NAVIGATION CONTROL ZONES.
Austin City Code § 8-5-2
in effect§ 8-5-2 - NAVIGATION CONTROL ZONES.
(A) Navigation control zones are established on Lake Austin, Lady Bird Lake, and Lake Long, including the creeks, sloughs, and coves appurtenant to the lakes. The navigation control zones and the regulations applicable in each zone are as follows:
(1) DANGER indicates a zone within which a person should use caution.
(2) FISHING ONLY indicates a zone in which a person may not use the water for a purpose other than fishing.
(3) KEEP OUT indicates a zone that a person may not enter.
(4) NO PROP BOATS indicates a zone in which a person may not operate a propeller-driven boat.
(5) NO SCUBA indicates a zone in which a person may not use a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
(6) NO SKIING indicates a zone in which a person may not use a watercraft to tow a person on water skis or a similar apparatus.
(7) NO SWIMMING indicates a zone in which a person may not enter the water, except in a watercraft or while skiing.
(8) SKIN DIVING ONLY indicates a zone in which a person may not use the water for a purpose other than skin diving.
(9) SKI ONLY indicates a zone in which a person may not enter the water or operate a watercraft except for the purpose of water skiing.
(10) SLOW - NO WAKE indicates a zone in which a person may not operate a watercraft at a speed that creates a foaming or churning wake that curls or breaks.
(B) The boundaries of the navigation control zones are depicted the "Navigation Control Zone Map" on file with the city clerk.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a navigation control zone boundary is formed by:
(a) a shoreline, dam, pier, or other structure to which it is adjacent;
(b) a perpendicular line from a shoreline, dam, pier, or structure to the nearest navigation buoy that marks the zone; or
(c) a straight line between adjacent navigation buoys that mark the zone.
(2) This paragraph applies to a navigation control zone that is indicated by a single navigation buoy or that has an unmarked boundary. The area immediately around a navigation buoy and from which the buoy can be read during daylight hours is included in the navigation control zone indicated by the buoy.
Source: 1992 Code Section 14-1-3; Ord. 031009-11; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. No. 20190307-014, Pt. 9, 3-18-19.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT8PARE_CH8-5WAACUS_ART1GEPR_S8-5-2NACOZOFetched: 10/27/2026