§ 33-60. Boating rules and regulations.

All boats licensed pursuant to section 33-61 are subject to the following rules and regulations:

(1)

A 25 mph speed limit shall be enforced except where otherwise posted.

(2)

All boats shall comply with all state and federal rules and regulations.

(3)

No boat shall be left on or near the lake unattended for more than 24 hours except in designated areas.

(4)

An approved personal flotation device shall be worn by persons in boats while the boats are in the water.

(5)

The city shall have the power to seize unlicensed, illegal or abandoned equipment.

(6)

No motorized boats except electric trolling motors shall be allowed at Sanborn Lake.

(7)

Boats requiring trailers for transport or launching shall be launched only at boat ramps designated by sign.

(8)

Boats may not be left unattended for more than 15 minutes at the boat ramps or boat docks.

(9)

Every operator of a boat shall at all times operate the boat in a careful and prudent manner and at such rate of speed as not to endanger the life, limb or property of any other person, and shall obey all posted speed limits. Operation of a boat in a manner which unnecessarily interferes with the free and proper use of the navigable waters of this city shall be considered a violation of this provision.

(10)

No person shall operate any boat at a rate of speed greater than will permit him in the exercise of reasonable care to bring the boat to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead.

(11)

The operator of a boat shall keep a proper look out at all times while under way.

(12)

All boats shall maintain a distance of 150 feet from any dock, raft, anchored or moored vessel except when proceeding at a slow steerage-way speed, creating no visible wake.

(13)

No boats, including but not limited to mini-bass boats or inflatable boats or rafts, shall be allowed on Whittenberg Lake.

(Code 1966, § 15-10(b); Code 1982, § 20-42; Ord. No. 1591, § 1, 9-29-1975; Ord. No. 2244, § 4, 4-7-1986; Ord. No. 2452, §§ 7, 8, 3-15-1993)