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Ordinance No. 33GI
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7-13 OF ARTICLE II
ENTITLED "SPEED LIMITS", OF THE BUTTE COUNTY CODE
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte ordains as
follows:
Section 1. Section 7-13 of Article II of the Butte County Code,
entitled "Speed Limits" is amended to read as follows:
"8actioa 7-13. Speed Latmits.
Its shall be unlawful for any person to operate any boat or
aquaplane in a manner or at a rate of speed which endangers
the life, limb or property of any person, taking in account
weather conditions, light conditions, the ordinary use of
waters navigated, the depth of the water, the proximity to
shore, docks, swimmers, boats and other obstacles, the
condition of the boat operated and any other factor which
a reasonable and prudent man would consider in the safe
operation of such boat. Operation of a boat or aquaplane
under any of the following conditions shall constitute
prima facie evidence that the same is being operated in
violation of this section:
(a} At a speed greater than will permit it to be fully
stopped by the exercise of reasonable care within the
assured clear distance ahead.
(b} At a speed in excess of five statute miles per
hour in any of the following areas:
(1) Within any area designated as a "slaw
area" .
(2) Within one hundred feet of any person
who is bathing or swimming.
(3) Within one hundred feet of any
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watercraft sixteen feet in length or
smaller, which might be seriously
endangered by the action caused by the
', wake created by the passing vessel.
{4) Within one hundred feet of any
swimming float, diving platform, life
line or designated swimming area.
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{5} Within one hundred feet of any
legal dock, wharf, dam, way or
landing float to which boats are
landed or made fast or which is
used for the embarkation or
discharge of passengers as
approved by U.S. Army Engineers.
(C} Within two hundred feet of any
authorized boat, sheriff's boat
or any other boat while such boat
or boats are in the act of rescue
operations, dragging for bodies
or equipment; provided, such
boats are marked; attempted to
overhaul or board a vessel
involved in any violation of this
chapter, or any other law or any
vessel used for or in the act of
fire fighting.
~}_ Within that a~~~ of the
Thermalito After~~y ~signated as
a _ water-ski__s_lalam___course_. _ This
restriction shall not ably to a
boat being operated by a
permittee uns~~r~~ ing the
permitted use.
If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstances is far any reason held to be invalid by
a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed
severable, and the invalidity thereof shall not affect the remaining
provisions or other applications of the Ordinance which can be given
effect without the invalid provision or application thereof.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall take
effect thirty (30} days after the date of its passage. The Clerk of
the Board of Supervisors is authorized and directed to publish this
,ordinance..,.,..., before,.,...,the expiration of fifteen (15} days after ,.,,its.,..
passage. This Ordinance shall be published once, with the names of
the members of the Board of supervisors voting for and against it, in
the Clzico Entezprise , a newspaper of general circulation published in
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the County of Butte, State of California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Butte, State of California, on the 24th day of ,rune ,
X997, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Beeler, Dolan, Houx, ~osiassen and Chair Davis
NOES : None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
RED DAVIS, Char of the
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
JOHN S. BLACKLOCK
Off'cer and Cl k of the Board
By GLc
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