Municipal Code Title 25.70.045 identifies which lakes are governed by this ordinance, and conditions that may apply. AMC 25.70.060 also applies to Westchester Lagoon, Cheney Lake, Taku Lake, and Little Campbell Lake.

For information on municipal outdoor swimming locations, which lakes have lifeguards, hours and amenities, visit the Lakes webpage.

25.70.045  Use of motor vehicles prohibited on certain bodies of water; exceptions.

A.   This section applies to the following bodies of water within the municipality:

1.   Campbell Creek
2.   Chester Creek
3.   Fish Creek
4.   Rabbit Creek
5.   Ship Creek (excluding the public boat ramp area and downstream thereof)
6.   Bentzen Lake

7.   Birch Lake
8.   Connors Lake
9.   Delong Lake
10.   Edmonds Lake
11.   Goose Lake
12.   Hood Lake
13.   Jewel Lake
14.   Lower Fire Lake
15.   Mirror Lake
16.   Otis Lake
17.   Sand Lake
18.   Spenard Lake
19.   Sundi Lake

B.   A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a body of water described in subsection A of this section, except for:

1.   Airplane operation.
2.   Participation in a motorized event or use which is the subject of a facility use permit issued pursuant toChapter 25.10.
3.   Construction, enforcement, maintenance or emergency vehicles operated by the municipality or its contractors.
4.   Boats using an electric motor.
5.   Remote-controlled model boats, cars and similar models.
6.   Boats equipped with outboard motors of 50 horsepower or less, which must be operated at a no-wake speed when within 100 feet of a dock or shoreline on Sand Lake and Lower Fire Lake, during the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. 

AMC 25.70.060 Activities Prohibited in Parks

A. No person shall use any body of water or land within a park for takeoff, landing or operation of an aircraft unless the director has designated that body of water or land for such use or in case of emergency in which the safety of a passenger or the pilot of such an aircraft is endangered.

B. No person shall operate miniature aircraft in a park except in those areas designated for such use by the director and in accordance with chapter 15.70.

C. No person shall operate a miniature motorized boat in a park except in those areas designated for such use by the director and in accordance with chapter 15.70.

D. No person shall operate a watercraft, with or without a motor, inside or within 50 feet of an established swimming area in a park unless authorized by the director.

E. No person shall launch, move, berth, dock, beach or otherwise operate a boat in a park except in those areas designated for such use by the director. No person shall leave a boat unattended in a park overnight.