§ 12-231. Elmwood Dunes Preserve.

(a)

Definition. The term "Elmwood Dunes Preserve" means the unimproved Elmwood Dunes Preserve public right-of-way east of Michigan Avenue extending to the lakefront.

(b)

Hours open to public. Elmwood Dunes Preserve shall be open to the public from sunrise until sunset and shall be closed to the public from sunset each day until sunrise the following day.

(c)

Boat launching prohibited. No person shall launch any vessel into Lake Michigan from Elmwood Dunes Preserve.

(d)

Boat storage prohibited. No person shall leave, store or secure any vessel in the Elmwood Dunes Preserve or to any adjacent private property.

(e)

Motorized vehicles and bicycles.

(1)

No person shall drive, ride or otherwise operate any motorized vehicle, including, but not limited to, snowmobiles, in the Elmwood Dunes Preserve.

(2)

No person shall drive, ride or otherwise operate a bicycle in the Elmwood Dunes Preserve.

(f)

No swimming. No person shall bathe, swim, wade, float, splash in or otherwise enter the Lake Michigan waters adjacent to Elmwood Dunes Preserve for a distance of 300 feet from the water's edge.

(g)

Alcoholic beverages and smoking. No person shall consume alcoholic beverages or smoke in the Elmwood Dunes Preserve.

(h)

Fires. No person shall light, maintain, or make use of any fire in the Elmwood Dunes Preserve.

(i)

Camping. No person shall place, erect, or use any hammock, swing, tent, shelter, or any other type of temporary or permanent housing or camping equipment in the Elmwood Dunes Preserve, or otherwise camp in any manner in the Elmwood Dunes Preserve unless a permit therefor has first been obtained from the village. Camping permits may be issued by the Village Manager or his designee only pursuant to rules and regulations governing camping promulgated by the village in an ordinance duly adopted by the Village President and Board of Trustees.

(j)

Additional prohibited activities. The following additional activities are prohibited in the Elmwood Dunes Preserve: ice skating and sledding.

(Code 1993, § 12-13.2.2; Ord. No. 2012-O-72, 12-11-2012; Ord. No. 2013-O-19, 5-14-2013)