The harbor administration area should also be located near the entrance and guest docks, 

 where owners of visiting craft can easily come ashore to obtain information. The 

 harbormaster's office should either be a part of or close to the administration complex to 

 provide a good view of boats passing through the entrance. A good view of the berthing 

 areas is recommended, but is not essential and may be impossible in a large harbor. 



Vehicle parking lots for the berthing basins should be located so that no parking space in 

 any lot is more than about 500 feet from the head of the pier for the particular lot it is 

 intended to serve. Parking lots for ancillary facilities should be adjacent to parking lots for 

 the berthing basins so that overflow from one lot can be absorbed by the other under 

 time-staggered peak-use conditions. Lots should be well marked for the major area or 

 function they serve. 



The boat repair and servicing yards should be located in a remote part of the harbor that 

 has adequate navigation access for the largest craft. If a marine railway, large hoist, drydock, 

 or other device for launching or retrieving large craft is to be provided, it should be included 

 as a part of this operation. The marine traffic generated by the repair yard will be minimal 

 in comparison with the regular entrance channel traffic and need not be a consideration. 

 However, the yard should be readily accessible to large tractor -trailers used for hauUng new 

 cruisers or boats to be launched. 



If an operational dry storage facility is a part of the harbor complex, it should be located 

 generally in accordance with the criteria that apply to launching ramps. The launchings and 

 retrievals in such a facility are generally accompUshed by hoist rather than by ramp, and a 

 well-protected launching basin is necessary for this purpose. If the dry storage facility is for 

 off-season layup only, it should be in a remote area not required for the more important 

 facilities of the harbor; in fact, it need not be in the harbor complex at all. In many places, 

 vehicle parking lots are used in the off-season for dry storage in heu of providing a separate 

 facility for this purpose. 



If a U.S. Coast Guard vessel is to be docked in the harbor complex, it should be located 

 near the entrance where it can move out quickly wth the least interference from regular 

 harbor traffic. U.S. Coast Guard personnel should, of course, be consulted and their 

 concurrence obtained as to the exact site. 



Boat sales and chandlery facilities should be located along the main access route to the 

 harbor where all vehicular traffic must pass. Restaurants should be located where they have 

 a commanding view of harbor activities but not interfere with or occupy areas that are 

 needed for more vital harbor-support functions. A good restaurant site would be one 

 overlooking the entrance or the main water body just outside the entrance. If transient 

 housing faciUties are included in the harbor complex, they should be near the restaurants or 

 adjunct to them. Any recreational facility should be near or readily accessible from the 

 housing faciUties. General shopping areas for food suppHes, clothing, and drugstore items 

 should be near the harbor's land boundary and away from a water-oriented activity. Yacht 

 clubs should generally be located away from the main activities of the harbor for a more 



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