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(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motorboat on any city lake without first having secured a license for each motor from the City Clerk or his or her designee. All boat licenses shall be issued or renewed as of January 1.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor boat on any city lake unless he or she is over the age of 18 and possesses a valid automobile driver’s license or is between the ages of 14 and 17 and has secured a safety boating certificate upon completion of the state boat safety course and has secured a special permit from the city which shall be issued only after the giving of a city boat driving test.
(C) It shall be lawful for minors 12 and 13 years of age who have received safety boating certificates from the state boat safety course to operate a motor boat on the city lakes with a passenger in the boat, when the passenger shall be over the age of 18 and shall be licensed to operate the boat.
(1969 Code, § 18-29) (Ord. 1961-1, passed 3-13-1961; Am. Ord. 1969-35, passed 8-11-1969; Am. Ord. 1991-7, passed 5-13-1991; Am. Ord. 1995-8, passed 5-8-1995) Penalty, see § 97.999
Cross-reference:
General Licensing Provisions, see Chapter 110
(A) It shall be unlawful to operate a motor boat on any city lake without having first applied for a license and having paid the fees set forth in Appendix A of this chapter.
(B) There shall be a maximum of 20 daily passes issued during any one 24-hour period. The Water Safety Officer, at his or her discretion, for the purposes of safety, may limit the number of daily passes to fewer than 20 if the types of boats obtaining passes and the number of other boats on the lake create a hazard in his or her opinion.
(1969 Code, § 18-30) (Ord. 1961-1, passed 3-13-1961; Am. Ord. 1969-35, passed 8-11-1969; Am. Ord. 1970-14, passed 5-25-1970; Am. Ord. 1971-8, passed 4-26-1971; Am. Ord. 1975-27, passed 11-24-1975; Am. Ord. 1977-21, passed 6-13-1977; Am. Ord. 1980-9, passed 3-27-1980; Am. Ord. 1988-10, passed 4-25-1988; Am. Ord. 1995-8, passed 5-8-1995) Penalty, see § 97.999
Application for licensing of motors and motorboats herein shall be made during regular business hours at the office of the City Clerk (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). Before any license may be issued, the applicant must submit written evidence of both the engine serial number and horsepower of the motor or motorboat for which he or she is applying for license. Any applicant must also submit evidence of his or her place of residence and evidence of ownership of the motor or of the motorboat for which he or she is applying for a license; in addition, the applicant must submit a current state registration for that motor or motorboat. No license may be issued to any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, or other entity who is not the record owner of the motor or motorboat which is to be licensed.
(1969 Code, § 18-35) (Ord. 1980-9, passed 3-27-1980; Am. Ord. 1980-33, passed 7-28-1980) Penalty, see § 97.999
When a permit is obtained by virtue of the provisions of this subchapter, a registration sticker shall be issued to the licensee, who shall then display the sticker on the right side of the motor. The term right side, as used herein, means starboard side.
(1969 Code, § 18-36) (Ord. 1980-9, passed 3-27-1980) Penalty, see § 97.999
(A) All motor boats shall be operated with no disturbing wake on the West Lake and in areas marked by buoys and signs on the East Lake.
(B) All operators of motorboats shall maintain a keep-to-the-right traffic pattern on all city lakes.
(C) All persons riding in boats or on water skis, aquaplanes, or similar contrivances, must wear an approved life jacket.
(D) No motorboat shall be operated at a speed creating a disturbing wake before 10:00 a.m. or after sunset.
(E) No swimming shall be allowed within 100 feet of any public boat launch on the city lakes, or at any other location in the city lakes designated as “no swimming” by the Water Safety Officer.
(F) All provisions of an act entitled Boat Registration and Safety Act, including the penalties contained therein, are hereby adopted and shall supersede any provisions of any other ordinance or regulation previously adopted by the City Council which may be in conflict therewith.
(G) Water skiing shall be permitted from 10:00 a.m. until sunset.
(H) No motorboat shall be operated on the East Lake at a speed greater than 35 miles per hour.
(I) All watercraft, whether motorized or not, shall be equipped with a sounding device capable of creating a blast for 2 seconds and audible for 1/2 mile.
(J) All watercraft shall observe and adhere to areas marked as restricted either by signs or buoys as outlined below:
(1) Designated no wake zones; East Lake.
(a) Entire portion of cove known as Moss Bayou directly north of the boat club;
(b) Entire portion of area known as Foley Bayou to entrance of main lake;
(c) From an area directly south of the beach, where the lake turns west to the west edge of the first north and south bayous; and
(d) At the public boat launching facility at a point north of the ramp along the same (west) shoreline, approximately 50 feet, extending each to 150 feet, then south in line with the closest point south of ramp, then west to the shoreline (approximately 60 feet of the ramp).
(2) Designated restricted areas; East Lake.
(a) At all times when there is high water and an overflow is occurring at the spillway, all watercraft shall be restricted from being at a distance of any closer than 100 feet of the entire spillway area. This restriction shall further apply if so deemed by any authorized agent of the city or Department of Conservation whether high water exists or not; such as dam or spillway maintenance.
(b) All watercraft shall be restricted from being at a distance of any closer than 75 feet of the designated public swimming area as marked by the city.
(c) No watercraft shall be allowed under the road bridge at Route 1 at anytime.
(1969 Code, § 18-31) (Ord. 1961-1, passed 3-13-1961; Am. Ord. 1969-35, passed 8-11-1969; Am. Ord. 1971-8, passed 4-26-1971; Am. Ord. 1975-27, passed 11-24-1975; Am. Ord. 1977-18, passed 5-23-1973; Am. Ord. 1977-19, passed 6-13-1977; Am. Ord. 1977-21, passed 6-13-1977; Am. Ord. 1980-9, passed 3-27-1980; Am. Ord. 1980-10, passed 4-14-1980; Am. Ord. 1985-22, passed 8-12-1985; Am. Ord. 1988-19, passed 6-13-1988; Am. Ord. 1990-9, passed 6-25-1990; Am. Ord. 1990-12, passed 8-13-1990; Am. Ord. 1990-17, passed 9-10-1990; Am. Ord. 1993-9, passed 4-13-1993; Am. Ord. 2008-19, passed 7-14-2008) Penalty, see § 97.999
Statutory reference:
State Boat Registration and Safety Act, see ILCS Chapter 625, Act 45, §§ 1-1 et seq.
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