Ordinance 3135-09 - Laserfiche WebLink

E. For the purposes of this section, "bodysurfing"means swimming or floating on one's stomach or on one's back on or in the wake directly behind a motor driven boat or vessel that is underway. F. Except as provided by the Penalty section of this Chapter, a violation of this section is an infraction punishable by a fine in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars for each offense. Section 24: Ordinance 1246-86 § 1 (part), 1986, as amended by Section 1 of Ordinance 1571-89 and Section 2 of Ordinance 2834-05 (EMC 12.02.170),which reads as follows: Speed limit—No Wake Zone—Penalties. A. There is designated a"No Wake Zone"which shall consist of the following: 1. All waters in Port Gardner Bay and the Snohomish River, lying easterly of Jetty Island and northerly to the two hundred block of West Marine View Drive and southerly to the mouth of the Snohomish River at No. 5T Navigation Buoy. 2. All waters northerly and easterly from the west span of the State Route 529 bridge, to the intersection of the Snohomish River and Interstate 5 bridge span. B. No vessel,motorboats or hovercraft shall be operated in the No Wake Zone in such a manner as to leave a visible and/or damaging wake. C. This section shall not apply to vessels or motorboats operated by any city, county, state or federal governmental agency while in the performance of their official duties. D. Penalties. 1. It is an infraction for any person to violate this section, to be punished by a fine of sixty-two dollars,not including costs and assessments. 2. Every person who violates this section a third or more times within a two-year period shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,punishable by a maximum possible ninety days in jail and a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars. Two hundred fifty dollars of the fine shall not be suspended or deferred, but the court may authorize community service in lieu of all or part of the fine. Is hereby amended to read as follows: 21