HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1634 ORDINANCE NO. 1634
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE
BY AMENDING SECTION 7611, AND ADDING THERETO
SECTIONS 7616 , 7617 , 7618 AND 76.4 PERTAINING
TO BOATING REGULATIONS
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does
ordain as follows :
SECTION 1 . The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby
amended by amending Section 7611 to read as follows :
7611. SPEED LIMIT . No owner, operator or person in
command of any vessel , except a police officer, fireman or
lifeguard in the performance of his duty , shall operate any
vessel or permit any vessel to be operated in any portion of
any harbor at a rate of speed in excess of five (5 ) miles
per hour, or in such manner or at any rate of speed which
would endanger the safety of persons or property .
SECTION 2. The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is here-
by amended by adding thereto Sections 7616, 7617 , 7618 and
7619 to read as follows :
7616 . BULKHEAD LINES . Pierhead and bulkhead lines are
hereby established for the Huntington Harbour area as said
lines are shown or described in the records on file in the
offices of the Director of Public Works and the City Clerk.
7617 . MOORING OF VESSELS . No owner, operator or person
in command of any vessel shall tie up or moor any vessel be-
yond the pierhead line , as established in Section 7602 .7 , with-
out a permit issued by the Director of Harbors and Beaches
except to load to discharge passengers .
7618 . PENALTY . Any person convicted of a violation of
any provision of this article , or any additions or amendments
thereto, shall be punishable by imprisonment in jail for a
period not exceeding six (6) months , or by fine not exceeding
Five Hundred Dollars ($500 ) , or by both such fine and im-
prisonment .
7619 . SEVERABILITY . If any section, subdivision, sen-
tence , clause , phrase , or portion of this article , or any
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additions or amendments thereto, or the application thereof
to any person, is for any reason held to be invalid or un-
constitutional by the decision of any court of competent juris-
diction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this article or its application to other
persons . The City Council hereby declares that it would have
adopted this article and each section, subdivision, sentence ,
clause, phrase or portion, and any additions or amendments
thereto, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections ,
subdivisions , sentences , clauses , phrases , or portions or the
application thereof to any person, be declared invalid or un-
constitutional .
SECTION 3 . This ordinance shall take effect thirty days
after its adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the pas-
sage of this ordinance and cause same to be published within
fifteen days after adoption in the Huntington Beach News , a
weekly newspaper of general circulation, printed and published
in Huntington Beach, California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16th
day of February, 1971 .
Mayor PRO TEM
ATTEST :
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Ord. No. 1634
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 hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council
of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing
ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 1st day of February
197l_, and was again read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 16th day of February_,
19 71 and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of
more than a majority of all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
McCracken, Bartlett, Gibbs, Coen, Green, Matney
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
Shipley
Cit erk an officio Clerk
I. PAt1L C. JONES, CITY CLERK of the City of of the City Council of the City
Hunnngton Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, California
Council, do hereby certify that this ordinance has
bneenubli hed in the Huntington Beach News on
In accordance with t ity Charter of said City.
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/City Clerk
Deputy City Cletlt