This chapter shall be known as the "Deicer Local Law of the Town of Sodus."
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Sodus 11-8-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Any mechanism that impedes the formation of ice by the movement of air bubbles or chemical applications by which warmer, subsurface water is drawn up and deflected to the surface, creating a circulation of warmer water that prevents ice formation.
Streets or rights-of-way open to the public which allow access from land onto the waters of Sodus Bay. The following locations are deemed public access areas: Maiden Lane, Margaretta Road, South Shore between house No. 8275 and house No. 8285, South Ontario Street, Willow Park, north of the public parking lot on Greig Street, Emerald Point Road and Brisco Cove Road.
No deicer shall be placed, located, constructed, maintained or used in any waters bounding the Town of Sodus within a distance of 1,500 feet from the shoreline without a permit issued in accordance with this chapter. Any such deicer shall be unlawful until a permit is issued. The Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to issue a permit for a deicer conforming to the requirements of this chapter for use with a structure located more than 300 feet from a public access area.
A.
Deicers shall not be permitted within 300 feet of a public access area.
B.
Deicers shall be installed in a manner so as not to create open water in excess of 20 feet from the structure serviced by the deicer.
C.
Every structure for which a deicer shall be permitted shall be posted in such a manner as to warn persons from the land and from the water side of the use and operation of such deicer.
(1)
Daytime warnings shall consist of a sign of not less than four feet by four feet which displays lettering in blaze orange in letters not less than six inches in height which states:
Caution Open Waters |
(2)
Nighttime warnings shall consist of a flashing amber light of at least six inches in diameter which can be seen from the water side a minimum distance of 500 feet. Such warning light must operate nightly from dusk until dawn.
(3)
Such warning lights and signs must be in place and functioning between December 1 and April 1.
An applicant for a deicer permit under this chapter shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the Code Enforcement Officer. The application shall be submitted without fee, accompanied by a plan drawn to scale, adequately dimensioned, showing the location of the existing structure and any new structure and the location of the deicer in its relation to said structures. The applicant shall provide information as to the type of deicer to be utilized and manufacturer's specifications for the same, together with such other information as the Code Enforcement Officer may require.
If the proposed deicer conforms with the requirements of this chapter and does not impair the safety of persons seeking ingress and egress onto Sodus Bay, the Code Enforcement Officer shall issue a permit for a one-year period beginning upon approval by the Code Enforcement Officer and running through the first day of April of the following year.