The Water Surface Use Map defines the designated water surface
use of Irondequoit Bay as incorporated in the Irondequoit Bay Harbor
Management Plan. Said Map is hereby adopted by the Town Board, is
incorporated herein as Exhibit A of this Part 2 and declared to be
a part hereof.
All vessels operating in the waters of Irondequoit Bay are to
observe the Federal Inland Navigation Rules and comply with Article
4 of the New York State Navigation Law.
Any commercial use or activity operating on the waters of Irondequoit
Bay shall first receive a permit from the Town in which the docking
facilities accommodating such use are located. No such use or activity
shall be situated or conducted in a manner which may interfere with
the full use of channels and open water, nor shall any vessel engaged
in such use or activity be moored or anchored within a minimum of
50 feet of any dock or other vessel docking or launching facilities.
All organized events such as winter festivals, competitions,
regattas, races or derbies shall be permitted subject to approval
by the Town to minimize conflicts.
No automobiles or trucks shall be permitted on the surface of
Irondequoit Bay at any time.
Operation of aircraft within the Irondequoit Bay area shall
comply with all applicable federal aviation regulations and Town regulations
pertaining to the construction of landside support facilities.
Any vessel with an approved marine sanitation device or waste
holding tank shall comply with all applicable sanitary codes.
It shall be hereby deemed unlawful to install anchored fountains,
water slides, ski jumps, trampolines, driving ranges or other decorative/recreational
structural devices within the waters of Irondequoit Bay.
The installation of any bottom barriers, use of weed harvesters
or use of aquatic pesticides within the waters of Irondequoit Bay
shall be subject to review by the NYSDEC and may require a permit.