Operation Of Power Boats In Congested Areas

Operation Of Power Boats In Congested Areas. (a) It shall be unlawful for any Person, firm, or corporation to operate any motor boat or other motor vessel in, along or around the Reservoir within the vicinity of any public launching ramp, commercial marina, yacht club or private dock or pier at a rate of speed which will cause a wake, provided that such area shall be conspicuously marked by a sign or signs stating "No Wake" upon entering and leaving such area. (b) It shall be unlawful for any Person, firm, or corporation to operate any motor boat or other motor vessel in, along or around the following areas in the Reservoir at a rate of speed which will cause a wake: Coal Bluff, the area under the Northshore Parkway Bridge at Pelahatchie Bay, an area up to 1000 feet east of the shoreline along the Natchez Trace Parkway between the Natchez Trace Overlook and the channel entering NorthBay Subdivision, an area along and east of a line between the western most point of Lakeshore Park and the western most point of Timberlake Campground, an area no more than 100 feet off the shoreline of Old Trace Park, an area no more than 100 feet off the shoreline of Pelahatchie Shore Park, provided that such areas shall be conspicuously marked by a sign or signs stating "No Wake" upon entering and leaving such area. (c) It shall be unlawful for any Person, firm, or corporation to operate any motor boat or other motor vessel in, along or around any area in the Reservoir at a rate of speed which will cause a wake: (i) within any area marked with Temporary Emergency "No Wake" signs or buoys; (ii) within 100 feet of any Law Enforcement Patrol Vessel while the blue beacon warning lights are activated or within 100 feet of any Fire/Rescue Vessel while the red beacon warning lights are activated. (d) The following "no wake" zones are in effect during the period of April 15 to September 15 of each year: Flag Island, Low-Head Dam and Eddie's Island. (e) For the purpose of this ordinance a "wake" shall be defined as any change in the vertical height of the water's surface caused by the passage of a vessel including, but not limited to, such craft's bow wave, stern wake or propeller wash. A "No Wake Area" shall mean an area in which a vessel must travel at idle speed so as not to produce a wake. (f) Each violation of this Regulation shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) or imprisonment in the County Jail not to exceed fifteen (15) days, or both such fine and imprisonment as determined by the Court.