§ 74-8. General prohibitions and restrictions.

A. 

Prudent operation. Within all waters of the Harbor Complex no person shall operate or maneuver any vessel, in an unreasonable manner that may result in endangering or causing injury or damage to, or placing at risk, any person, property or the environment. The term "maneuver" shall include but not be limited to:

(1) 

Weaving through congested traffic;

(2) 

Jumping the wake of another vessel at a distance unreasonably or unnecessarily close to such vessel;

(3) 

Jumping the wake of another vessel when such vessel's visibility is obstructed;

(4) 

The operation of a vessel unreasonably close to another vessel so as to create the possibility of a collision.

B. 

Rafting. No person shall raft any vessel in such a manner that interferes with:

(1) 

Any other vessel;

(2) 

Any other person's lawful use of the Harbor Complex's surface waters; or

(3) 

The safe and proper functioning of adjacent moorings or vessel anchorage.

C. 

Pollution. No person shall discharge at any time any untreated sanitary waste or other pollutants, as defined in this chapter within any area of the Harbor Complex.

D. 

Noise.

(1) 

No person shall operate a vessel with an outboard or an inboard motor unless equipped with an adequately muffled exhaust, as set forth in Navigation Law § 44 or any amendment thereto.

(2) 

Noise-producing instruments or activities.

(a) 

No person shall use any noise-producing or noise-amplifying instrument on any vessel in such a manner that it endangers the safety or health of any person, or disturbs a reasonable person of normal sensitivities, or endangers personal or real property.

(b) 

No person shall engage in any activity or cause any noise disturbance that disturbs the reasonable quiet, comfort or repose of occupants of adjacent vessels or adjacent shorefront residences between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., prevailing time.

(c) 

The prohibitions set forth in Subsection D(2)(a) and (b) above shall not prohibit the use of whistles, bells or horns as signals as required by any New York State or federal law for the free and safe navigation of motorboats or vessels.

(3) 

No person shall run or operate any vessel engine where the decibel level exceeds the recommended levels as per the New York State Navigation Law, Article 4 or any amendments thereto.

E. 

Beaching. No person shall beach any vessel in an area containing vegetated tidal wetlands, as defined under this chapter, or in such a manner as to cause damage or harm to any vegetation.

F. 

Interference with markers. No person shall interfere, damage, deface or otherwise cause harm to any navigation aid, including but not limited to buoys, beacons or other fixed objects in the water which are used to mark obstructions, or provide information or direct navigation through safe channels.

G. 

Waterskiing.

(1) 

No person shall waterski within 300 feet of the shorelines of Conscience Bay or Little Bay.

(2) 

No person shall engage in waterskiing in any area of the Harbor Complex during the period from sunset to sunrise.

(3) 

No person shall operate a vessel for waterskiing in any area of the Harbor Complex unless there is in such vessel a person, other than the operator, at least 10 years of age, in a position to observe the person being towed.

(4) 

No person shall operate any vessel for waterskiing in excess of the speed limits as set forth in § 74-6 of this chapter.