inclusion in the Code. It is the intention of the City Commission, and it is hereby ordained that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and made a part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sunny Isles Beach; that the sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or re -lettered to accomplish such intentions; and that the word "Ordinance" shall be changed to "Section" or other appropriate word, as required. Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance will become effective immediately upon adoption at second reading. PASSED AND ADOPTED on first reading this 6ay of October 2025. @BCL@F415DDCFCreating Chapter 187 Page 4 of 5 89