2023-09 Ordinance Adding City Code Chapter 66.2 Regulation of Lake Decatur Docks

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therefrom and thereto,and such grantees of said easements,and their heirs,successors and assigns, may be issued a permit for, and may construct and maintain, a dock on said abutting property, for personal use. Not more than one such docks belonging to grantees of easements, as described herein, or their heirs, successors or assigns, may be constructed on abutting property. D. Each dock shall be securely attached to the shore line and shall be of a type of construction, of such size, length and materials as may be approved by the Lake Supervisor or designee. New docks permitted after December 31, 2022 shall have a length not to exceed 35 linear feet as measured from the high-water mark and a width not to exceed 15 linear feet. In bays or channels less than 100 linear feet across, no new dock built after December 31, 2022 shall extend greater than one-fourth of the distance across the bay or channel. In Dock Shore Line Zones 1 and 2, the City may authorize dock length or width dimension variances. E. The dock must at all times be kept in a good state of repair. F. Temporary docks shall be removed from the lake on or before November 15 of each year and not replaced before March 15 of each year unless such dock is approved as a permanent dock by the Lake Supervisor or designee. Temporary docks adjacent to Dock Shore Line Zones 1 and 2 must be installed no later than May 15 of each year. G. The owner of any dock shall permit no swimming of children under the age of 16 years from the dock unless an adult who is an expert swimmer is present. No person shall swim from any dock without the owner's consent. There shall be no swimming from such dock beyond 50 feet from shore. Swimming,under all provisions of this Section, is prohibited from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise. H. The location, construction, operation or maintenance of a dock anywhere in or on the Lake is a revocable license privilege.