A. Areas For Boating: No person in a park shall bring into or operate any boat, raft or other watercraft, whether motor powered or not, upon any waters, except at places designated for boating by the Director. Such activity shall be in accordance with applicable regulations as are now or may hereafter be adopted.
(1987 Code § 16-19)
B. Use Of Public Docks: No person in a park shall use the public docks for dockage or other purpose without first making arrangements for such accommodation with the Director, or the City Council, who shall assign space and collect reasonable rental charges in conformity with established regulations and rates.
(1987 Code § 16-20)
C. Unlawful Boat Docking:
1. Unlawful Locations: It shall be unlawful for any person to dock any boat between sunset and sunrise at any of the following locations:
a. Walsh Park frontage on Boone Creek;
b. Weber Park frontage on the Fox River;
c. City beach properties fronting on McCullom Lake;
d. Miller’s Riverfront Park frontage on the Fox River.
(1987 Code § 16-20.1)
2. Riverfront Park Boat Launch:
a. Motorboats: Six o’clock (6:00) A.M. to eleven o’clock (11:00) P.M.;
b. Personal watercraft: Nine o’clock (9:00) A.M. to dusk.
(Ord. 18-1169, 4-16-2018)
D. Reckless Operation Of Boats: No person shall operate any boat on any body of water within the City limits with a wilful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property, nor in such a manner as to annoy, frighten or endanger any other person who may then be on or in any such body of water.
(1987 Code § 16-21)
E. Boating Hours: No person in a park shall launch, dock or operate any boat of any kind on any waters between the closing hour of the park at night and opening hour the following morning, nor shall any person be on, or remain on or in, any boat during the said closed hours of the park.
(1987 Code § 16-22)
F. Swimming Prohibited At Miller Riverfront Boat Launch: Miller Riverfront Park and Boat Launch is an unsupervised facility for the exclusive use of individuals participating in boating and sailing activities. Swimming is prohibited.
(Ord. 18-1169, 4-16-2018)