[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Medina 4-29-1997 by L.L. No. 5-1997. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 236.
The Village of Medina and the Town of Ridgeway are undertaking a program in cooperation with Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation to increase accessibility of Glenwood Lake for boats and for related recreational activities. In order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Village and those operating boats or otherwise engaged in recreational activities on or near the waters of the Village of Medina, it is necessary to establish speed limits and other rules and regulations for the operation of boats so that injuries and property damage can be avoided and so that such recreational activities can be enjoyed by all wishing to do so.
Provisions of this chapter shall apply to all waters within the Village of Medina and to all waters bounding the Village of Medina for a distance of 1,500 feet from the shore.
[Added 4-26-2005 by L.L. No. 2-2005]
The word "boat" as used in this chapter shall mean and include all vessels of every description and shall specifically include personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft.
No person shall operate a boat other than a boat propelled by muscle power only within 200 feet of any lifelines or bathing float or within 200 feet of any public or semipublic beach regularly used for bathing or swimming except that such boat may approach or depart perpendicularly to such beach at less than five miles per hour solely for the purpose of commencing or ending the trip.
A. 
Every person operating a boat shall at all times operate the same in a careful and prudent manner and at a rate of speed so as not to unreasonably interfere with the free and proper use of the waters or unreasonably endanger any person or property.
B. 
Except where a situation exists that requires a lower speed in compliance with Subsection A of this section, the maximum lawful speed for boats within the jurisdiction of this chapter shall be 10 miles per hour, and no person shall operate a boat on such waters at a speed greater than 10 miles per hour.
[Amended 4-26-2005 by L.L. No. 2-2005]
[Amended 5-10-2010 by L.L. No. 3-2010]
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $125 and not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.