A. Lake Coeur d'Alene:
1. No person shall operate, navigate, cause to float, moor or anchor any motor driven watercraft or toy boat of any length or any sail powered vessel longer than twenty feet (20') within designated public swimming areas created by this chapter.
2. No person shall operate, navigate, cause to float, moor or anchor any vessel or toy boat within designated public swimming only areas created by this chapter.
3. No person shall operate or navigate any vessel in any waters within two hundred feet (200') of any shoreline or any dock, pier, other structure or person in Lake Coeur d'Alene at a speed greater than five (5) miles per hour.
4. All persons operating or navigating any vessel within one hundred feet (100') of any other structure or person in Lake Coeur d'Alene shall do so at a speed that is reasonable and prudent, but not in excess of fifteen (15) miles per hour.
5. No person shall operate or navigate a vessel at night, when the speed is not otherwise restricted, at a speed greater than twenty (20) miles per hour.
6. All persons operating or navigating a vessel during the day, where the speed is not otherwise restricted, shall do so at a speed that is reasonable and prudent for conditions, but not in excess of fifty (50) miles per hour.
7. No person shall operate or propel any person on water skis, aquaplane or similar contrivance within five hundred feet (500') of the shoreline of the city of Coeur d'Alene.
B. Spokane River:
1. No person shall operate, navigate, cause to float, moor or anchor any vessel longer than twenty feet (20') within a designated public swimming area created by this chapter.
2. No person shall operate, navigate, cause to float, moor or anchor any vessel within designated public swimming only areas created by this chapter.
3. From the mouth of the Spokane River to the south end of the University of Idaho-Coeur d’Alene (Harbor Center) building is declared a “no wake zone.”
4. Within one hundred feet (100') of any shoreline or any dock, pier, other structure, or person is declared a “no wake zone”.
5. No person shall operate or navigate any vessel in any waters between one hundred feet (100') and one hundred fifty feet (150') of any shoreline or any dock, pier, other structure, or person at a speed which creates an excessive wake.
6. All persons operating or navigating any vessel within fifty feet (50') of any other vessel, where the speed is not otherwise restricted, shall do so at a speed that is reasonable and prudent, but not in excess of fifteen (15) miles per hour.
7. No person shall operate or navigate a vessel at night, where the speed is not otherwise restricted, at a speed greater than twenty (20) miles per hour.
8. During the day, where the speed is not otherwise regulated, all persons operating or navigating a vessel shall do so at a speed that is reasonable and prudent, but not in excess of thirty-five (35) miles per hour.
9. During the day or night, no vessel shall be operated at a speed or in a manner that creates an excessive, dangerous, or damaging wake.
10. The Spokane River shall be automatically designated as a "no wake zone" in its entirety whenever the gauge on the Coeur d'Alene Lake at Tubbs Hill reads two thousand one hundred thirty-three feet (2,133') or higher. The designation shall expire when the conditions giving rise to the designation no longer exist, except as may be provided by a resolution of the City Council.
11. This subsection shall not apply to any vessel being operated under emergency conditions or by any authorized agent of any law enforcement agency of the state of Idaho, the United States, or any political subdivision, while said agent is acting in the performance of his/her duties. (Ord. 3690 §2, 2021: Ord. 3382 §17, 2010)