§ 10-32. Prohibitions; Motorboat restricted zones.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any Person to operate a Motorboat within the Exclusion Zone in violation of the rules, regulations and standards established by the Village Council under the authority and power granted in Section 10-33.

(b)

No Person shall operate a Motorboat or Personal Watercraft, or permit, allow or suffer a Motorboat or Personal Watercraft to be operated in the Exclusion Zone or be allowed to moor or tie-up to any Regulatory Marker used within the Exclusion Zone. The Village Council shall establish Idle Speed No Wake Zones ("Zones") to allow Motorboat or Personal Watercraft operators to make landfall through these Zones. Each of the Zones will be clearly marked with buoys set at locations as described in Exhibit "B". A copy of Exhibit "B" shall be retained on file in the office of the Village Clerk. No Person shall be allowed to moor outside the Exclusion Zone and swim towards the shoreline and no person shall be allowed to swim from the shoreline to a Vessel moored outside the Exclusion Zone. Emergency vessels, Motorboats or Personal Watercrafts used solely for the purpose of affecting an emergency/sea rescue or for the purpose of ensuring compliance with federal, state or local laws are excluded from the applicability of this section. A map reflecting the boundaries of the Exclusion Zone shall be available at the Village Clerk's Office for reference by the public. After the effective date of this section, the areas located on the Public Beaches within the beach areas of the Exclusion Zone, as previously described, shall be known as restricted swim areas and shall be governed by the provisions set forth in this section. The Exclusion Zone shall be marked on the water with uniform Regulatory Markers in accordance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations.

(c)

The provisions of this ordinance [section] shall be enforced by the Village Police Department and other local, state and federal authorities having jurisdiction over the water located within the Exclusion Zone.

(d)

The regulation of Motorboat or Personal Watercraft use in the Exclusion Zone as herein described has been established by the Village Council under the authority and power granted in section 10-33 of this Code, and F.S. §§ 327.46 and 327.60. The effectiveness of this section shall be subject to approval by the agencies of the State of Florida whose approval of the Exclusion Zone is required pursuant to F.S. § 327.46.

(Ord. No. 445, § 3, 10-19-99; Ord. No. 457, § 2, 11-21-00; Ord. No. 536, § 3, 9-15-09)