(A) General.
(1) Areas for lease. There shall be set aside certain areas adjacent to Mill Creek Reservoir for development by the City as public parks and picnic areas.
(2) Dam. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an automobile, motor scooter or motorcycle upon the dam of Mill Creek Reservoir. Foot traffic and fishing are prohibited on the dam.
(3) Bow fishing. A method of fishing that uses specialized archery equipment to shoot and retrieve fish. Fish are shot with a barbed arrow that is attached with special line to a reel mounted on the bow.
(4) Raw water intake tower. It shall be unlawful for any person to come within a 200-foot radius of the water intake tower.
(5) Roads. The maximum speed limit on all lake roads constructed by the City of Canton shall be 30 m.p.h. or slower as marked and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive an automobile, motorcycle or other motor vehicle thereon in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit.
(6) Roadway. The portion of a highway, other than the berm or shoulder, that is improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
(7) Parking of motor vehicles. It shall be unlawful for any person to leave unattended any motor vehicle with a boat trailer in tow within 50 feet of the water of Mill Creek Reservoir unless in a properly-designated area for public parking, and it shall be unlawful to park vehicles in any designated safety or turn around zone except where necessary for loading or unloading a boat.
(8) Signs and markers. Authorized personnel of the City of Canton shall place signs and markers on the waters of Mill Creek Reservoir and the public lands adjacent thereto as are required to mark and specify the restricted areas as provided in this chapter and for informational purposes to assist users in compliance with the terms of this chapter.
(9) Damage to signs, markers, canopies, picnic tables, and the like. It shall be unlawful for any person to deface, destroy or other damage any sign, marker, canopy, picnic table or other structure on the waters of Mill Creek Reservoir or in the public lands immediately adjoining Mill Creek Reservoir or its tributaries.
(10) Water sources. It shall be unlawful to obtain water from Mill Creek Reservoir.
(B) Miscellaneous.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor any livestock or fowls on city property of Mill Creek Reservoir.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to cut any trees or brush on any City-owned property at Mill Creek Reservoir without the approval of the City of Canton. Sod shall not be disturbed unnecessarily,
(3) No special privileges of any kind or sort shall be issued any person or group that will deviate from rules and regulations set forth by the City Council.
(4) All rules and regulations adopted by the City of Canton for the Mill Creek Reservoir property shall be available at the Canton Police Department in Canton, Texas.
(5) It shall be unlawful for any person to make any use whatsoever of the property belonging to another at Mill Creek Reservoir without the owner’s permission.
(6) It shall be unlawful for any person to dump trash, brush or garbage of any kind in Mill Creek Reservoir or on property adjoining Mill Creek Reservoir.
(7) Ingress and egress across city-owned land from privately-owned land to a Mill Creek Reservoir Road or public road is prohibited except by formal contractual agreement approved by the City Council of the City of Canton, Texas.
(8) No alcoholic beverages may be sold or consumed upon the waters or upon the adjoining land of Mill Creek Reservoir.
(9) It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle or motorbike except on designated roadways and designed parking facilities of Mill Creek Reservoir.
(10) No overnight camping will be allowed on the water of Mill Creek Reservoir or the public lands immediately adjoining Mill Creek Reservoir.
(11) No persons shall be allowed on the public lands immediately adjoining Mill Creek Reservoir or its tributaries between the hours of 30 minutes following sunset and 30 minutes prior to sunrise except for fishing, for which a permit must first be obtained from the Canton Police Department.
(Ord. 94-13, passed 9-29-1998; Ord. 2009-18, passed 6-16-2009; Ord. 2017-05, passed 2-21-2017; Ord. 2018-05, passed 2-20-2018) Penalty, see § 92.99