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SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES: Sec. B14-41.5. Boating activities.

Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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Sec. B14-41.5. Boating activities.

(a) Powerboats, personal watercraft, boats with electric motors and nonpowered vessels shall be permitted only on those park waters designated for such use by the Director.

(b) The maximum speed on all County reservoirs permitting unlimited power boating shall be 35 miles per hour.

(c) "No wake zones" and other special use areas may be established on park waters by signs or buoys; the speed limit shall be five miles per hour.

(d) Powerboat and personal watercraft travel within Anderson, Calero, and Coyote reservoirs shall circulate in a counter-clockwise direction unless otherwise designated by the Director.

(e) Boating hours shall be 8:00 a.m. to one-half hour before sunset unless otherwise specified by the Director.

(f) No vessels shall beach on the east shore of Coyote Reservoir.

(g) Vessels may be subject to inspection for seaworthiness and safety gear. The park ranger on duty shall have the authority to determine the seaworthiness of any vessel and to exclude those determined to be unsafe.

(h) The park ranger on duty shall have the authority to declare any park waters closed to any or all vessels by reason of hazardous conditions.

(i) The park ranger on duty shall have the authority to determine the safe boating capacity of park waters and shall have the authority to limit the number of boats launched to this capacity.

(1) Boats in excess of 26 feet in length, or 4,500 pounds in weight, or boats requiring special equipment shall not be launched from ramps operated by the County except by special permit issued by the Director.

(2) The park ranger on duty shall have the authority to refuse entry to any vessel unsuitable for a park facility.

(Ord. No. NS-702.89, § 2, 12-18-01)

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