[Adopted 11-5-1998 by Ord. No. 1234 (Ch. 12A, Art. III, of
the 1970 Borough Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A power vessel defined as a Class A vessel by the United
States Coast Guard, and which:
No person shall operate a personal watercraft or allow a personal
watercraft to be operated in such a manner where the speed of the
personal watercraft may cause danger or injury to life or limb or
damage to property. Personal watercraft may not be operated in such
a manner as to make the vessel completely leave the water.
The speed of the personal watercraft shall be regulated so as
to avoid the risk of damage or injury by any means, from the personal
watercraft wake, to all manner of craft whether floating, moored,
anchored or underway, or to piers, wharfs, bulkheads, draw spans or
other waterfront construction, either directly or by the effect of
the wash or wave raised by such personal watercraft through its speed
or otherwise. Personal watercraft shall not be operated in any lagoon,
canal or confined area of less than 200 feet in width at any speed
above low speed or "no wake" speed, or above an idle speed within
50 feet of a bathing beach that has its boundaries marked by buoys
or signs, the shoreline, or any person in the water.
Personal watercraft may not be operated between sunset and sunrise.
[Amended 12-20-2001 by Ord. No. 1291[1]]
A person who disregards the rights or safety of others and operates a personal watercraft on the waters of this Borough in a manner which unnecessarily interferes with the free and proper use of any waters, or which unnecessarily creates a risk of damage or injury to other craft therein, or to person or property, or violates the provisions of this article, shall be guilty of reckless operation of a vessel and be subject to the general penalty in Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty, of the Borough Code. Any person convicted of reckless operation of a personal watercraft must also complete a boat safety course.
