(a) General. NYCDEP may, in its discretion, temporarily limit or forbid access to any or all City Property at any time and from time to time as may be necessary for Water Supply security, for public safety or resource protection. Such limitation on or prohibition of access will be indicated by posting signs and, when applicable, on the NYCDEP website and/or by publishing announcements.
(b) Location. Unless otherwise posted, all persons other than NYCDEP employees and contractors on City business, on-duty law enforcement personnel and others with express written permission from NYCDEP as provided for in 15 RCNY § 16-12(j) are prohibited from entering City Property that is:
(1) On or within 500 feet of any dikes, dams, tunnel outlets, spillways, buildings and other "significant" Water Supply structures as may be designated by NYCDEP in its sole discretion. Other distances within which access is prohibited may be applied at NYCDEPs discretion. These larger Restricted Areas will be delineated by signs and on public maps on the NYCDEP website.
(2) Any area not officially designated as a Access Permit Area, Public Access Area, Day Use Area, or an area not specifically designated for access; and
(3) Any other area posted with signs such as "No Trespassing" or otherwise designated as a Restricted Area.
(Added City Record 5/31/2019, eff. 6/30/2019)