HomeMy WebLinkAbout4494 ORDINANCE NO. 4494
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, amending section
4.06.200 of the Kent City Code entitled, "Lake
Meridian - Motor-powered vessel restrictions -
Water skiing and personal watercraft operation", to
implement paperless payment of boat launch fees
and to allow those fees to be set by resolution.
RECITALS
A. The City manages one of two public boat launches at Lake
Meridian Park. Boat launch users currently have the option of paying $5 per
use or purchasing an annual pass for $50. The City initially installed a pay
station to collect these fees. This pay station has since been damaged and
destroyed multiple times.
B. This ordinance removes the requirement for boat launch users
to display a physical receipt on their dashboard. Users will now be required
to show an electronic receipt upon request. This will allow for paperless
payment of boat launch fees using a QR code posted at the site.
C. This ordinance also makes amendments to provide that boat
launch fees will now be set by City Council resolution. This gives City staff
the ability to request updates to these fees as part of the regular fee update
resolution without requesting changes to the Kent City Code by ordinance.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
ORDINANCE
SECTION 1. - Amendment - KCC 4.06.200. Section 4.06.200 of the
Kent City Code entitled "Lake Meridian - Motor-powered vessel restrictions
- Water skiing and personal watercraft operation", is amended as follows:
Sec. 4.06.200. Lake Meridian - Motor-powered vessel
restrictions - Water skiing and personal watercraft operation.
A. Generally. The following rules and regulations are adopted for the use
of motor-powered vessels on Lake Meridian:
1. It is unlawful to use or operate any vessel powered by motor
power on Lake Meridian, except that vessels with the following engines will
be permitted:
a. Water-cooled outboard engines of stock manufacture or
stock manufactured inboard engines with outboard drive units
(inboard/outboards) which vent all exhaust gases through the lower drive
unit in conjunction with cooling water and/or vent at a point on the drive
unit which is under water at all times; or water-cooled direct drive inboard
engines equipped with a muffler or silencer of sufficient size and capacity to
effectively muffle and reduce noise similar to that of outboards and
inboard/outboards. This includes both propeller and jet propulsion
watercraft.
b. Air-cooled outboard or inboard engines of stock
manufacture rated by the manufacturer at ten (10) horsepower or less.
C. Electric fishing trolling motors.
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2. No vessel shall operate in excess of eight (8) miles per hour
after 6:00 p.m. until the hour of 9:00 a.m. and not in excess of thirty-five
(35) miles per hour from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
3. Vessels exceeding speeds of eight (8) miles per hour shall
remain at least two hundred (200) feet from the shoreline and one hundred
(100) feet from other vessels and swimmers and shall proceed around the
lake in a counterclockwise direction.
4. All vessels operating on Lake Meridian shall carry United States
Coast Guard approved personal flotation devices in good condition for each
person in the vessel.
5. Motor-powered vessels operating after sundown shall be
equipped with and have lit proper running lights.
6. The anchorage or moorage of unoccupied vessels is prohibited
except when tied to a pier or dock with the permission of the owner of the
pier or dock. However, an unoccupied vessel may only be anchored or
moored to a city pier or dock while the vessel's trailer is being parked or
retrieved.
7. No remote controlled vessels powered by internal combustion
engines shall operate before 9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. Additionally, such
remote controlled vessels may only be operated in those areas as may be
designated by the parks, recreation, and community services director, and
shall not be operated within one hundred (100) feet of any fishing pier,
designated swimming area, or boat launch ramp and dock.
8. Skin diving is prohibited except as necessary for public
employees and their agents or other authorized personnel to perform their
duties or in the case of an emergency.
9. No person shall launch a vessel or personal watercraft off a
trailer and into Lake Meridian from the city-operated boat launch at Lake
Meridian Park without first paying a launch fee On the t of five `ellars
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and providing the electronic receipt for this payment upon request.
displaying the reeeipt eF annual permit en the dashbeard ef the vehicle freng
. The city council shall,
by resolution establish the fees to be assessed to implement and operate
the regulations adopted in this subsection.
B. Water skiing. The following regulations apply to all water skiing
activities as defined in RCW 79A.60.010 including, but not limited to, being
towed behind a vessel on skis, an aquaplane, kneeboard, tube, or similar
device:
1. Water skiing on the lake at speeds up to and including eight (8)
miles per hour is permitted any time between dawn and dusk.
2. Water skiing on the lake at speeds over eight (8) miles per hour
shall be limited to the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
3. It is unlawful to water ski within three hundred (300) feet of
shore except as follows:
a. From privately owned shoreline, water skiers may start
at and return to shore by means of the most expeditious route;
b. From city-owned shoreline, water skiers may start or
return (deep water start) from a distance of two hundred (200) feet or
greater from shore but are prohibited from starting or stopping within two
hundred (200) feet of shore. For purposes of this provision, city-owned
shoreline includes the swimming beach and boat launching areas of the park.
For purposes of starting at and returning to shore as authorized herein,
water skiers may temporarily exceed the speed limit to eight (8) miles per
hour.
4. All persons in vessels towing persons on water skis, tubes,
surfboards, or similar contrivance shall remain seated at all times.
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5. All operators of vessels having in tow or otherwise assisting a
person on water skis, tubes, surfboards, or similar contrivance shall comply
with KCC 4.06.060.
6. Regulations stated in this subsection shall not apply to vessels
used in water ski tournaments, competitions, expositions, or trials therefor,
which have been duly authorized by the city.
C. Personal watercraft. In addition to RCW 79A.60.190 adopted in KCC
4.06.020, the following regulations shall apply to personal watercraft:
1. Personal watercraft may be operated on the lake at speeds up
to and including eight (8) miles per hour any day except during hours of
darkness.
2. Personal watercraft may be operated on the lake at speeds in
excess of eight (8) miles per hour only as follows:
a. Between the hours of 12:00 noon and 6:00 p.m.;
b. On even-numbered days of the calendar; and
C. From and including May 16 through and including
September 15 of any year.
SECTION 2. - Severability. If any one or more section, subsection,
or sentence of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance
and the same shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. - Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser. Upon
approval of the city attorney, the city clerk and the code reviser are
authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the
correction of clerical errors; ordinance, section, or subsection numbering; or
references to other local, state, or federal laws, codes, rules, or regulations.
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SECTION 4. - Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be
in force thirty days from the time of final passage as provided by law.
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CITY OF KENT
NOTICE OF
ORDINANCE
PASSED BY THE KENT
CITY COUNCIL
The following is the sum-
mary of an ordinance
passed by the Kent City
Council June 18,2024.
ORDINANCE NO. 4494
-AN ORDINANCE of the
City Council of the City
of Kent, Washington,
amending section
4.06.200 of the Kent City
Code entitled,"Lake Me-
ridian — Motor-powered
vessel restrictions—Wa-
ter skiing and personal
watercraft operation", to
implement paperless
payment of boat launch
fees and to allow those
fees to be set by resolu-
tion.This ordinance shall
take effect and be in
force 30 days from the
time of final passage as
provided by law.
A copy of the complete
text of any ordinance will
be mailed upon request
of the City Clerk.
Kimberley A. Komoto,
City Clerk
Kkomoto@KentWA.gov
253-856-5725
KEN997865
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