No person on Willard Upground Raw Water Storage Reservoir property or adjacent City owned land shall:
(a) Bathing and Swimming. Bathe, swim, wade, wash, urinate or deposit fecal matter in Reservoir waters or waters flowing into such Reservoir, nor urinate or deposit fecal matter anywhere on Reservoir property or City owned property adjacent thereto, except in restrooms provided at the Reservoir site;
(b) Boating.
(1) Seasonal requirements. Leave a boat upon Reservoir property or adjacent City owned land during the off-season as established by the Superintendent of the Water Production Department. Failure to remove a boat between these dates will result in its impoundment and the same shall be considered abandoned by the owner;
(2) Boat and motor requirements. Operate any boat other than a pontoon or row boat, sailcraft or canoe. The use of any other type of boat shall be unlawful, except that the use of a dinghy or similar craft is permitted in traveling between landings and moorings, provided that such craft is owned by the owner of the moored boat or is rented from the concessionaire;
(3) Power. Operate any boat other than those powered by sail, paddle, oars or an electric motor not exceeding three horsepower, other than gasoline outboard motors used on City authorized emergency boats;
(4) Size of craft. Operate any craft more than twenty-five feet in length;
(5) Seaworthiness. Operate any unseaworthy boat or any boat which fails to meet U.S. Coast Guard Standards for the conditions. All boats will be subject to inspection by the Marine and Reservoir Police Supervisor and shall be removed from the water should he or she find them unsafe under such Standards. The Supervisor shall determine the seaworthiness of watercraft based on boat design, capacity, condition of the watercraft, condition of facilities, weather conditions and compliance with safety regulations. He or she may deny entry of any boat to Reservoir waters if he or she finds it unfit, and his or her decision is final;
(6) Unauthorized use of moorings and buoys. Use moorings and marker buoys unless authorized to do so;
(7) Unauthorized use of power. Use a motor on a craft not specifically designed to be motor propelled or specifically adapted to the use of a motor;
(8) Capacity of boats. Operate any boat which exceeds the recommendations of the manufacturer or designer as to maximum capacity for the boat. If a manufacturer or designer’s recommendations as to maximum capacity are not obtainable, it shall be determined from the formula LxBxD = number of persons (adults + children) to the nearest multiple of twenty-five.
L = length of boat overall in feet and decimals thereof;
B = maximum beam in feet and decimals thereof;
D = minimum depth or draft in feet and decimals thereof measured vertically from the inside surface of the hull material at the center of the boat to a straight edge resting on the gunwales;
(9) Sanitary requirements. Operate, launch, dock, moor or use any watercraft which contains a sink, toilet or sanitary system which is capable of discharging urine, fecal matter, contents of a chemical commode, kitchen waste, laundry soap or any waste material into the water of the Reservoir. No person shall dispose of any of these or other waste materials by any means into the water, whether deemed contaminative or not. Any such facility aboard shall be sealed off or removed;
(10) Designated areas. 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 Superintendent of the Water Production Department. Such activity shall be in accordance with applicable regulations as are now or may hereafter be adopted;
(11) Operation of boats. Navigate, direct or handle any boat in such manner as to unjustifiably or unnecessarily annoy, frighten or endanger the occupants of any other boat;
(12) Prohibition during closing hours. Launch, dock or operate any boat of any kind on any waters between the closing hours of the Reservoir at night and opening hour the following morning. Such hours are to be determined by the Superintendent of the Water Production Department;
(13) Miscellaneous safety regulations.
A. Life preservers. Operate any watercraft, regardless of the type of propulsion, without having life jackets, life vests or life buoys or buoyant cushions sufficient to sustain any and all occupants afloat as prescribed by the U.S. Coast Guard, with such life preservers bearing the U.S. Coast Guard seal of approval stamped on each item by the manufacturer. Such safety equipment shall be so placed as to be immediately available to each person aboard such watercraft at all times. Children under ten years of age shall wear approved life vests or jackets at all times when they are in, on or around either privately owned boat docks, rented docks or slips or private or rental boats;
B. Fire equipment. Operate any power watercraft without approved fire extinguishers;
C. Anchors. Operate any watercraft without an anchor of sufficient weight to anchor such craft securely, and without an anchor line less than three times the depth of the water, such length being approximately seventy-five feet;
D. Speed. Operate any craft, except sailcraft and emergency craft, at speeds greater than six miles per hour, unless a genuine emergency requires greater speed in order to protect the life or health of a person;
E. Distress signal. Operate any watercraft without a distress flag measuring two feet square and International Orange in color. No person shall display such flag unless the watercraft or person is in distress and in need of help;
F. Restricted areas. Operate or anchor any watercraft in any restricted area on Reservoir waters, such restricted areas to be clearly marked by marker buoys and/or posted signs;
G. Watercraft for hire. Rent, lease or otherwise permit the use of any watercraft under a person’s control or the control of his or her agents unless such watercraft is provided with the equipment required by this chapter and U.S. Coast Guard regulations for such watercraft;
(c) Fishing.
(1) Commerce prohibited. Engage in commercial fishing or the buying or selling of fish caught in Reservoir waters;
(2) Hook and line. Fish with other than hook or line and live or artificial bait and other than in accordance with the fishing laws of the State;
(3) General prohibition. Fish in any Reservoir waters prohibited to fishing as designated by posted signs, markers or buoys;
(d) Hunting and Recreational Shooting.
(1) Except as provided in Section 961.11(c)(2), no person shall hunt, trap or pursue wildlife on the Willard Reservoir property and adjacent City-owned land.
(2) No person shall use, carry or possess any kind of trapping device, unless trapping game is in season.
(3) No person shall shoot into the Reservoir area from beyond the boundaries of City-owned land.
(4) No person shall engage in recreational shooting or target practice on the Willard Reservoir property and adjacent city-owned land.
(e) Picnics.
(1) Picnic areas. Picnic or lunch in a place other than those designated for that purpose. Attendants shall have the authority to regulate the activities in such areas when necessary to prevent congestion and to secure maximum use for the comfort and convenience of all. Visitors shall comply with any directions given to achieve this end;
(2) Meetings and group gatherings. Hold any meeting or group gathering of any nature without first making arrangements with the Supervisor and obtaining a written permit therefor;
(3) Camping. Camp anywhere on Reservoir property or adjacent City owned property, except on designated areas with permission;
(4) Availability. Violate the regulation that use of the individual fireplaces together with tables and benches follows generally the rule of “first come, first served;”
(5) Nonexclusive. Use any portion of any picnic area or any building or structure thereon for the purpose of holding picnics to the exclusion of other persons, or use such area and facilities when they are crowded;
(6) Duty of picnicker. Leave a picnic area before the fire is completely extinguished and all trash, in the nature of boxes, paper, cans, bottles, garbage and other refuse, is placed in the disposal receptacles where provided. If such trash receptacles are not available, then refuse and trash shall be carried away from the park area by the picnicker to be properly disposed of elsewhere;
(7) Games. Take part in or about the playing of any game involving thrown of otherwise propelled objects such as a ball, stone, arrow, javelin or model airplane, except in areas set apart for such forms of recreation.
(Ord. 3033. Passed 11-21-88; Ord. 5532-13. Passed 11-18-13.)