Jackson County Missouri - File #: 3473

• File #: 3473
• Version: 0
• Name: Boating in County Parks.
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/8/2004
• In control: Land Use Committee
• On agenda: 3/8/2004
• Final action: 3/22/2004
• Title: AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 5045., 5046., and 5047., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to boating in County parks and enacting, in lieu thereof, three new sections relating to the same subject, with a penalty provision.
• Sponsors: Bob Spence
• Indexes: JACKSON COUNTY CODE, PARKS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/22/2004	0	County Legislature	Consent Agenda	Pass
3/22/2004	0	County Legislature	adopt	Pass
3/15/2004	0	Land Use Committee
3/15/2004	0	County Legislature	Consent Agenda	Pass
3/15/2004	0	County Legislature	perfect	Pass
3/9/2004	0	County Legislature	Go To 1st Perfection	Pass
3/8/2004	0	County Legislature	assign to committee

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

Title
AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 5045., 5046., and 5047., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to boating in County parks and enacting, in lieu thereof, three new sections relating to the same subject, with a penalty provision.


Intro
ORDINANCE # 3473, March 8, 2004

INTRODUCED BY Bob Spence, County Legislator

Body
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the County's park ordinance be amended so as to provide additional specific boating regulations for Prairie Lee Lake due to its relatively small size in comparison with other Jackson County lakes; and,

WHEREAS, this amendment is in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,

BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:

Section A. Enacting Clause.

Section 5045., Jackson County Code, 1984, is hereby repealed and three new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 5045., 5046., and 5047., to read as follows:

5045. Length and Width of Boats Permitted.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall operate a boat over ten feet (10') in width or over thirty feet (30') in length on any Jackson County lake or waterway. No person shall operate any watercraft, except personal watercraft, under eight feet (8') in length on any Jackson County waterway.

5046. [Sailboats] Boating on Prairie Lee Lake.
5046.1 Sailboats.
No person shall place or operate a sailboat on Prairie Lee Lake.

5046.2 Boats, Length and Width.
No person shall operate a boat, other than a pontoon boat, over ten feet (10') in width or over twenty-one feet six inches (21.5') in length on Prairie Lee Lake.

5046.3 Pontoon Boats, Length and Width.
No person shall operate a pontoon boat over ten feet (10') in width or over thirty feet (30') in length on Prairie Lee Lake.

5046.4 Personal Watercraft.
No person shall operate a perso...