A. The board of county commissioners, by ordinance, may designate or repeal a designation of a specific area or areas on the public waterways of Bonner County as restricted zones. The zones are defined as follows:
ALBENI FALLS DAM: See section 3-601 of this title.
CABINET GORGE DAM: See section 3-601 of this title.
FLOODING OR THREAT OF FLOODING: A. Once flood stage is reached on Lake Pend Oreille of 2,063.5 feet elevation as measured at the Hope gauge, the "no wake zone" will automatically be extended to five hundred feet (500') from shore on Lake Pend Oreille and the Pend Oreille River. Once the water level decreases below 2,063.5 feet, these restrictions will automatically expire.
B. The board, by resolution duly enacted, may impose any and all restricted zones listed in this section on any public waterway within the county upon finding that actual flooding has occurred or that an imminent threat of flooding exists.
NO MOTOR DRIVEN WATERCRAFT ZONE: An area where no motor of any kind can be used to propel a watercraft.
NO SWIMMING ZONE: A designated area where swimming shall not be allowed. A "no swimming zone" precludes the use of float tubes and other nonmotorized devices not designed or modified to be used as a means of transportation, such as inflatable air mattresses, single inner tubes, and beach and water toys within the designated boundaries of the area in order to protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public.
NO WAKE ZONE: An area that limits the speed of any watercraft to a speed that will produce no "wake", as defined in section 3-102 of this chapter.
NO WATERCRAFT ZONE: An area that prohibits the operation of any vessel within the designated boundaries of the area in order to protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public.
NO WATERSKIING ZONE: An area that prohibits any motor driven watercraft from towing a waterskier, a tube, a wakeboard, a kneeboard, or any other type of appliance. This area also prohibits wakeboarding and wakesurfing. However, this is not intended to prohibit the towing of a watercraft or other objects at "no wake" speed as defined in section 3-102, "Definitions", of this chapter.
NONMOTORIZED VESSEL ZONE: A zone in which a vessel may not employ any type of motor as a means of propulsion of said vessel. This shall include combustion, electric, solar or any mechanical means for providing artificial propulsion.
PACK RIVER: See section 3-701 of this title.
RESTRICTED MOTOR ZONES: An area that limits the type of motor or the horsepower of a motor that may be used to power a vessel on the water within the zone.
RESTRICTED PERSONAL WATERCRAFT ZONE: An operational zone for personal watercraft on any waters within Bonner County, Idaho. A "restricted personal watercraft zone", also known as a "personal watercraft operational zone", may limit the operation of personal watercraft within the zone to: a) no wake or less than five (5) miles per hour; b) personal watercraft only; c) no personal watercraft allowed; or d) distance from shoreline. (Ord. 552, 5-3-2016)