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Ordinance No. 0053
CITYOFMEDINAORDINANCENOXANORDINANCErelatingtothsoperationofwatercraftonLakeWashingtonwithintheJurisdictionoftheCityofMadinsandprescribingpenaltiesTHECITYCOUNCILOFTECITYOFMEDINADOORDAINASFOLLOWSISection1RecklessOperationProhibitedItshallbeunlawfultooperateanymotorpoweredwatercraftinarecklessmanneronthatportionofLakeWashingtonwithintheJurisdictionoftheCityofMadinsForthepurposeofthissectionarecklessmannerisdefinedassoastoenaangerorunnecessarilyinconveniencetheoccupantsofsaidboatswimmersorotherusersofthelakeSection2SpeedLimitSpeedsinexcessoftenmileswithintwohundredfeetoftheshoreonehundredfeetfromotherwatercraftorswimmersorwithinthatpartofFairweatherBaywithintheJurisdictionoftheCityofMadinsareprohibitedprovidedhowBratthatwheregreaterspeedisnecessarytotowwaterskiersagreaterspeedmaybeusedforthelimitedpurposeoftowingthewaterskierdirectlyfromthepointofpickuportothepointofdroptoorfromareastowhichsuchspeedlimitdoesnotapplySection3EoUipmentAllwatercraftshallcarryaCoastGuardapprovedlifepreserverorasafetycushionforeachpersoninthecraftandwhenoperatingbetweenthehoursofsunsetandsunriseshallbeequippedandhavelitproperrunninglightsSection4DepositofDebrisThrowingordischargingdebrissewagebottlescansorotherdeleteriousmaterialinthelakeisprohibitedSection5WaterSkiingWaterskiingshallbelimitedtothehoursbetweensunriseandsurestAllwatercrafttowingwaterskiersshallcarryanobserverinadditiontothedriveroroperatorAllwaerskiersshallwearalifebeltorlifeJacketcapableofkeepingthewearerafloatWhereverphysicalconditionspermittakeoffordropforwaterskiersshallbeperpendiculartotheshorelineSection6ACcidentHeportAllaccidentsarisingoutoftheoperationCfwatercraftandinvolvingpropertydmmgeinexcessof2500orinjuriestopersonsmustbereportedtothePoliceDepartmentassoonasispracticablebutinanyeveatnolaterthantwentyfourhoursaftersuchaccidentSection7PenaltyAnyviolationofthisordinanceshallbepunishableofafineofnottoexceed300orbyimprisonmentnottoexceed90dayaorbybothsuchfineandimprisonmentSection8COdeReferenceSections1through7hereofshallconstitutesections8i20801204etcthroug1214oftheNedlnaCodeandallothersectionshereofshallbeconsideredofspecialortemporaryaffectSection9EffectiveDateThisordinanceshalltakeeffectJuly151957PASSEDbytheCityCouncilenthe8thdayofJuly1957andsignedinauthenticerichofitspassagethesamedayApprovedastoformlTEPENFCIICWIMEPARKWILLIAMEPARKMAYORATTEST