HomeMy WebLinkAbout49-04 - Ord. Amending County Code 9.04 Motorboats ORDINANCE NO . 49 - 04
AN ORDINANCE amending Mason County Code Section 9 . 04 . 170 (h) and Section 9 . 04 . 260 ( 1 ) and (b) .
WHEREAS , it is necessary to amend the Mason County Code Section 9 . 04 (Motorboats) concerning
operating a vessel by a diver ' s flag ; and
WHEREAS , the Sheriff' s Department has recommended that the County be consistent with the
Washington State Parks guidelines outlined in the "Adventures in Boating Washington Handbook" ;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED THAT :
Section 9 . 04 . 170 (h) is amended to read as follows :
No vessel shall approach within two hundred (200) feet of a diver ' s flag indicating the
presence of a person operating or swimming under water;
Section 9 . 04 . 260 ( 1 ) is amended to read as follows :
In any area unless the diver is accompanied by a vessel or the diving occurs within two
hundred (200 ) feet of a properly displayed diver ' s flag; and
Section 9 . 04 . 260 (b) is amended to read as follows :
It is unlawful to operate a vessel within two hundred (200) feet of a diver ' s flag .
DATED this 8t" day of June , 2004 .
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Wesley E Johnsdn, Chairperson
Absent 6 / 8 / 04
ATTEST : Jayni L . Kamin, Commissioner
Rebe cA S . Rogers , Clerk f the Board Herb Baze, Commissioner
oner
APP O ED AAS F RM :
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Deputy Prosecutor