Florida Administrative Code › 68 - FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION › 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety › Chapter 68D-24 - BOATING RESTRICTED AREAS › Section 68D-24.008 - Broward County Boating Restricted Areas

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) For the purpose of regulating speed and
				operation of vessel traffic on and adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal
				Waterway in Broward County, Florida, the following year-round boating
				restricted areas are established. The boating restricted areas exclude all
				associated tributaries, creeks, canals, backwaters, channels, boat basins and
				other waterways unless otherwise designated or specifically described for
				inclusion:
(a)
1. Hillsboro Boulevard Bridge - An Idle Speed
				No Wake zone from shoreline to shoreline, in and adjacent to the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway, bounded on the north by a line drawn perpendicular to
				the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 750 feet north of the
				Hillsboro Boulevard Bridge and bounded on the south by a line drawn
				perpendicular to the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 800 feet
				south of said bridge as depicted in drawing A.
2. Hillsboro Inlet Zones -
a. An Idle Speed No Wake zone from shoreline
				to shoreline, in and adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal Waterway, bounded on
				the north by a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway 100 feet north of latitude 26° 17.339' North,
				longitude 80° 4.842' West (approximately located at Channel Marker "68"),
				and on the south by a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway 1, 050 feet southwest of the intersection of the
				centerline of the Hillsboro Inlet channel and the centerline of the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway, as depicted in drawing B.
b. A Slow Speed Minimum Wake zone from
				shoreline to shoreline, in and adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal Waterway,
				and including all waters of the Hillsboro Inlet, bounded on the northwest by a
				line drawn from headland to headland across the northwestern end of the
				Hillsboro Inlet at its confluence with the Florida Intracoastal Waterway, and
				on the southeast by a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the inlet
				channel 150 feet northwest of the seaward extremities of the Hillsboro Inlet
				jetties, as depicted in drawing B.
c. A Slow Speed Minimum Wake zone from
				shoreline to shoreline, in and adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal Waterway,
				bounded on the north by a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the
				Florida Intracoastal Waterway 1, 050 feet south of the intersection of the
				centerline of the Hillsboro Inlet channel and the centerline of the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway and on the south by a line drawn perpendicular to the
				centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 1, 425 feet north of the North
				East 14th Street Bridge in Pompano Beach, as depicted in drawing
				B.
3. North East 14th
				Street Bridge - An Idle Speed No Wake zone from shoreline to shoreline, in and
				adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal Waterway, bounded on the north by a line
				drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 1,
				425 feet north of the North East 14th Street Bridge in Pompano Beach and on the
				south by a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway 300 feet south of said bridge, as depicted in drawing
				B.
4. Atlantic Boulevard Bridge -
				An Idle Speed No Wake zone from shoreline to shoreline, in and adjacent to the
				Florida Intracoastal Waterway, bounded on the north by a line drawn
				perpendicular to the centerline of the waterway 1, 350 feet north of the
				Atlantic Boulevard Bridge and bounded on the south by a line drawn
				perpendicular to the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 500 feet
				south of said bridge, as depicted in drawing C.
5. East Commercial Boulevard Bridge - An Idle
				Speed No Wake zone from shoreline to shoreline, in and adjacent to the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway, bounded on the north by a line drawn perpendicular to
				the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 750 feet north of the East
				Commercial Boulevard Bridge and bounded on the south by a line drawn
				perpendicular to the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 700 feet
				south of said bridge, as depicted in drawing D.
6. Oakland Park Boulevard Bridge - An Idle
				Speed No Wake zone from shoreline to shoreline, in and adjacent to the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway, and extending 1, 500 feet north and south of the Oakland
				Park Boulevard Bridge, as depicted in drawing E.
7. Sunrise Boulevard Bridge -
a. An Idle Speed No Wake zone from shoreline
				to shoreline, in and adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal Waterway, from a line
				drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 2,
				250 feet north of the Sunrise Boulevard Bridge to a line drawn perpendicular to
				the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 1, 500 feet south of said
				bridge, as depicted in drawing F.
b. A Slow Speed Minimum Wake zone to be in
				effect year-round on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays as defined in Rule
				68D-24.002, F.A.C., from
				shoreline to shoreline, in and adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal Waterway,
				from a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal
				Waterway 1, 500 feet south of the Sunrise Boulevard Bridge to a line drawn
				perpendicular to the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 1, 500
				feet north of the East Las Olas Bridge, as depicted in drawing
				F.
8. East Las Olas
				Bridge - An Idle Speed No Wake zone from shoreline to shoreline, in and
				adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal Waterway, from a line drawn perpendicular
				to the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 1, 500 feet north of the
				East Las Olas Bridge to a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the
				Florida Intracoastal Waterway 3, 300 feet south of said bridge, as depicted in
				drawing F.
9. Stranahan River - A
				Slow Speed Minimum Wake zone from shoreline to shoreline, in and adjacent to
				the Florida Intracoastal Waterway, from a line drawn perpendicular to the
				centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 3, 300 feet south of the East
				Las Olas Bridge to a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway 1, 500 feet north of the 17th Street Causeway Bridge, as
				depicted in drawing G.
10. 17th
				Street Causeway Bridge - An Idle Speed No Wake zone from shoreline to
				shoreline, in and adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal Waterway, from a line
				drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 1,
				500 feet north of the 17th Street Causeway Bridge to a line drawn perpendicular
				to the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 800 feet south of said
				bridge, as depicted in drawing G.
11. Dania Beach Boulevard Bridge - An Idle
				Speed No Wake zone from shoreline to shoreline, in and adjacent to the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway, bounded on the north by a line drawn perpendicular to
				the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 850 feet north of the Dania
				Beach Boulevard Bridge and bounded on the south by a line drawn perpendicular
				to the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 1, 940 feet south of
				said bridge, as depicted in drawing H.
12. Sheridan Street Bridge - A Slow Speed
				Minimum Wake zone from shoreline to shoreline, in and adjacent to the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway, bounded on the north by a line drawn perpendicular to
				the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway, 850 feet north of the
				Sheridan Street Bridge and bounded on the south by a line drawn perpendicular
				to the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 750 feet south of said
				bridge, as depicted in drawing I.
13. Hollywood Boulevard Bridge - An Idle
				Speed No Wake zone from shoreline to shoreline, in and adjacent to the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway, bounded on the north by a line drawn perpendicular to
				the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 2, 570 feet south of the
				Sheridan Street Bridge and bounded on the south by a line drawn perpendicular
				to the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 740 feet south of the
				Hollywood Boulevard Bridge, as depicted in drawing J.
14. Hallandale Beach Boulevard Zones -
a. An Idle Speed No Wake zone from shoreline
				to shoreline, in and adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal Waterway, bounded on
				the north by a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the Florida
				Intracoastal Waterway 2, 800 feet north of the Hallandale Beach Boulevard
				Bridge and bounded on the south by a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline
				of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 1, 325 feet north of said bridge, as
				depicted in drawing K.
b. A Slow
				Speed Minimum Wake zone from shoreline to shoreline, in and adjacent to the
				Florida Intracoastal Waterway, bounded on the north by a line drawn
				perpendicular to the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway 300 feet
				north of the Hallandale Beach Boulevard Bridge and bounded on the south by a
				line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway
				400 feet south of said bridge, as depicted in drawing K.
c. A Slow Speed Minimum Wake zone from
				shoreline to shoreline, in and adjacent to the Florida Intracoastal Waterway,
				bounded on the north by a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline of the
				Florida Intracoastal Waterway 400 feet south of the Hallandale Beach Boulevard
				Bridge and bounded on the south by a line drawn perpendicular to the centerline
				of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway at the Dade/Broward County line, as
				depicted in drawing K.