(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to move, remove, deface, damage or destroy, or obliterate any navigational marker, safety marker, danger marker, or information sign or structure erected upon or in the waters of Lake Norman, or upon the immediate shores thereof, by the Lake Norman Commission acting as the joint regulating authority of Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln, and Mecklenburg Counties.
(B) Pursuant to G.S. § 75A-14.1, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate any water-borne craft upon the waters of Lake Norman within 50 feet of any marked boat launching area, dock, pier, marina, boat storage structure, or private or public boat service areas, at greater than “No Wake” speed.
(C) No person operating or responsible for the operation of a water-borne craft shall permit it to enter any marked swimming area upon the waters of Lake Norman.
(D) Definitions.
(1) GREATER THAN “NO WAKE” speed is defined as speed which shall create an appreciable or damaging wake, or shall risk injury to life or property.
(2) MARKED shall mean in accordance with the Uniform Waterway Marking System as adopted by the State Wildlife Commission and its amendments thereto.
(E) Penalty. Pursuant to G.S. § 75A-18, a person who violates this section is responsible for an infraction as defined in G.S. § 14-3.1 and shall pay a fine of $50.
(Ord. passed 12-13-1966; Ord. passed 3-21-2022)