The Borough of Seaside Heights hereby establishes a slow-speed, no-wake
zone within all of the territorial waters of the Borough of Seaside Heights
located at the bayfront between Hamilton Avenue and Hiering Avenue. This chapter
shall only be in effect when the area is clearly marked by appropriate buoys,
markers or signs.
The speed of any boat or watercraft shall at all times be regulated
so as to avoid danger or injury to any persons in the water or to watercraft
and its occupants, whether floating, moored, anchored or underway, or to piers,
wharfs, bulkheads, docks or other waterfront construction, either directly
by the effect of wash or wave raised by such boat or watercraft through its
speed or otherwise.
A.Â
Any person violating or failing to comply with any other
provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by
a fine of no less than $100 and no more than $1,000, by imprisonment not to
exceed 90 days or by community service of not more than 90 days or any combination
of fine, imprisonment and community service, as determined in the discretion
of the Municipal Court Judge. The continuation of such violation for each
successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person or persons
allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation may be punished as
provided above for each separate offense.
B.Â
The violation of any provision of this article shall
be subject to abatement summarily by a restraining order or injunction issued
by a court of competent jurisdiction.
