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Home My WebLink About23-013 ORDINANCE NO. 2023-013 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2023-008 RELATING TO ST. LUCIE COUNTY CODE AREA OF ENFORCEMENT CHAPTER 50 WATER SERVICES ARTICLE II — VESSEL RENTAL AND WATER SAFETY; ADDING LANGUAGE CLARIFYING THE LOCATION OF THE "IDLE SPEED NO WAKE" ZONE AT RIVER PARK MARINA KAYAK LAUNCH; FURTHER PROVIDING FOR A SLOW SPEED MINIMUM WAKE ZONE OUTSIDE THE PRIMA VISTA BOULEVARD RIGHT OF WAY LINES PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, boating safety concerns were brought to the attention of St. Lucie County officials around the River Park Marina; and WHEREAS, Florida Statutes §327.46(1)(b) authorizes St. Lucie County to establish Idle Speed No Wake boating safety zones by ordinance without additional agency approval within 500 feet of public boat ramps and WHEREAS, St. Lucie County has elected to establish Idle Speed No Wake boating safety zones around the River Park Marina Kayak Launch and to establish a Slow Speed Minimum Wake Zone. WHEREAS, on August 1, 2023 this Board adopted Ordinance No. 2023-008 which the Board now desires to amend to add language clarifying the location of the" No Wake" zone at River Park Marina and to establish a Slow Minimum Wake Zone outside the Prima Vista Boulevard right of way lines. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY FLORIDA: ARTICLE II —St. Lucie County Ordinance No. 98-006 and Chapter 23, Waterways, of the St. Lucie County Florida Section 50-23 Definitions, Section 50-24 Area of Enforcement, and Section 50-30 Penalty are hereby amended by establishing the following boating restrictions. Sec. 50-23. - Definitions. The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Bather through Floating Vendor— Remain the Same. MICHELLE R.MILLER,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT SAINT LUCIE COUNTY FILE# 5266436 11/16/2023 08:47:07 AM OR BOOK 5070 PAGE 494-499 Doc Type:ORDN RECORDING: $52.50 Idle speed-Pursuant to Florida Administrative Code Chapter 68D-23.103, "Idle Speed No Wake" and "Idle Speed" may be used interchangeably and mean that a vessel must proceed at a speed no greater that which will maintain steerageway and headway. At no time is any vessel required to proceed so slowly that the operator is unable to maintain control north of North Causeway Island Banty Saunders Waterway and east of River Park Marina boat ramp as set out in Section 50-24 herein. Littoral Waters through Water Skier— Remain the Same Sec. 50-24—Area of enforcement. The area of enforcement of the provisions of this article shall be all public navigable waters, creeks, bayous, canals, and channels, whether natural or manmade, located within the unincorporated areas of the county, including all public waters within the jurisdiction of the county in which the tide ebbs and flows. This article shall also apply to all public navigable waters, creeks, bayous, canals and channels which are contiguous to county owned beaches, parks and recreational areas located within the incorporated areas. This article does not apply to the Florida Intracoastal Waterway. This subsection shall create an Idle Speed No Wake boating safety zone for Banty Saunders Waterway No Wake Zone approximately 500 feet north, as depicted in the attached Exhibit "A". This subsection shall also create an Idle Speed No Wake boating zone for a-nd River Park Marina No Wake Zone. The Idle Speed No Wake zone location shall be approximately 500 feet cast from the River Park Marina Kayak Launch, as depicted in the attached Exhibit "B". This subsection shall also create slow speed minimum wake zone located at a maximum distance of approximately 300 feet outside the 100'-0" Prima Vista Right of Way lines as depicted in Exhibit B. Sec. 50-30. - Penalty. The provisions of this section may be enforced by any law enforcement officer as defined in Section 943.10, Florida Statutes. Pursuant to Section 327.73, Florida Statutes, any person cited for a violation of any such provision shall be deemed to be charged with a noncriminal infraction, shall be cited for such an infraction, and shall be cited to appear before the county court. The civil penalty for any such infraction is $50, except as otherwise provided for allowable county court costs for boating infractions. Where a statute or administrative rules are referenced herein, this shall mean the most recently adopted version of said statute and administrative rules. For violations of section 50-27, the county may initiate enforcement procedures pursuant to F.S. ch. 162. PART B. SEVERABILITY AND APPLICABILITY. It is declared to be the intent of the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, that if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or provision of this ordinance be held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance shall not be affected. PART C. FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect upon filing with the Department of State. PART D. ADOPTION. After motion and second, the vote on this ordinance was as follows: Commissioner Cathy Townsend, Chair AYE Commissioner Linda Bartz, Vice Chair AYE Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky AYE Commissioner Larry Leet AYE Commissioner Jamie Fowler AYE PART E. CODIFICATION. Provisions of this ordinance shall be incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of St. Lucie County, Florida, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section," "article," or other appropriate word, and the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention; provided, however, that Parts B through E shall not be codified. PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 17th day October, 2023. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA -mot t't GOMIM/se) BY Deputy Clerk Chct ai v ie�t %1 N * # APPROVED AS TO FORM AND 4j � T /A CORRECTNES `GC// COUNT.*%off BY: ASV County Attorney r.` ... 1 r - I , 1 . • .. 0 -...„. Ir - N t ; . 9 I ,. --4- i - ' . A , 4 . . T ' g ' •,., . ,., .. . -. ..., st ...,- '''11 ,,',. K,...°:,..:.::::'-T,TINik•Se.,, ;3,,, a 11' 111111101111110' ell 10°11111t r9 '6 6 171 i 0 ri i i 11 i i 1 1 . 1 •1 i _-.4' : x r r. it it a t ' 7. > . ' ........._ , .... It r a • 1 a 9, e ii I - . ....... ......... 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V• Exhl . .. ` ` " PROPOSED NAVIGATION SIGNS U+ A bit B �__ I SITE PLAN CABINS.20tB 3't '�ffU PLORiDA DEPARTMENT Ot STATE RON DESANTIS Governor November 14, 2023 Michelle R. Miller Clerk & Comptroller St. Lucie County 2300 Virginia Ave. Fort Pierce, FL 34982 Attn: Vera Smith Dear Michelle Miller, CORD BYRD Secretary of State Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your electronic copy of the St. Lucie County Ordinance No. 2023-013, which was filed in this office on November 13, 2023. Sincerely, Anya Owens Administrative Code and Register Director ACO/wlh R. A. Gray Building • 500 South Bronough Street • Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250 Telephone: (850) 245-6270