ORD20191436-Boats Used for Towing Draft
COMMON COUNCIL - CITY OF MUSKEGO
ORDINANCE #1436
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 278, SECTION 278-7.,
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO
(Public Waters and Beaches – Boats Used for Towing)
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO, WISCONSIN DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Chapter 278, Section 278-7., of the Municipal Code of the City of
Muskego is hereby amended to read as follows:
§ 278-7. Boats used for towing.
A. Whenever a boat is used for towing purposes, for water sports or otherwise, there
shall be no fewer than two persons in the towing boat, one to operate the boat and
one to be in charge of the tow line or the boat shall be equipped with a wide-angle
rearview mirror.
B. When pulling a skier or another boat, the tow rope shall not exceed 75 feet in
length.
C. Any person operating a boat or watercraft on Lake Denoon or Big Muskego Lake's
Bass Bay which is towing a person or persons engaged in waterskiing,
aquaplaning, or similar sport or activity must operate in a counterclockwise direction
on the lake. A counterclockwise direction is determined by viewing the direction of
travel of the boat or watercraft as viewed from a bird's-eye view of the entire lake.
SECTION 2: The several sections of this Ordinance are declared to be severable. If
any section or portion thereof shall be declared by a decision of a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, such decision shall apply only to
the specific section or portion thereof directly specified in the decision, and not affect the
validity of all other provisions, sections, or portion thereof of the Ordinance which shall
remain in full force and effect. Any other Ordinance whose terms are in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance is hereby repealed as to those terms that conflict.
SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and publication.
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 24 DAY OF SEPTEMBER , 2019.
CITY OF MUSKEGO
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Kathy Chiaverotti, Mayor
Ordinance #1436
ATTEST: First reading: September 10, 2019
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Clerk-Treasurer
Ordinance Published: October 2, 2019
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