[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota
as Ch. 43 of the 1998 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following words, when used in this chapter, shall have the
meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
Any description of watercraft used or capable of being used
as a means of transportation on water.
Taking or attempting to take aquatic life in any waters of
the state by any method, and all other acts such as placing, setting,
drawing or using any devices commonly used for the taking of aquatic
life, whether resulting in such taking or not.
Fishing by means of devices placed through the ice kept under
the observation of the person having so placed the device there.
Any fish in the family of Cyprinidae except carp and goldfish.
[Amended by Ord. No. 08-03-98[1]]
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to swim in Lake Kakusha.
B.Â
Ice fishing and ice skating on Lake Kakusha shall only be permitted
in the area clearly designated by the City of Mendota.
C.Â
No motor boats shall be permitted to be used on Lake Kakusha, with
the exception that boats may be equipped with any electric trolling
device.
D.Â
It shall be unlawful to place minnows, carp or goldfish in Lake Kakusha.
E.Â
It shall be unlawful to use more than two poles or more than one
hook per pole while fishing Lake Kakusha.
F.Â
It shall be unlawful to fish in Lake Kakusha before 6:00 a.m. or
after sunset.
G.Â
Fishing shall be permitted off the top of the Lake Kakusha earthen
dam.
H.Â
Any person taking or attempting to take any fish, including minnows,
for commercial purposes, turtles, mussels, crayfish or frogs by any
means whatsoever on Lake Kakusha shall first obtain a license to do
so, and, further, shall do so only during the respective periods of
the year when it shall be lawful as provided under the Fish and Aquatic
Life Code (515 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq.), except that persons under 16,
blind or disabled residents, or residents 65 or older may fish with
hook and line without being required to have a license. For the purpose
of this section, a person is blind or disabled if he meets the definition
of "blind person" or "disabled person" as set forth in Section 3-1
of the Illinois Public Aid Code (305 ILCS 5/3-1), approved April 11,
1971, as now or hereafter amended.
I.Â
The City of Mendota and Illinois Department of Natural Resources
shall be responsible for the management and enforcement of all regulations
of this section.
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to swim in Lake Mendota.
C.Â
No motor boats shall be permitted to be used on Lake Mendota, with
the exception that boats may be equipped with any electric trolling
device.
D.Â
It shall be unlawful to place minnows, carp or goldfish in Lake Mendota.
E.Â
Any person taking or attempting to take any fish, including minnows,
for commercial purposes, turtles, mussels, crayfish or frogs by any
means whatsoever on Lake Mendota shall first obtain a license to do
so, and, further, shall do so only during the respective periods of
the year when it shall be lawful as provided under the Fish and Aquatic
Life Code (515 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq.), except that persons under 16,
blind or disabled residents, or residents 65 or older may fish with
hook and line without being required to have a license. For the purpose
of this section, a person is blind or disabled if he meets the definition
of "blind person" or "disabled person" set forth in Section 3-1 of
the Illinois Public Aid Code (305 ILCS 5/3-1), approved April 11,
1971, as now or hereafter amended.
F.Â
The Mendota Sportsmen's Club, Mendota, Illinois, shall be in charge
of the management of fish stocking and supply of Lake Mendota, in
conjunction with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, with
the exception that the Mendota Sportsmen's Club shall have no enforcement
powers under this section.
G.Â
Regulating the feeding of any wild fowl at Lake Mendota. Any person
feeding any wild fowl at Lake Mendota, located within the City of
Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois shall be in violation of this section.
[Added by Ord. No. 03-05-01[1]]
The following sport fish regulations shall be in effect at Lake
Mendota and Lake Kakusha:
B.Â
Lake Kakusha.
(1)Â
Bluegill or redear sunfish: a daily creel limit of 10, singly or
in aggregate.
(2)Â
Bluegill: eight-inch minimum length limit.
(3)Â
Large-mouth bass: three per day creel limit with a fourteen-inch
minimum length limit.
(4)Â
Crappie: 25 per day creel limit, starting April 1, 2001.
(5)Â
Two pole and line fishing only.
A.Â
Requirements concerning use of grounds and facilities. Each person,
firm, or corporation using the public parks and grounds shall clean
up debris, extinguish all fires when such fires are permitted, and
leave the premises in good order, and the facilities in a neat and
sanitary condition.
B.Â
Prohibited acts. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
using such parks, including the municipal baseball fields, to either
perform or permit to be performed any of the following acts:
(1)Â
Willfully mark, deface, disfigure, injure, tamper with, or displace
or remove any building, bridges, tables, benches, fireplaces, railings,
paving materials, water lines or other public utilities or parts or
appurtenances thereof, signs, notices or placards, whether temporary
or permanent, monuments, stakes, posts or other boundary markers,
or other structures or equipment, facilities or park property or appurtenances
whatsoever, either real or personal.
(2)Â
Throw, discharge or otherwise place or cause to be placed in the
waters of any fountain, pond, lake, stream or other body of water
in or adjacent to any park or any tributary, stream, storm sewer,
or drain flowing into such waters any substances, material or thing,
liquid or solid, which will or may result in the pollution of said
waters.
(3)Â
Bring in or dump, deposit or leave any bottles, broken glass, ashes,
paper, boxes, cans, dirt, rubbish, waste, garbage, or refuse; or other
trash. No such refuse or trash shall be placed in any waters in or
contiguous to any park, or left anywhere on the grounds thereof, but
shall be placed in the proper receptacles where these are provided;
where receptacles are not so provided, all such rubbish or waste shall
be carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence,
and properly disposed of elsewhere.
(5)Â
Endanger the safety of any person by any conduct or act.
(6)Â
Commit any assault, battery, or engage in fighting.
(7)Â
Drive or cause to be driven any motorized vehicle except on a street,
driveway or parking lot designated for such use in any park, including
the municipal baseball fields; or park or cause to be parked or leave
or cause to be left any such vehicle in any place other than in an
area established for public parking.
(8)Â
Violate any rule for the use of the park, made or approved by the
City Council.
(9)Â
Prevent any person from using any park, or any of its facilities,
or interfere with such use in compliance with this chapter and the
rules applicable to such use.
(10)Â
Swim, bathe, or wade in any waters or waterways in or adjacent
to any park, except in such waters and at such places as are provided
therefor, and in compliance with such regulations as are herein set
forth or may be hereafter adopted.
(11)Â
Dress or undress except in such bathing houses or structures
as may be provided for that purpose.
C.Â
Hours of operation. The parks, exclusive of the swimming pool, shall
be open daily to the public.
(1)Â
Any section or part of the park may be declared closed to the public
by the Mayor at any time for any interval of time, either temporarily
or at regular or stated intervals, and it shall be unlawful for any
person or persons (other than City personnel conducting City business
therein) to occupy or be present in said park during any hours in
which the park is not open to the public. Said closing intervals are
to be posted in said park area in a conspicuous place.
(2)Â
Hours for public swimming shall be as set forth by the City Council;
except that the swimming pool manager may close the swimming pool
during inclement weather, where unsanitary water conditions exist
or for any special event.
D.Â
Other regulations.
(1)Â
It shall be unlawful to bring any dangerous animal into any park,
and it shall be unlawful to permit any dog to be in any park unless
such dog is on a leash not more than six feet long. It shall also
be unlawful for any person to harbor any animal in the park.
(2)Â
It shall be unlawful for anyone to paste, glue, tack or otherwise
post any sign, advertisement, placard or inscription whatever, nor
shall any person erect or cause to be erected any sign whatever on
any public lands or highways or roads adjacent to the park.
E.Â
Camping. No camping shall be allowed in any of the parks owned by
the City of Mendota, except by special permit, which permit can be
acquired from the City Clerk upon making application, payment of a
fee as set from time to time by the City Council and approval of said
application by the Mayor of the City of Mendota.[2]
[Amended by Ord. No. 04-07-03A]
The picnic shelters on the northwest side of Lake Mendota, Strouss
Park, Blackstone Park and Snyder's Grove are hereby set aside and
reserved for groups on the following basis:
A.Â
Any group of individuals, clubs, organizations or businesses of the
City of Mendota, Illinois or a property owner of real estate located
within the corporate limits of the City of Mendota may reserve the
picnic area on a first-to-register basis commencing on the 2nd day
of January of each calendar year.
B.Â
Said picnic area shall be reserved by paying to the City Clerk of
the City of Mendota as a security deposit a fee as set from time to
time by the City Council, subject to the following:[1]
(1)Â
If the shelter is left in a clean and undamaged condition, a portion
of the deposit shall be refunded, with the remainder used to offset
the City's utilities, maintenance, and inspections for the use of
the shelter.
(2)Â
The portion retained by the City shall not be construed as rent but
as an offset of costs to the City of Mendota.
C.Â
The shelter may be reserved only by groups in excess of 40 individuals.
D.Â
Registration may be filed on or after 2nd day of January of each
calendar year. Priorities for dates of use of the shelter shall be
determined by the order of registering at the City Clerk's office.
[Added by Ord. No. 12-03-12[1]]
Horses are hereby banned from all public parks within the City
of Mendota, and it shall be unlawful for any person to allow a horse
to enter a public park, walk on any trails located within a public
park or otherwise allow a horse to be present within a City park located
within the City of Mendota.
