Chapter 9.30
CANALS
Sections:
9.30.020 Prohibited uses; depositing dirt, rubbish or other material.
9.30.030 Trespass on lands appurtenant to canal.
9.30.010 Definition.
As used in this article, the word “canal” means any artificial open watercourse within the city used for the transportation of water, any portion of which is used for the supply of the inhabitants of any city or town.
(Code 1965, § 4165; Code 2002, § 66-221. Ord. No. 831; Ord. No. 1154)
Cross references: Definitions generally, § 1.05.100.
9.30.020 Prohibited uses; depositing dirt, rubbish or other material.
It shall be unlawful for any person to swim, wade, bathe, play, or fish in any canal, or to throw, place, or cause to be placed in any canal, rock, dirt, rubbish, or any other material or thing not reasonably necessary to the use, operation, or maintenance of such canal.
(Code 1965, § 4166; Code 2002, § 66-222. Ord. No. 831; Ord. No. 1154)
Cross references: Solid waste, Ch. 8.20.
9.30.030 Trespass on lands appurtenant to canal.
It shall be unlawful for any person to enter, be, loiter, or play on any lands, roadways, or structures appurtenant to or part of the right-of-way of any canal within any fence or railing, or, in areas where there be no fence or railing, within 30 feet of the nearest edge of any canal.
(Code 1965, § 4167; Code 2002, § 66-223. Ord. No. 831; Ord. No. 1154)
9.30.040 Exemptions.
Section 9.30.030 shall not apply to persons and their duly authorized agents, servants, and employees operating, maintaining, repairing, or inspecting such canal, or engaged in the lawful removal of water therefrom, or engaged in enforcing the provisions of this article, nor shall it apply to any city employee, agent, or representative in the duly authorized performance of their duties which require them to be in or upon the lands, roadways, or structures appurtenant to the canal.
(Code 1965, § 4168; Code 2002, § 66-224. Ord. No. 831; Ord. No. 1154)