6-month moratorium extension on adding wake boats/boats designed to create wake

Boating Decals

Boat Decal and Beach Pass Season starts June 15, 2024 and EXPIRES June 15, 2026. Boat Decals are half price after June 15, 2025. All motorized watercraft decals this season are YELLOW, and all non-motorized watercraft decals are BLUE. Both can be picked up at the CSCD Office. A photo ID is required when picking up beach passes and applying for motorized and non-motorized boat decals.

Boating Decals for the 2024-2026 Season are now available. 

Pay close attention to the documents that are required in order to retrieve decals!

*There is currently an extension of 6 months to the 60-day moratorium for adding new boats designed to create a large wake or wake boats to the lakes as of the 4/16/2024 Board of Director's Meeting.* **This does not apply to boats that are currently stickered with the District**

No longer than 20ft. and over 40 horsepower. Boats with ballast/wave enhancing capabilities must have them disengaged and sign a Ballast/Wave Enhancing Speedboat Certificate when registering

Kayaks, Canoes, Rowboats, Paddleboats, and Sailboats. No longer than 17ft.

Boat Decals are half price after June 15, 2025.

Per Resolution 2015-10:

Per Resolution 2016-3:

Per Board of Director's Meeting 4/16/2024. Resolution 2024-9.

Things you need to provide to obtain a watercraft decal:

Speedboats being registered for the first time in the current Lot Owner’s name will need to be measured at the CSCD Office during business hours. Please call the office to verify if the year, make and model of the boat is already in our database for measurement. All motorized watercraft coming into the Lake for the first time will need a current title, application for title, or certificate of origin in the current Lot Owner’s name.

A lot owner may only have 9 Total watercraft motorized and non-motorized per freehold, of which no more than 3 motorized; limit one per classification: Classification #1 speedboat,  #2 pontoon, and #3 fishing boat under 40 HP.

All motorized, non-motorized boats, and boat trailers listed above need to have lot numbers displayed. Lot numbers must be 3 inches on both sides of the boats next to the boat decals. Lot numbers must be 2 inches on one side of the boat trailers.

How the CSCD measures speedboats:

Effective per the Board of Director's Meeting 4/16/2024 the updated way to determine the length of the boat is as follows: 

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Boat Decals Expire Soon & Boat Measuring

06/10/2024

Boat Decals & Beach passes expire June 15th, this Saturday. After Saturday you will need to have the new decals on your watercraft. Don't forget you also need to have lot numbers on both sides of your watercraft and on your boat trailer. If you need to have a boat measured please bring your boat in today through Friday between the hours of 8am-4pm. Unfortunately  this Saturday June 15th we will not be able to measure boats. We will be open on June 15th from 8am -12pm to sell boat decals. We apologize for the inconvenience of not being able to measure boats this Saturday June 15th. 

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Boat Decals Expire Soon & Boat Measuring

06/10/2024

Boat Decals & Beach passes expire June 15th, this Saturday. After Saturday you will need to have the new decals on your watercraft. Don't forget you also need to have lot numbers on both sides of your watercraft and on your boat trailer. If you need to have a boat measured please bring your boat in today through Friday between the hours of 8am-4pm. Unfortunately  this Saturday June 15th we will not be able to measure boats. We will be open on June 15th from 8am -12pm to sell boat decals. We apologize for the inconvenience of not being able to measure boats this Saturday June 15th. 

Wake Surfing Course Sweetwater Lake

06/06/2024

As per motion from the November 2023 Board  Meeting, wake surfing on Sweetwater lake is only to be done a minimum of 400 feet from the dam area and in the middle of the lake. Wake surfing is also only to be done while traveling in one direction (as per map below). No wake surfing activity is allowed north of Grey Wolf Drive. If any wake surfing is done outside of this area it will be a ticketable offense. 

Sweetwater lake wake surfing course

Electric Vehicle Charging Station Survey

06/06/2024

The Ecology Commission of CSCD has been approached about the feasibility of installing a Level 2 Electric Vehicle Charger somewhere within CSCD. Here is a link to a survey to help gauge interest EV Charging Station Survey Thank you.