[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Richfield as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 5-15-2008 by Ord. No. 08-05-02 (Ch. 42, Art. II,
of prior Code)]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
All public parks owned or operated by the Village.
Any motor vehicle, bicycle, snowmobile, motorcycle, trailer,
wagon, horse or any other means of travel.
[Amended 8-15-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-8-2; 11-19-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-11-04]
Except for those instances which are exempted, preempted or
allowed by state and/or federal law, it shall be unlawful for any
person to commit any of the following acts in or upon any public grounds
in the Village:
A.
Parking: to park any vehicle, except within the limits of clearly
marked parking areas.
B.
Vehicles: to operate any vehicle, except upon clearly marked roadways,
trails or paths designated for such purposes.
C.
Speed: to operate any vehicle upon any roadway within the limits
of such public grounds at a speed in excess of 15 miles per hour or
a lesser posted speed limit.
D.
Closing hours: to enter or remain in or upon such grounds between
the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following morning except
as allowed by permit issued by the Park Commission.
E.
Firearms: to carry, keep or use any firearm, bow and arrow, slingshot,
trap gun or other shooting device.
F.
Vandalism: to soil, deface, injure, damage, upset or destroy any
building, fence, fountain, bench, table, receptacle, fireplace, tree,
bush, flower or other object situated, used or kept upon such grounds.
G.
Digging: to dig or break up the ground surface except in areas specifically
designated as campgrounds and upon issuance of a permit by the Park
Commission.
H.
Fires: to build any fire, except in fireplaces or other suitable
facilities provided for that purpose, or to dispose live embers of
any fire. Fires may be permitted in areas specifically designated
as a campground and upon issuance of a permit by the Park Commission.
I.
Litter: to leave, throw or break any bottle, box, refuse or other
object, except in clearly marked refuse receptacles provided for that
purpose.
J.
Animals: to take, have or keep any dog or cat, except upon a leash.
L.
Games: to engage in any athletic contest, game or activity, except
in areas specifically designated for such activity, whereby large
areas of public grounds are usurped by the participants to the exclusion
and at the peril of injury to others.
M.
Rules: to fail, refuse or neglect to obey the regularly posted rules
and regulations for the use or enjoyment of any facilities.
Any assembly of persons over 20 in number shall register with
the Village Clerk before using the facilities, giving the name of
a person responsible and the activity planned and pay appropriate
fee(s). Any group over 200 in number shall obtain a permit from the
Park Commission prior to the date of use. The Commission shall include
in its consideration of any such request the ability of the park facilities
to accommodate the proposed activity and compatibility of the proposed
activity with other planned activities and uses in the park. The Commission
may require a damage deposit and/or fee established by the Village
Board in the fee schedule.
Portable music and sound equipment, including radios, record
players, etc., may be used in the park only in such a manner which
is not a nuisance to other users or park personnel. Live music or
musical instrument playing is allowed in the parks only with prior
approval of the Park Commission.
The only alcohol beverages to be consumed on such public grounds
are those sold on such public grounds by licensees of the Village.
The use of alcohol beverages may be restricted to certain areas of
each park by the Park Commission to avoid use conflicts. Such restrictions
shall be posted in any such designated area.
[Adopted 5-15-2008 by Ord. No. 08-05-04; amended in its entirety 5-21-2009 by Ord. No.
2009-5-1 (Ch. 42, Art. III, of prior Code)]
The intent of this article is to provide safe and healthful
conditions for the enjoyment of aquatic recreation in the Village
of Richfield consistent with public rights and interests and the capability
of the water resources.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
A way to power a watercraft through electric, gas or other
methods other than human motions.
Any access to the waters by means of public property.
That speed at which a boat moves as slowly as possible while
still maintaining steerage control.
The surface of the lake that is more than 150 feet distant
from and parallel to the shore, or 100 feet distant from the projecting
extremities of any pier, wharf or other structure built in or over
the water.
The provisions of this article shall apply to the waters of
Amy Belle Lake, Bark Lake, Friess Lake, Little Friess Lake and Lake
Five.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Washington
County Sheriff's Department or Village law enforcement officer, a
contracted law enforcement unit of the Village of Richfield.
The statutory provisions describing and defining water traffic,
boats, boating and related activities contained in §§ 30.50
to 30.71, Wis. Stats., and the rules and regulations of the State
Department of Natural Resources are adopted and by reference made
a part of this article. Any act required or prohibited by the provisions
of such statutes or rule or regulation incorporated by reference is
required or prohibited by this article.
Signs briefly stating boating regulations, as established in
this article, shall be posted at all public and private launch sites
where a fee is paid.
In addition to the speed regulations in § 30.66, Wis.
Stats., the following restrictions shall apply:
A.
No person shall operate a boat powered by mechanical means at any
time on Amy Belle Lake.
B.
No person shall operate a boat at a speed greater than 35 miles per
hour from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friess Lake. At all other times
the maximum speed shall be slow-no-wake.
[Amended 7-22-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-6-17]
C.
No person shall operate a boat at a speed greater than 40 miles per
hour on Lake Five from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. or sunset, whichever
comes first. At all other times the maximum speed shall be slow-no-wake.
D.
No person shall operate a boat at a speed greater than 25 miles per
hour during the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Bark Lake. At
all other times the maximum speed shall be slow-no-wake.
E.
No person shall operate a boat at a speed greater than slow-no-wake
at all times on Little Friess Lake.
F.
No person shall operate a boat outside the traffic lane as defined in § 270-8 on Friess Lake, Lake Five or Bark Lake at a speed greater than slow-no-wake.
G.
No person may operate any vehicle on any icebound lake at a speed
greater than 25 miles per hour.
A.
Declaration of emergency. During periods of abnormally high lake
levels, the Village President or his/her designee is authorized and
directed to declare a high lake water emergency for any and all lakes
located in the Village. The Village Administrator, working with the
lake associations and the Highway Superintendent, shall establish
benchmark(s) on each of the lakes to use as reference point(s) during
abnormally high lake levels. These reference point(s) shall be used
in the determination to declare an emergency. Additional factors may
be considered to declare an emergency, such as weather forecasts,
shoreline erosion, neighborhood concerns, historical data, Department
of Natural Resources information and other variables.
B.
Orders. During high lake water emergencies, the Village President
or designee is authorized and directed to issue slow-no-wake orders
for any and all lakes located in the Village. Copies of such orders
shall be posted at all public and private landings. When lake levels
have returned to normal levels the Village President or designee shall
declare a cessation of the high level emergency and rescind the slow-no-wake
order.[1]
C.
Speed limit. During the period that the slow-no-wake order is in
effect, no person shall operate a boat at a speed greater than slow-no-wake.
In addition to the requirements and restrictions set forth in
§§ 30.68 and 30.62(2), Wis. Stats.:
A.
No motor boat shall pass within 100 feet of a swimmer or skindiver's
marker unless physical circumstances make compliance impossible.
B.
No person shall operate any boat repeatedly in a circuitous course
around any other boat or around any person who is swimming if such
circuitous course is within 200 feet of such boat or swimmer nor shall
any water skier operate or approach closer than 100 feet to any swimmer
or skindiver's marker.
C.
All boats for rent or hire shall have stenciled or printed on the
top side of the rear seat thereof the maximum safe carrying capacity
of such boat.
D.
No motorboat shall approach or pass another boat in such a manner
as to create a hazardous wake or wash.
E.
No person shall use wake-enhancing devices, including ballast tanks,
wedges or hydrofoils or other mechanical devices, or uneven loading
of persons or gear, to artificially operate bow-high on any lake in
the Village.
[Amended 7-15-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-7-15; 1-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-01-01; 7-19-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-07-01]
In addition to the requirements and restrictions set forth in
Wis. Stats. § 30.69:
A.
No person shall operate nor shall any boat owner allow a boat to
be operated to tow more than two persons on water skis, aquaplanes
or other similar devices at any one time.
B.
On Bark Lake, no person shall operate nor shall any boat owner allow
a boat to be operated to tow more than one rope servicing no more
than two persons for the purposes of water skis, aquaplanes, or other
similar devices at any one time.
C.
Persons waterskiing or using other similar devices shall also conform
to all provisions of this article and shall not engage in any activity
contrary to the provisions of this article.
A.
All rafts, platforms, buoys and markers shall be anchored and shall
have at least eight inches of freeboard above the water line so that
they will not float or drift in excess of 10 feet in any direction
from the position that is directly above their anchor.
In addition to the requirements and restrictions set forth in
§ 30.70, Wis. Stats., no person shall swim in the traffic
lane unless he is accompanied by a manned boat.
It shall be unlawful for any aircraft, whether designed for
taking off or landing on water or not, to use any part of the lakes
or waters regulated under this article for landing or taking off,
except in the case of emergency.
In addition to following all state and local laws governing
public notification when amending this article, the Village will make
every effort to notify the lake association presidents or lake residents
at least 60 days prior to the proposed modifications.
Wisconsin state boating penalties as found in § 30.80,
Wis. Stats., and deposits as established in the Uniform Deposit and
Bail Schedule established by the Wisconsin Judicial Conference are
hereby adopted by reference.
