§ 11.20.130. Vessel speed limits—Posted zones.

It is unlawful for any person to operate a vessel on Nacimiento Lake in a prohibited, restricted or special speed zone at speeds in excess of that posted by official Monterey County parks department waterway markers. In addition, the following specific speed restrictions shall apply:

(1)

Within two hundred feet of any vessel landing dock, ramp, log boom, or regular beaching area: Five nautical miles per hour or in such a manner as to create a wake.

(2)

Within one hundred feet of any vessel that is not under way: Five nautical miles per hour, or in such a manner as to create a wake.

The provisions of Harbors and Navigation Code Section 655.2 shall also apply. The San Luis Obispo County board of supervisors has designated, by resolution, restricted speed zones for Nacimiento Lake. A copy of the resolution is kept on file in the county of San Luis Obispo office of the clerk-recorder and in the office of the San Luis Obispo County sheriff's department. No person shall violate any speed zone so designated provided; however, the speed zone is posted by official standard waterway markers. In addition to the areas which the San Luis Obispo County board of supervisors have designated as restricted speed zones, the Monterey County parks department is authorized to designate additional restricted speed zones, as needed, as well as closed and restricted areas, which may include relocating buoys to provide the necessary safety zone, in order to protect the safety and property of visitors to Nacimiento Lake. Such designations shall be posted by official standard waterway markers.

(Ord. No. 3272, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)