Notice of Adoption: waterways

TOWN OF RIVERHEAD

NOTICE OF ADOPTION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead adopted a local law amending Chapter 106 entitled “Waterways”, of the Riverhead Town Code at its meeting held on September 5, 2012.  Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead as follows:

CHAPTER 106

WATERWAYS

§ 106-4. Definitions and word usage.

A. The following terms, phrases and their derivatives shall have the meanings given herein:

BOAT

Every vessel propelled in any manner.

MOTOR BOAT

Any mechanically propelled vessel.  Includes any vessel propelled in whole or in part by an engine or motor whether inboard or outboard.

VESSEL

Any floating craft used or capable of being used as a means of transport or for commercial purposes, whether or not capable of self-propulsion, and includes but is not limited to boats, sailboats, motorboats, barges, scow, dredges, rafts or other buoyant devices permitting free flotation.

§ 106-8. Operation; Sspeed; reckless operation.; areas restricted to electric motor.

J.  No person shall operate (start/run) or permit to be operated a motorboat, other than an electric motor to propel a motorboat on the Peconic River, including water areas in and/or on the waters designated as the Peconic Lake (formerly known as “Forge Pond”), and extending to the Grangebel Dam (westerly side of Peconic Avenue).This restriction shall not apply to emergency personnel in the performance of emergency activities that are necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare and in furtherance of activities pursuant to a lawfully issued permit.

K. The area described immediately above shall be marked with signs and/or buoys.

• Underline represents addition(s)

• Strikethrough represents deletion(s)

Dated:  Riverhead, New York

September 5, 2012

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
OF THE TOWN OF RIVERHEAD

DIANE M. WILHELM, TOWN CLERK