HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1306 ORDINANCE NO. 1306
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY TO EXIST; AMENDING THE
HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE BY REPEALING
SECTION 2114. 2. 9 OF THE BUSINESS LICENSE CODE,
AND CHAPTERS 75 AND 76; ADDING NEW CHAPTER 75
ENTITLED "BEACH AND PIER1°, AND ALL ARTICLES
AND SECTIONS THERETO
WHEREAS, with the summer season fast approaching,
bringing tremendous crowds to the beach, the City Council
finds that it is in the best interest of the City that
this ordinance be necessary to better protect the health,
safety and welfare of the general public;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach does ordain as follows :
Section 1. That Section 2114. 2. 9 and all articles
and sections of Chapters 75 and 76 are hereby repealed.
Section 2. That all of the following articles and
sections of Chapter 75 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance
Code are hereby added and as added shall read in words and
figures as follows :
CHAPTER 75
BEACH AND PIER
ARTICLE 750 - GENERAL
751 - BEACH REGULATIONS
752 - PIER REGULATIONS
753 - BEACH PARKING LOT REGULATIONS
754 - LIFEGUARD REQUIREMENTS AT
PRIVATE BEACHES
755 - PERMITS REQUIRED
756 - ENFORCEMENT
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ARTICLE 750
GENERAL
S. 7501 Scope. The provisions of this Chapter are enacted
by the City Council of the City of Hunting-
ton Beach, and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided,
apply to all beaches, piers and other publicly owned or
operated lands or waters falling within the definition of
those terms as set forth in Section 7502 of this Chapter,
provided, however, that the application of this Chapter may
be expressly negated by Ordinance or Resolution of the City
Council.
S. 7502 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter,
the following terms shall have the
respective meanings set forth herein, unless the context in
which they are used, clearly indicates to the contrary.
S. 7502. 1 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE: "Liquor" or intoxicating
liquor shall be construed to
include any and all spirituous, vinous, malt or fermented
liquor, liquids or compounds whatever named or called, con-
taining one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by
volume, which are potable or fit for use as, or which may be
used for beverage purposes . (768)
S. 7502. 2 BEACH: t/Beach/° includes that strip of land,
owned and/or operated by this City of
Huntington Beach, lying between Pacific Coast Highway in
this City and the line of cr dinary tide of the Pacific
Ocean, and any pier, jetty, or arm thereof designed
primarily to provide swimming, boating, fishing, sightsee-
ing, or other waterfront activities.
S. 7502.3 CAMP: Means any temporary shelter to be occupied
by human beings for a limited period and
not as a permanent place or abode that is constructed of
cloth or paper, treated or untreated, or boughs of trees, or
partly constructed thereof, or by the use of paper and/or
cloth and/or branches of trees, in connection with an auto-
mobile, automobile truck or other vehicle, for the purpose
of temporary shelter.
S. 7502.4 DIRECTOR: With respect to this Chapter herein
defined, the word C°Director/° refers
to the Director of Harbors and Beaches Department of the
City of Huntington Beach.
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S. 7502. 5 OCCUPIED: "Occupied" means used for the purpose
of protecting human beings from wind,
sun, rain or public view.
S. 7502.6 PACIFIC OCEAN: "Pacific Ocean" includes all
waters of the Pacific Ocean or
any arm thereof in which the tide ebbs or flows, whether
or not the ordinary or mean high tide line of the Pacific
Ocean has been fixed by ordinance, statute, or court action
or otherwise, and whether or not the lands lying under said
tidal waters are privately owned or publicly owned.
S . 7502. 7 PERSON: t°Person" means any individual, firm,
co-partnership, joint venture, associa-
tion, social club, fraternal organization, corporation, or
any other group or combination, acting as a unit.
ARTICLE 751
BEACH REGULATIONS
S. 7511 Unlawful Acts. It shall be unlawful for any per-
son to do or to commit, or for
any person to cause or permit to be done or committed within
the boundaries of any beach, within the City limits of the
City of Huntington Beach, owned, operated, controlled or
formed by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach,
any of the following:
S. 7511. 1 Defacing and/or Destroying of Public Property.
To cut, carve, hack, remove, deface, or otherwise
injure any fence, post, toilet, lavatory, restroom, building,
sign or other structure, or to place writing upon the
interior or exterior of any fence, post, toilet, lavatory,
restroom, building, sign or other structure therein, any
initial, name writing, printing, drawing or vulgar, profane
or obscene word or picture. (769)
S. 7511. 2 Littering. To scatter handbills or advertise-
ments therein, or to deposit bottles,
cans or other rubbish or trash at any place therein, other
than the receptacles provided for such purpose, or to
deposit newspapers, rags, or parts of clothing in the
toilets thereof. (769)
S. 7511 .3 Placing Dangerous Objects in Bathing Area. To
throw, cast, deposit, or cause to be thrown, cast
or deposited on the beach of the Pacific Ocean, below the
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high tide line in this City, any glass, bottles, tin cans,
nails, rubbish, trash, or any article whatsoever that is or
may become a menace to life or limb to any person or bather
in said ocean or on said beach.
S. 7511.4 Cam�. s Prohibited. To maintain any camp or occupy
the same at any place on the
beach of the Pacific Ocean within the City, except by special
permit issued by the Director of Harbors and Beaches.
S. 7511. 5 Fires. To light, kindle, set or maintain fires
or coals thereon, except in the fire
rings provided therefor. (769)
S. 7511 . 6 Dogs and Other Animals. No person having the
care, charge or control
of any dog or pet or domesticated or wild animal or reptile,
shall permit or allow said pet, domesticated or wild animal
or reptile to be, under any circumstances or conditions, on
or upon the Municipal Pier, or upon the public beaches in
the City of Huntington Beach.
S. 7511. 7 Soliciting. No person shall engage in the busi-
ness of soliciting, selling or
peddling any liquids or edibles for human consumption, or
to distribute circulars, or to hock, peddle or vend any
goods, wares, merchandise, except pursuant to a permit
issued under the authority of the Director of Harbors and
Beaches.
S. 7511 . 8 Alcoholic Beverages. No person shall, on or
upon the beach within the
City limits of Huntington Beach, consume, sell, purchase,
give away or have in his or her possession any intoxicating
liquor, or transport or deliver to any person or persons
therein, any intoxicating liquor.
S. 7511.9 Hazardous Water Sports. No person shall use any
surfboard, paddleboard,
bellyboard, or any similar objects made entirely or partially
of wood, metal, glass, hard plastic, or any other substance,
exceeding four and one-half feet in length, between the
hours of 11:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. , from June 15th to
September 15th of each year, in the Pacific Ocean, within
300 yards of the beach, within the City limits of Huntington
Beach, provided, however, that the riding of surfboards or
paddleboards shall not apply to the areas specifically set
apart therefor, at the westerly City limits.
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S . 7511 . 10 Hazardous Articles. No person shall use any
surfboard, paddleboard,
skimmer, belly board, rubber life raft, canoe, boat, or any
similar object made entirely or partially of wood, metal,
glass, hard plastic or any other hard substance at any time,
on the beach or in the Pacific Ocean in a manner that con-
stitutes a hazard to any other person.
S. 7511. 11 Hazardous Beach Games and Practices. No person
shall use
any hard ball, soft ball, bat, football, volleyball, shot
Put, hammer throw, javelin, boomerang, flying saucer, or
any athletic apparatus or game, or similar object, or con-
duct or participate in any sport or game at any place
thereon, outside of the area provided therefor, or to
conduct or participate in any sand throwing, blanket throw-
ing, or any sport that constitutes a hazard to any person.
S . 7511. 12 Digging To dig or cause the digging of any hole
in the sand exceeding a depth of two
feet. Any person who digs, or causes to be dug, any hole
upon the beach shall fill said hole before leaving the beach
area. (769)
S. 7511. 13 Spear Guns. No person shall have any spear gun
or similar underwater fishing de-
vice in his or her possession on the shore of any beach
unless the point of such device is covered by a sheath,
cork or other protective device. No spear gun or similar
weapon or instrument shall be kept cocked, loaded, or
otherwise prepared so as to be capable of being discharged
while on the beach, or in swimming areas therein.
S. 7511. 14 Jumping from Municipal Piers and Public Bridges.
To dive, jump, or enter the water from the
municipal pier or any part thereof; provided, however, that
this section shall not apply to the regularly employed life-
guard personnel of the City of Huntington Beach who are
engaged in lifeguard training or in emergency jumps from the
pier or bridges for the purpose of saving lives and/or
property. (769, 911) .
S. 7511. 15 Climbing on Rails of Municipal Pier or Bridges.
To sit, walk or balance on the rails of the
municipal pier or public bridges or to climb over or under
such rails. (769, 911) .
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S . 7511. 16 Climbing on Lifeguard Stations. To climb or
cause someone
else to climb on any lifeguard station or ladder on the
beach or Municipal Pier, unless told to do so by an
official employee of the City. (769)
S. 7511. 17 Laying Down Hazardous Objects. To lay or cause
to be laid, any
surfboard, paddleboard or similar object against any life-
guard station or municipal structure.
S. 7511. 18 False Alarms. To cause a false rescue or call
for help when it is not needed,
or to cause a lifeguard to enter the water upon a false
rescue, or to leave his tower or to have his attention
drawn to a false alarm. (769)
S. 7511. 19 Interferring with the Duties of a Lifeguard. To
wilfully resist, delay or obstruct any lifeguard
in the discharge or attempt to discharge any duty of his
position.
S. 7511. 19. 1 Mirrors. No person shall use a mirror, glass,
or any similar object in a manner
that would cause the sun to reflect upon such mirror, glass,
or similar object and interfere with the vision of any life-
guard.
S. 7511. 20 Curfew. To be on the public beach within the
City of Huntington Beach between the
hours of 12:01 A.M. and 5 :00 A.M. of the same day, except
upon official business of the City of Huntington Beach. In
the event of special circumstances so warranting, the
Director or Harbors and Beaches, in his judgment, is hereby
authorized and empowered to modify temporarily, the hours
during which the beaches are closed. Said modification to
be filed with the City Administrator at least 10 days prior
to the requested date.
S. 7511. 21 Fireworks. To light, set off, or discharge or
have in his or her possession, fire-
works on the beach. (Fireworks as defined in S. 4111 of
Huntington Beach Ordinance Code) .
S. 7511. 22 Electrical Outlets. No person shall use any
electrical outlets on the
beach without first obtaining written consent from the
Director of Harbors and Beaches and paying such fees as may
be prescribed.
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S. 7512 Vehicle Regulation. No person shall operate any
skateboard, motor driven
cycle, motorcycle, automobile, motor truck or other vehicle
of conveyance on the beach other than for law enforcement,
lifesaving or emergency purposes, or for beach maintenance
purposes, without the expressed written consent of the
Director of Harbors and Beaches; nor on any roads on which
signs are posted prohibiting such activity, nor in any
manner or direction prohibited by posted signs, nor on any
beach other than on the roads, drives or parking areas
designed for such purposes.
S. 7512. 1 Bicycles. To drive or ride or cause to be
driven or ridden, any bicycle on the
beach service road from June 15th to September 15th of
each year, is prohibited.
S. 7512. 2 Seed. No person shall drive any vehicle on the
beach at a speed that is greater than is
reasonable or prudent, having due regard for the traffic and
traffic pattern and the surface and width of the roadway, and
in no event in excess of ten (10) miles per hour, unless a
greater speed is posted.
S. 7512. 3 Time Limit. During the period of June 15th to
September 15th, any and all
commercial motor vehicles of any type, must make their
deliveries to beach concessions between the hours of 6 :00
A.M. and 11 :00 A.M.
S. 7512.4 Parking. No person shall park any vehicle except
in designated parking areas, provided,
however, that the Director of Harbor and Beaches is hereby
authorized to permit parking along roads and in under-developed
areas when, in his opinion, such parking will not interfere
with beach area operations.
S. 7512. 5 Erection of Speed, Traffic and Parking Signs.
The Director of Harbors and Beaches is authori-
zed and directed to erect and maintain signs at locations he
deems appropriate, indicating the speed limits established by
the City Council for beaches, along roadways and streets
therein. The Director of Harbors and Beaches is also
authorized to designate parking areas and traffic patterns
and to erect and maintain signs indicating such areas and
patterns.
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S. 7513 Removal of Sand. No person shall remove, or cause
to be removed from the beach, any
sand without written permission from the Director of Harbors
and. Beaches.
ARTICLE 752
PIER REGULATIONS
S. 7521 Authority over Pier. The Director of Harbors and
Beaches, subject to the
provisions of this Article and such Ordinances as the Council
may adopt from time to time, is hereby given full power and
authority to regulate or control the use of the public wharf
or pier at the foot of Main Street in this City. (344)
S. 7522 Control of Use of Pier. The Director shall have
power to determine what
portions of said pier shall be open to the public at any
and all times, and also what portions of the pier shall not
be used for any specific purpose.
S. 7523 Violation of Posted Notices. Upon the posting of
notices prohibiting
the doing or performing of any acts upon certain portions of
said pier by the Director of Harbors and Beaches, it shall be
unlawful for any person to use said portion of said pier for
the prohibited purpose or purposes. (344)
S. 7524 Prohibited Acts. No person while upon or near the
Municipal Pier (located at the
foot of Main Street in this City, and over the Pacific
Ocean in this City) shall do or cause or permit to be done,
any of the following acts :
S. 7524. 1 Overhead Casting Cast a fishing line, either
with or without a fishing pole,
by what is commonly known as overhead casting. (344, 554)
S. 7524. 2 Negligent Casting. To cast a fishing line, lob-
ster trap, crab trap, any
mussel hook, or any other such device in such a manner as
to create a hazard to any other person, either in the water
adjacent to the pier or on the pier.
S. 7524.3 Extra Lines. Have more than two fishing lines to
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any one person in the water under or near said pier at one
time.
S. 7524.4 Projecting Poles. Allow or permit any fishing pole
to extend inward from the rail
to a distance of more than four feet (W) . (344,554)
S. 7524. 5 Cleaning of Fish. Place, cut or clean any fish or
bait, or any other marine life
upon any bench or seat placed upon the Municipal Pier or upon
the floor of the pier unless same is placed in a container.
(344,554)
S. 7524. 6 Lobster Traps: Limit. Have more than two baited
hoop nets to any one per-
son in the water under or near said pier at any one time.
S. 7524. 6. 1 Attending of Traps. Said traps shall be attended
by a person at all times.
Attended is to be within 500 feet of said traps at all times.
(3443544)
S . 7524. 7 Tampering with Lifesaving Equipment. Remove, use
or tamper
with lifesaving equipment upon said pier, provided therefor
for public use, except in time of emergency. (344,554)
S. 7525 Vehicle Regulation. As pursuant to S. 7512 in this
Chapter.
S. 7525 . 1 Speed Limit. No person shall drive any motor
vehicle upon said pier in excess of
five (5) miles per hour. (344, 565)
S. 7525 . 2 Heavy Vehicles. No person shall drive, or permit
to be driven, any vehicle of any
kind or character whatsoever, upon said pier of a gross
weight in excess of twenty thousand (20 ,000) pounds. (344,
565) .
S. 7525 .3 Cyclin&�. No person shall ride or permit to be
driven any bicycle, tricycle, skate-
board, or any similar type vehicle on the pier at any time.
S. 7525.4 Parking. No vehicle will be permitted to park on
the pier except for the express purpose
of loading or unloading supplies, unless he possesses a
written permit from the Director of Harbors and Beaches
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allowing him to do so .
S. 7525. 5 Deliveries. Commercial vehicles of any type must
make their deliveries to pier con-
cessions between 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. daily from June
15th to September 15th. For the remainder of any calendar
year, no such time limit shall be in effect.
S. 7526 Boat Regulations.
S. 75:26. 1 Sale of Boat Tickets. No person shall sell or
offer for sale any
tickets for transportation upon any boat of any kind whatso-
ever upon said pier, except from space in one of the
buildings located upon said pier. (344)
S. 7526. 2 Boat Landings : Time Limit. No person in charge
of any boat or
other craft shall permit, cause or allow such boat or other
craft to stand or remain at any boat landing upon said pier
for a longer period than fifteen (15) minutes at any one
time. (344) .
S. 7526. 3 Private Boats. Nothing contained in the forego-
ing sections of this section
shall be construed to prevent the embarking or disembarking
of passengers from privately owned or operated boats and
other craft, when the same are not in any commercial busi-
ness, but are operated by the owners thereof without profit,
for their own pleasure and amusement, and without charging
or receiving any compensation from persons or passengers
riding upon said boats or other craft. (344)
S. 7526.4 Control of Boat Landing. The boat landing upon
said pier shall be
under the exclusive charge and control of the Director of
Harbors and Beaches and shall not be raised or lowered by
any other person, unless by written consent of the
Director of Harbors and Beaches.
S. 7526. 5 Charges for Use of Landing. Such charges shall
be made for the use
of said landing upon said pier as may from time to time be
fixed by the City Council . (344)
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ARTICLE 753
BEACH PARKING LOT REGULATIONS
S. 7531 Parking Regulations. The following regulations
will apply to parking in
any of the city-owned beach parking lots :
S. 7531 . 1 Parking is allowed within designated spaces only.
S. 7531. 2 Parking lot hours: 8 A.M. to 12 Midnight.
S. 7531. 2. 1 There shall be no overnight parking.
S. 7531. 2. 2 Any deviation from this will be by permission
of the Director of Harbors and Beaches.
S. 7531.3 No loitering or obstructing the flow of traffic
will be allowed in the parking lot by any per-
son or persons.
S. 7531.4 No vehicle shall obstruct any entrance in the
parking lot .
S. 7531. 5 No trailers or similar vehicles will be allowed
in the parking lot, from June 15th to September
15th of each year.
S. 7531. 6 Fees :
S. 7531. 6 . 1 Automobiles $ . 50 per day
S. 7531. 6. 2 Buses $2. 00 per day
S. 7531 . 6.3 Seasonal Parking Pass $5.00 per season
Valid 6-15 to 9-15
S. 7531 . 7 Any vehicle leaving the parking lot and return-
ing will be required to pay on re-entering.
S. 7531 . 8 Number of Parking permits per concession owner
will be determined by the Director of Harbors
and Beaches.
ARTICLE 754
LIFEGUARD REQUIREMENTS AT PRIVATE BEACHES
(952)
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S. 7541 Definitions as Used in this Article:
S. 7541 . 1 "Private Beachte As used in this Article, a
place within the incorporated
area of the City of Huntington Beach used for the purpose
of accommodating bathers bordering upon or adjoining the
seacoast, bays or inlets therefrom where members of the
public, by paying a fee, may resort for the purpose of bath-
ing in the open sea, or bays or inlets therefrom.
S. 7541 . 2 "Lifeguard" . A male person at least 18 years
old who has graduated from high
school and who has successfully completed a competitive
lifeguard examination and training program; has thorough
knowledge of and the ability to practice lifesaving techni-
ques in heavy surf and severe ocean conditions, artificial
respiration and first aid; is in good health; possesses good
physical strength and ability, and who is free from any
physical defects. A lifeguard minimum age of 16 years is
allowed if said person is part of an organized lifeguard
service with trained lifeguards as supervisors; and has
successfully completed a competitive lifeguard examination
and training program, has thorough knowledge of and the
ability to practice lifesaving techniques in heavy surf and
severe ocean conditions, artificial respiration and first
aid, and who is in good health and who possesses good
physical strength and ability, and who is free from any
physical defects.
S. 7541. 3 "Certified Lifeguard" . A lifeguard as defined
in Section 7541. 2 of
this section, who has been named in a certificate, as
defined in Section 7541 .4 of this section.
S. 7541 .4 "Certificate. " A statement or card signed by
the Chief Lifeguard of the City
of Huntington Beach, that a person named in the statement
or card, has taken such examinations and passed such tests
as demonstrated to the Chief Lifeguard of the Harbors and
Beaches Department that the person so named possesses the
qualities set forth in defining "Lifeguard. "
S. 7542 Required Lifeguards.
S. 7542. 1 As Set by Resolution. The City Council shall,
upon recommendation of
the Chief Lifeguard of the City of Huntington Beach, desi-
gnated by resolution, for each private beach, the number of
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certified lifeguards, with a minimum of one, and the hours
of duty which it considers reasonably necessary to provide
an adequate lifeguard service for the protection of the
public, with due regard for the .number of bathers utilizing
the particular private beach, and with due regard for such
length and type of waterline as the particular private beach
encompasses.
ARTICLE 755
PERMITS REQUIRED
S . 7551 Motor Vehicles. No person owning or operating
any motor vehicle of any type
(as defined in S. 7512) shall operate, drive, propel or
run, or cause or permit any motor vehicle to be operated,
driven, propelled, or run upon the beach of the Pacific
Ocean within this City, without a permit therefor first
being obtained from the Director of Harbors and Beaches
(248, 1160)
S. 7551 . 1 Application for Permit. Any person desiring to
operate any motor
vehicle or vehicles upon the beech of the Pacific Ocean
within this City may apply to the Director of Harbors and
Beaches for a permit to do so by an application in writing
(248) .
S. 7551 . 1. 1 Contents of Application. Such application
shall state the
time and place for which said permit is desired; shall
state the kind and character of motor vehicle or vehicles
to be operated; the names of the persons to operate the
vehicle or vehicles; the name of the applicant ; and also
such information as may be required from time to time by
the Director of Harbors and Beaches.
S. 7551 . 2 Examining of Applicant. Upon receipt of any
application for a
permit to operate a motor vehicle or vehicles upon the
beach, the Director may examine the applicant or any
persons named therein as the driver or operator of any
motor vehicle. (248) .
S. 7551. 2. 1 Safeguards. The Director of Harbors and
Beaches may require such safe-
guards for the protection of the public as he may deem
advisable (248) .
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S. 7551.3 Issuance of Permit. If he shall deem the appli-
cant and the person to
operate the motor vehicle or vehicles to be properly
qualified and if suitable safeguards are provided for the
protection of the public, the Director of Harbors and
Beaches may issue a permit therefor. (248) .
S. 7551 .3 . 1 Scope of Permit. Any person holding such a
permit may operate or cause
to be operated, a motor vehicle or vehicles in accordance
with the terms thereof at the time and place in said permit
specified. (248) .
S. 7552 Concessions. No person shall conduct or carry on
upon said beach or pier or any part
thereof, any business of any kind whatsoever, without first
having obtained a permit from the City Council to do so. (344)
S. 7552. 1 Business Location. No permit shall be issued
for the carrying on of any
business upon said beach or pier, except in building con-
structed therefor. (344)
S . 7552. 2 Leasing of Space in Buildings. Space in any
building located
upon said beach or pier may be leased by the City Council at
their discretion.
S. 7552.3 Rental Terms. The terms for the payment of
rental for such space shall be
specifically set forth in the agreement therefor, created
by the City Council. (344)
S. 7553 Commercial Filming and Photography. No person
shall take
any motion pictures or photographs on the beach for commer-
cial purposes, without a permit therefor first had and.
obtained from the Director of Harbors and Beaches.
S. 7553 . 1 Application for Permit. Any person desiring to
take commercial motion
pictures or photography on the beach may apply to the
Director of Harbors and Beaches for a permit to do so by an
application in writing.
S. 7553 . 1. 1 Contents of Application. Such application
shall state time and
place which said permit is desired and any such information
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as may be required by the Director of Harbors and Beaches.
S. 7553 . 2 Examining of Applicant. Upon receipt of any
application for a permit
to take motion picture film or still photographs, the
Director of Harbors and Beaches may investigate and examine
the applicant or any persons named therein.
S. 7553. 2. 1 Safeguards. The Director of Harbors and. Beaches
may require such safeguards for
the protection of the public as he may deem advisable.
S. 7553 .3 Fees.
MOTION PICTURE FILMING $200.00 per day
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY 25.00 per day
Said fees shall be payable to the Director of Harbors and
Beaches, plus any cost to the City for any Police, Fire,
Lifeguard or Maintenance use of City Building, or any other
service. Licensee must post an insurance certificate with
the City, naming City as co-insured; said certificate to be
approved by the City Attorney.
S. 7554 Public Address Systems: Permit Required. No
person shall set up, use, operate, or maintain
a public address system on the beach within this City, ex-
cept in those areas specifically designated therefor, nor
shall any person set up, use, operate, or maintain a public
address system without first obtaining a written permit from
the Director of Harbors and Beaches. The Director of Harbors
and Beaches is expressly given the authority to determine
the maximum amplification permissable in areas designated
consistent with other persons' enjoyment of the recreational
area facilities.
ARTICLE 756
ENFORCEMENT
S. 7561 Effect and Enforcement. Any violation of any
provision of this
Chapter shall subject the violator to ejection from the
premises of the area in which violation occurs. This
Chapter shall be enforced by the Director of Harbors and.
Beaches and such of his agents as he may designate to perform
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said duty, as well as by peace officers having jurisdiction
of any area in which a violation of any provision of this
Chapter takes place.
S . 7562 Penalty. Any person violating any provision of
this chapter shall, upon conviction,
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and subject to a fine of not
more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned
for a period not to exceed three (3) months, or by both
such fine and imprisonment (1084) .
S. 7563 Appeal . Any person dissatisfied with the decis-
ion of the Director of Harbors and
Beaches in the areas of discretion on his part under this
Chapter, may appeal his decision to the City Administrator
and if dissatisfied with the decision of the City Adminis-
trator, may appeal said decision to the City Council by
notice in writing to that effect within 10 days from the
date of the decision appealed from.
S. 7564 Severability. If any section, subsection, sub-
division, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this Article or any part thereof is for
any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decisions shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
Article or any part thereof. The City Council hereby de-
clares that it would have passed each section, subsection,
subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses
or phrases are declared unconstitutional.
Section 3 . This Ordinance is an emergency meas-
ure for the immediate preservation of the public health,
safety and welfare, which emergency is set forth and defined
in the preamble hereof, shall take effect and be in force
from and after the passage and adoption of this ordinance.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the
same to be published by one insertion in the Huntington
Beach News, a weekly newspaper printed, published and
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Ord . No. 1306
circulated in the City of Huntington Beach, California .
PASSED AND ADOPTED by this City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California, on the 20tb day of March, 1967 .
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Cler4�
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
Ord. No. 1306
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, PAUL C. JONES, the duly elected, qualified, and
acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-
officio Clerk of the City Council of the said City, do here-
by certify that the whole number of members of the City
Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the
foregoing emergency ordinance was read to said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of March,
1967 and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of
seven members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Coen, Bartlett, Gisler, Kaufman, Shipley, Green,
Stewart
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk an -officio Clerk or-
the
City Council of the City of
Pil-tington Beach, California
I, PAUL C. JONES, CITY CLERK of the City of
Huntington Beach and ex•officio Clerk of the City
Council, do hereby certify that this ordinance has
been ptiblished in the untington Beach News on
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In accordance with the City Charter of said City.
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City Clerk
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Deputy City City Clerk