8.44.020 Motorboats allowed—Restricted speed horsepower.
A. Motorboats Allowed—Restricted Speed. Due to the potential interference with other water uses and danger of impact and wake damage on Silver Lake, the maximum speed of any motorboat on Silver Lake is restricted to eight miles per hour. Further, no motor shall be used on any motorboat on Silver Lake which exceeds 9.9 horsepower; provided, however, this section shall not prevent city, county or state governmental agencies from exceeding the restrictions set forth in this chapter for the purpose of search and rescue or law enforcement purposes.
B. Speed—General Regulations. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vessel in other than a careful and prudent manner or at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and proper under the conditions existing at the time and point of operation, taking into account the condition of the water, amount and character of traffic and congestion, weather, size and configuration of the lake, freedom from obstruction to view, around or other circumstances so as not to unduly or unreasonably endanger the life, limb, property or other rights of any person. In no event shall the speed as set forth in subsection A of this section be exceeded except for race-type boat operation in the manner authorized by this chapter.
C. Speed Regulations—Special Circumstances. Unless conditions of the water, traffic and congestion, weather, size and configuration of the lake, freedom from obstruction to view or other circumstances demand greater distance and/or slower speed, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vessel:
1. At a speed greater than idling speed or eight miles per hour, whichever is the lesser, within one hundred feet of any swimmer, skin and/or scuba diver’s artificially illuminated marker buoy, other vessel and floating objects.
2. In the water area of the lake designated as a swimming only area, or as a vessel prohibited area, except this provision does not apply to vessels actually used in the rescue of persons in distress.
3. At a speed greater than idling speed or eight miles per hour, whichever is the lesser, within one hundred feet of any shoreline, safety buoy line, float or wharf.
D. Fuel Handling. The handling of fuel or refueling of boats shall be prohibited within one hundred feet of the shoreline of Silver Lake. (Ord. 1183-85 § 2, 1985.)