For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
MOTORBOAT. Any vessel propelled by machinery whether or not the machinery is the principal source of propulsion.
NO WAKE. Operation of a motorboat at the slowest possible speed required to maintain steerage and headway.
OPERATE. To navigate or otherwise control the movement of a motorboat or a vessel.
PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. A motorboat less than 16 feet in length which uses an inboard motor powering a jet pump, as its primary motive power and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on, rather than in the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside, the vessel.
VESSEL. Every description of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.
(Ord. passed 11-14-2007)