Ordinance 1183-85 - Laserfiche WebLink

I when and where safety buoys are reasonably necessary for the public safety, welfare, 2 health and peace. The designated locations of safety buoys shall be determined upon 3 taking into consideration hazardous conditions such as shallow water, rocks or snags, 4 population at and about said lake, time and location of pleasure boating, swimming, 5 bathing, fishing, diving, and other water uses upon said lake. 6 Safety buoy location designations when located upon a map and approved 7 by the Everett Park Board shall establish the boundaries of speed control areas; 8 swimmer only, or swimmer restricted areas; vessel prohibited, or vessel-type restricted 9 areas; or other water use restriction zones within the lake. Such boundaries shall. 10 become effective when the buoys, as designated, are installed. 11 The Parks and Recreation Director is authorized and directed to design 12 buoys to accomplish the contemplated regulatory purposes in accordance with the State 13 Uniform Waterway Marking System. Designs when approved by the City shall become 14 the standard for construction for use in any lake in the City. 15 B. Signs or Other Signaling Devices. The Director of Parks and 16 Recreation, consistent with regulations adopted by the Park Board, may install such 17 signs and signaling devices as will properly apprise water users of the water use 18 regulation. It shall be deemed sufficient notice for any sign bearing general informa- 19 tion to be placed only at the points of public access in Silver Lake where they shall be 20 visible from both shore and water. 21 C. Privately Installed Water Use Regulation Equipment--Diving Flags. 22 Individuals may maintain divers' flags which shall be used only in the manner and at 23 such places as are authorized by this ordinance. A diver's flag shall be a red flag, five 24 units of measurement on the hoist by six units of measurement on the fly, with a white 25 stripe having a width of one unit of measurement crossing the red diagonally. The fir.g 26 shall have a stiffener to make it stand out from the pole or mast. A unit of 27 measurement shall be not less than two inches. 28 Section 6: BOATING EQUIPMENT. 29 A. Equipment Required on All Vessels--Personnel Flotation 30 Equipment. All vessels when underway on Silver Lake are required to carry on board 31 in a readily accessible place one personnel flotation device per person aboard. Such 32 -4-