2023-08 Ordinance Adding City Code Chapter 66.1 Regulation of Lake Decatur Boating

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E. It is unlawful to operate a motorboat equipped with an internal combustion engine on the Lake without at least one U. S. Coast Guard approved fire extinguisher, so placed as to be readily accessible and in such condition as to be ready for immediate and effective use. F. No boat used or operated on the Lake shall be equipped with toilet facilities except closed chemical toilets which must be approved by the Lake Supervisor or designee. G. Nothing herein shall be construed as permitting any boat to be operated at a speed greater than is safe and prudent under the circumstances, and the operator thereof shall observe all signs and other regulations placed by the City on or near the Lake. 6. CITY AUTHORITY. The City shall at all times have the power and authority to prohibit,restrict or otherwise limit or regulate the keeping,maintenance, or operation of any or all boats on the waters of the Lake should it become necessary to do so in the interest of the public health or safety, or for the protection or improvement of the Lake or other causes. A. All boats may be ordered off the Lake at the direction of the Lake Supervisor or designee due to actual or impending inclement weather conditions. B. The City and its authorized agents shall have the right and power to order a boat removed from the Lake which by reason of its physical condition is no longer safe for use. If the owner does not remove such boat as directed, the City shall have the right to remove such boat from the Lake. The owner thereof must pay a fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) before reclaiming any such boat, or a sum equal to the cost of labor,material and equipment expended by the City in connection with such action, whichever is higher and with a charge of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each day or part thereof during which the same is in the custody of the City, which said custody shall be at the risk of the owner thereof.