§ 4-231. Regulations.

The following regulations apply to all commercial-outdoor recreational uses as regulated in section 48-445 of this Code, commercial-outdoor recreational uses overlay district, and all other permitted commercial-outdoor recreational uses:

(1)

The hours of operation, with the exception of charter boats and guide boats, shall be within the time period of 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily. All activity shall cease at 11:00 p.m., and all patrons shall leave the site by 11:30 p.m. Only essential security lights shall be on after 11:30 p.m.

(2)

Noise from any use or combination of uses, including crowd participation and spectators, and noise produced in estuarine waters, shall not exceed the maximum permitted sound levels by zoning district as regulated in section 16-73 of this Code.

(3)

Unless held on a designated public events site, no whistles, loudspeaker devices or other broadcasting or amplification shall be used outdoors.

(4)

Bumper boats shall utilize either four-cycle or electric engines only.

(5)

Small fishing skiff shall utilize either electric or four-cycle engines only, with a maximum horsepower of 25.

(6)

All go-cart engines shall be mechanically governed to limit the speed to 28 mph.

(7)

All permitted commercial water activities, including boats, wind-surfers, etc., shall maintain a distance of at least 600 feet parallel to the estuarine shoreline off any residentially developed district (R-1, R-2, R-3, CR, SPD-20, SED-80, and SPD-C), except when actively hunting or fishing. For the purpose of this article, a residentially developed district shall be any residential district where ten percent or more of the lots within a subdivision adjacent to the shoreline are developed residentially.

(8)

Airboats shall not be operated unless all the manufacturers' standard mufflers and noise-reduction equipment are used and are in proper operating condition.

(9)

Temporary uses or special events on designated public events sites, or other crowd gathering activities for which more than 100 people are expected, are required to have a special events permit and to submit an events site and management plan to the town manager for review and approval in accordance with section 48-445 of this chapter with any new activity proposed for the site. Public event sites may include temporary and fixed structures, as approved by the building inspector, and can host multiple uses.

(Code 1990, § 3-150; Ord. No. 12-06-018, Pt. III, 6-6-2012)