A-2. Discuss Amendment to Chapter 14 of the City Code Concerning Public Swimming Beaches CITY OF CHANHASSEN
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
FROM: Jerry Ruegemer, Recreation Superintendent
DATE: July 24, 2017 � \
SUBJ: Discuss Ordinance Amending Chapter 14 of the Chanhassen City Code
Regarding Public Swimming Beaches
BACKGROUND
Chanhassen City Code, Chapter 14—Parks and Recreation covers many items related to our park
system such as operating hours, camping, animals, water pollution, etc. Chapter 14 was void of a
public swimming beach section and clarification is needed to better serve the needs of the
Chanhassen community.
Listed below are the items staff is recommending to be included in the update.
Sec. 14-70. Public swimming beaches.
(a) No person shall swim in or enter a body of water or area posted closed to swimming.
(b) No person shall allow a dog or other pet to enter the water with swimmers except service
animals as governed by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
(c) No person shall enter a designated swimming area before 6:00 am or after 10:00 pm.
(d) No person shall possess or use glass containers of any kind in designated beach area.
(e) No person shall use an air mattress, inner tube, or other flotation device that is not
approved by the Coast Guard.
(f) No person shall intentionally expose his or her own genitals,pubic area,buttocks, or
female breast below the top of the areola with less than a fully opaque covering,while
wading, swimming, or using any beach or other areas within a park.
(g) No person shall fish in an area designated for swimming.
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Swimming Beach Ordinance
July 24, 2017
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(h) No person shall fly any unmanned aerial vehicle(drone) over a designated swimming
beach at such a low altitude as to interfere with the use of wading, swimming, or other
recreation use, except when approval was granted for said use.
(i) No person shall start or maintain a fire in any designated public swimming beach.
(j) No person shall throw sand, mud,rocks, or any other dangerous objects on the beach and
designated swimming area.
(k) No person shall use threatening,profane, abusive, disorderly, insulting, or indecent
language or commit any act which is a breach of the public peace.
(1) The City of Chanhassen shall have the authority to prohibit the use of such equipment
deemed dangerous to persons engaged in swimming or wading.
(m) No person shall use tobacco or engage in vaping in the designated swimming area.
PARK AND RECREATION RECOMMENDATION
The Park and Recreation Commission reviewed this item on June 27, 2017 and amended item (h)
to read `No person shall fly any unmanned aerial vehicle(drone)' and item (m) to add `No
person shall use tobacco or engage in vaping in the designated swimming area.' With these two
amendments, the motion to approve was made by Commissioner Hougham and seconded by
Commissioner Petouvis. The Park and Recreation Commission recommends that the City
Council approve Section 14-70 Public Swimming Beaches. The motion passed 7-0 with
Commissioner Kelly abstaining(Commissioner Kelly was not in support of item(e)).
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