Vessels and operations on the downtown Scioto River Pool.
Columbus City Codes § 921.01-2
in effect921.01-2 - Vessels and operations on the downtown Scioto River Pool.
(A) Unless otherwise authorized by this chapter no person shall operate in the downtown Scioto River Pool from one hundred (100) feet south of the intake dam opposite the Dublin Road Pumping Station, south to the safety cable at the Main Street Dam and from one hundred (100) feet south of the Main Street Dam to the safety cable at the Scioto River Park Dam (Greenlawn Dam), and north on the Olentangy River to the Goodale Avenue Bridge, any vessel of:
(1) Less than eight (8) feet or more than twenty-two (22) feet.
(2) Less than thirty-six (36) inches in beam or;
(3) Less than fifty (50) pounds in weight.
(B) Canoes, kayaks, rowing shells, pedal boats and inflatable watercraft bearing a Hull Identification Number (HIN) and recognized by the United States Coast Guard as vessels and watercraft are permitted and specifically exempted from the length, beam and weight requirements.
(C) No person shall operate any motorized vessel in this area at a speed greater than ten (10) miles per hour.
(D) No person shall operate any motorized vessel at a speed exceeding idle speed within a distance of one hundred (100) feet of the shorelines.
(Ord. 805-05 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 1961-2013, § 1, 9-16-2013)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9STPAPUPRCO_CH921WARE_921.01-2VEOPDOSCRIPOFetched: 10/27/2026