Condensed Rules for Use of Grandview Lake
No person should operate any watercraft on Grandview
Lake without reading and knowing the following rules. Each
lot owner and renter is responsible for making sure that
all persons who operate his or her watercraft comply with
these rules. Violation of any rule could result in injury
or death as well as suspension of lake use privileges for
all of your watercraft.
- All persons who use the lake must exercise courtesy
and consideration to other lake users and must conform
to these boating rules, unless to do so would create a
hazardous or unsafe situation.
- No person shall use the lake if such person is under
the influence of alcoholic beverages or any other
controlled substance.
- Attached hereto is a map of Grandview Lake
designating certain restrictions within certain areas of
the lake, and use of the lake shall comply with the
regulation as shown on this map. Skiers from a lot may
be towed into or out of such lot, but the boat and the
skier must not cross any area within 100 feet in front
of any other lot or the designated "IDLE ZONE" area as
shown on the attached map.
- All boats must carry a Coast Guard approved
lifesaving device for each occupant of the boat
- No person under the age of sixteen (16) years shall
operate a boat having a motor over ten (10) horsepower
or PWC, except under one of the following conditions:
- Accompanied by a person over the age of eighteen (18)
years.
- Accompanied by a person over the age of sixteen (16)
years who has been issued a certificate of completion of
a U.S. Coast Guard or Power Squadron approved basic
boating course.
- No person shall swim more than 100 ft. from shore or
beyond the "IDLE ZONE" areas as shown on the attached
map without an accompanying boat, nor shall users of air
mattresses or other flotation devices get into boat
traffic patterns or more than 100 ft. from shore or
beyond the "IDLE ZONE" areas as shown on the attached
map.
- No one shall discard cans, bottles, trash, or any
other refuse into the lake, and no one shall dump or
allow the discharge of gasoline, oil, sewage, or other
toxic materials into the lake.
- All boats, including PWCS, must have designated
reasonable seating capacity for all occupants and
persons being towed. For example, a PWC designed for two
(2) persons occupied by two (2) persons may not tow any
person.
- All powerboats shall be driven in a counter
clockwise direction as viewed from above the lake,
except for an area as may be designated from time to
time by the BOD for use of a water ski course. No boat
may be operated to cause a 360-degree turn on any
weekend or holiday.
- All power boats shall be operated farther than 100
ft. from any shoreline, unless driven at idle speed and
slow enough to prevent wake or wash. However, skiers
from a lot may be towed into or out of such lot, but the
boat and the skier must not cross any area within 100
feet in front of any other lot.
- All power boats, including jet skis, following or
overtaking another boat shall stay clear of any boat
ahead by at least 100 ft. and shall overtake or pass to
the left no closer than 50 ft. from the other boat. If
either or both boats are pulling skiers, tubers, or
persons, the 100 ft. minimum clearance includes the
skiers, tubers or persons, and equipment. No boat shall
be operated so as to directly follow the path of a
skier, tuber, or person at any distance of less than 300
ft.
- All skiers, tubers, and persons being towed by any
watercraft must wear a Coast Guard approved floatation
device. Each person aboard a PWC must wear a Coast Guard
approved floatation device.
- Boats towing a skier, tuber, or person must return
at once to a fallen or dropped skier, tuber, or person,
but must keep clear of boats when turning or traveling
to the skier, tuber or person. No boat shall go any
closer than 100 ft. of any fallen skier, tuber, or
person.
- On weekends a boat may tow no more than two (2) of
the following: skiers, tubers or persons at any one time
from Noon to 8:00 p.m., and on holidays a boat may tow
no more than two of the following: skiers, tubers or
persons at any one time from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. A
tow rope shall not be longer than 80 feet and must not
be allowed to trail behind a boat when the boat is not
pulling a skier, tuber or person.
- A ski shall not be "dropped" or be left in the lake
in areas of boat traffic, and ‘dropped’ skis must be
picked up immediately.
- During heavy traffic times, which always include
Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and
holidays from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., all skiers,
tubers or persons who are being towed by watercraft must
have an observer on the towing watercraft in addition to
the driver. At other times the driver must have a
suitable rear view mirror or an additional observer.
Operating hours for holidays has been extended to cover
all holiday weekends from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- In order to prevent congestion on the lake during
heavy traffic times, as defined in Paragraph S. above,
no more than one (1) power boat registered to a lot
shall use the lake for towing any skier, tuber, or
person.
- All powerboats must stay clear of skiers, tubers, or
persons being towed by a watercraft, and swimmers. A
fallen skier should hold his/her ski up (other fallen
persons should hold their hand and arm up) above the
surface of the water in order to increase his/her
visibility to boats.
- Occupants of a boat with a motor running are to be
situated within the boat so that, regardless of the
speed of the boat, a loss of balance or unexpected
maneuver will not expel them from the boat. No jumping
out of a moving boat unless and emergency situation
exists.
- The maximum speed allowed on the lake is 35 miles
per hour between sunrise and sunset; however, a boat
towing a barefoot skier may be operated at no more than
40 miles per hour at such time. All powerboats shall be
operated at idle speed with no wake on the lake between
sunset and sunrise.
- The times of "sunset" and "sunrise" each day shall
be as published by the National Weather Service (or
other governmental agency) or as otherwise determined by
the BOD.
- The Safety Chairman or his deputies as designated by
the Board of Directors of Grandview Lot Owners
Association, Inc., may establish additional idle and no
wake zones, to be marked by signs or buoys designating
the outer perimeter of idle areas. No boats shall be
operated within such designated areas above idle speed
with no wake.
- Motor craft leaving an idle zone must yield
right-of-way to any motor craft outside the idle zone.
Boats crossing the entrance to an inlet while having
person in tow have the right-of-way over boats entering
or leaving the inlet. However, if both boats have person
in tow, then the boat on the right has the right-of-way.
- The "New addition cove", extending to a line across
the cove from Lot 101 to Lot 154 shall be a no-wake
zone, and all powerboats shall operate at idle speed
within this area.
- Boats shall be operated in such a manner as to
comply with the following rules unless it shall not be a
safe maneuver: If two (2) powerboats are approaching
each other bow to bow, each boat must yield to the right
to stay clear of the other boat. If (2) powerboats are
approaching obliquely or from the side, the boat on the
right has the right-of-way.
- All boats must not create excessive noise (exhaust
must be muffled), and no hydroplanes primarily designed
for racing purposes, no airboats (propelled by air
thrusts), no submarine or any boat or watercraft
designed to operate below the surface of the water and
no houseboats may use the lake. No airplane, helicopter,
or other craft that is designed to fly or hover above
the ground or water may use the lake.
- No person shall operate any boat that is loaded with
passengers and /or cargo beyond its safe carrying
capacity as recommended by the manufacturer of the boat
or as identified by the manufacturer of the boat or as
identified by the manufacturer’s disclosure placed on
the boat.
- All motorized boats operating between sunset and
sunrise shall exhibit the following: (1) A bright white
light aft, higher than the bow light, visible 360
degrees around the boat. (2) A separate or combined
light in the forepart (bow) of the watercraft showing
green to starboard and red to port.
- All other watercraft when operating between sunset
and sunrise shall carry, ready at hand, a lantern or
flashlight which shall be exhibited showing a bright
white light in sufficient time to indicate its presence
in order to avoid collision.
- Any stationary boat need not exhibit lights except
when approached by another watercraft.
- Any person who is operating any watercraft on
Grandview Lake shall stop the operation of the
watercraft at the request of or being hailed or signaled
to stop by the Safety Chairman or his deputies as
designated by the BOD for such period of time as
necessary to communicate with such persons. Such
operator shall accurately give his/her name, age and any
other reasonable information as requested by the Safety
Chairman or his deputies have the right to inspect any
boat for violation of Grandview Lake rules, including
the utilization of wake enhancing devices.
- No person shall "utilize" a device of any kind that
its purpose is to increase the size of the boat’s wake.
In other words, factory installed water ballast systems
should be empty, trim tabs should not be set to enhance
the wake and no bags or "fat sacks" are permitted.
- The ski course should be used for slalom purposes
only. No boat shall pull a tube through the ski course.
No boat shall be tied off to any part of the ski course.
- Even though a boat may have the right-of-way over
another boat pursuant to any of these rules, the
operator of such shall not pursue its right-of-way if to
do so would create an unsafe situation. The operator of
any boat must slow down or stop, even if there is a
person in tow, in order to avoid a collision or any
unsafe encounter with another boat or person.
- No watercraft is allowed to use Grandview Lake
unless it is owned by a lot owner or a renter, is
registered with and approved by the Secretary of the
Grandview Lot Owners Association, Inc., and has the
approved decal and lot numbers on both sides of the
watercraft.
- No watercraft, float, or person is allowed to tie,
anchor, or otherwise attach themselves to any NO
WAKE/IDLE buoy at any time.
These rules are some
of the most important rules.
All rules must be read and complied with!
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