(A) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, propel, or operate a boat of any kind or description driven, propelled, or operated by an electric trolling motor in excess of 12 volts, or a gasoline motor of any horsepower, or to operate a snowmobile, motorcycle, or any type of off-road recreational vehicle on the hydraulic canal and the lakes and ponds connected therewith.
(2) The terms of divisions (A)(1) and (D) of this section shall not apply to employees of the city when acting in their capacity as a city employee in the exercising of police power in patrolling the hydraulic canal, and the lakes and ponds connected therewith.
(‘97 Code, §96.06) (Ord. C-742, passed 8-4-52; Am. Ord. 17-84, passed 2-20-84; Am. Ord. 42-84, passed 10-1-84; Am. Ord. 12-08, passed 4-21-08)
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to bathe or swim, or throw animals, trash or other debris into the Hydraulic Canal, and the lakes and ponds connected therewith.
(‘97 Code, § 96.07) (Ord. C-742, passed 8-4-52; Am. Ord. 20-62, passed 5-7-62)
(C) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon any boat in the Hydraulic Canal or the lakes and ponds connected therewith.
(2) The City Manager or their designee is authorized and directed to remove and destroy any abandoned boats found in the Hydraulic Canal and the lakes and ponds connected therewith.
(3) For the purpose of this section
ABANDONED BOATS shall be boats which are submerged in the water, or which are in an unusable condition, or boats which are not licensed by the state.
(‘97 Code, § 96.08) (Ord. 21-62, passed 5-7-62)
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle, motorcycle, motor bicycle, snowmobile or any type of off-road recreational vehicle on the banks of the hydraulic canal, except for the purpose of loading or unloading boats when the consent of the Water Works Superintendent is first obtained.
(‘97 Code, § 96.09) (Ord. 23-65, passed 6-21-65; Am. Ord. 17-84, passed 2-20-84; Am. Ord. 12-08, passed 4-21-08; Am. Ord. 13-22, passed 11-1-22) Penalty, see § 10.99