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KMC Chapter 14.08 DEFINITIONS
14.08.010 Generally.
14.08.020 Anchorage.
14.08.030 Aquatic event.
14.08.040 Authorized emergency vessel.
14.08.050 City.
14.08.060 City docks.
14.08.070 Diver’s flag.
14.08.080 Master.
14.08.090 Obstruction.
14.08.100 Oil.
14.08.110 Owner.
14.08.120 Person.
14.08.130 Pier.
14.08.140 Port warden.
14.08.150 Restricted area.
14.08.160 Towboat.
14.08.170 Vessel.
14.08.180 Watercraft.
For the purpose of this title, the following words shall be as defined in this chapter. (Ord. 800 § 2 (part), 1960)
“Anchorage” means a designated position where vessels or watercraft may anchor or moor. (Ord. 800 § 2 (part), 1960)
“Aquatic event” means any organized water event of limited duration which is duly sanctioned at least seven days in advance by duly constituted authority and which is conducted according to a prearranged schedule and in which general public interest is manifested. (Ord. 800 § 2 (part), 1960)
“Authorized emergency vessel” means any authorized vessel or watercraft of the city police department, city fire department, King County sheriff’s office, the United States government, and state of Washington authorized patrol vessels or watercraft. (Ord. 4406 § 6, 2013: Ord. 800 § 2 (part), 1960)
“City” means the city of Kirkland. (Ord. 800 § 2 (part), 1960)
“City docks” means all docks and moorage facilities owned and maintained by the city and located in or upon Lake Washington and within the jurisdiction of the city. (Ord. 2351 § 1, 1977: Ord. 800 § 2 (part), 1960)
“Diver’s flag” means a red flag five units of measurement on the hoist by six units of measurement on the fly with a white stripe of one unit crossing the red diagonally with the flag having a stiffener. This flag shall only pertain to skin and SCUBA (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) diving and shall supplement any nationally recognized diver’s flag or marking. (Ord. 800 § 2 (part), 1960)
“Master” means the captain, skipper, pilot or any person having charge of any vessel or watercraft. (Ord. 800 § 2 (part), 1960)
“Obstruction” means any vessel or watercraft or any matter which may in any way blockade, interfere with or endanger any vessel or watercraft or impede navigation. (Ord. 4406 § 7, 2013: Ord. 800 § 2 (part), 1960)
“Oil” means any oil or liquid, whether of animal, vegetable or mineral origin, or a mixture, compound or distillation thereof. (Ord. 800 § 2 (part), 1960)
“Owner” means a person who has lawful possession of a vessel or watercraft or obstruction by purchase, exchange, gift, lease, inheritance, or legal action, whether or not the vessel is subject to a security interest. (Ord. 4406 § 8, 2013: Ord. 800 § 2 (part), 1960)
“Person,” when necessary, means and includes natural persons, associations, copartnerships and corporations, whether acting by themselves or by a servant, agent or employee; the singular number shall, when necessary, be held to mean and include the plural, and the masculine pronoun to include the feminine. (Ord. 800 § 2 (part), 1960)
“Pier” means any pier, wharf, dock, float, gridiron or other structure to promote the convenient loading or unloading or other discharge of vessels or watercraft, or the repair thereof. (Ord. 800 § 2 (part), 1960)
“Port warden” means the chief of police or his or her designee. (Ord. 4406 § 9, 2013: Ord. 800 § 2 (part), 1960)
“Restricted area” means an area that is closed to all water traffic or where water traffic is regulated for the health, safety and welfare of the public. (Ord. 4406 § 10, 2013: Ord. 800 § 2 (part), 1960)
“Towboat” means any vessel or watercraft engaged in towing or pushing another vessel or watercraft or anything other than a vessel or watercraft. (Ord. 800 § 2 (part), 1960)
“Vessel” means every watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, other than a seaplane. (Ord. 4406 § 11, 2013: Ord. 3840 § 1, 2002: Ord. 800 § 2 (part), 1960)
“Watercraft” means any contrivance used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. Cribs or piles, shinglebolts, booms or logs, rafts of logs, and rafts of lumber are not included within the term “watercraft” or “vessel,” but are included within the term “obstruction” when they are floating loose and not under control or when under control and obstructing any navigable channel. (Ord. 4406 § 12, 2013: Ord. 3840 § 2, 2002: Ord. 800 § 2 (part), 1960)