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Adopted by the City
Council on NOVEMBER
19,2012
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Thursday, November 29, 2012 AYES: Shaw, Harper,
Dwyer, Hansen,Carchio,
Bohr,Boardman
NOES:None
ABSTAIN:None
ABSENT:None'
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CITY OF HUNTINGTON
BEACH
2000 MAIN STREET
HUNTINGTON BEACH,
CA 92648
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Executed on December 5 2012 ANL.FLYNN,CI
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Council Meeting Date: November 5, 2012 Departme ID Number: PD-12-017
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Kenneth W. Small, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Approve for introduction Ordinance No. 3963 amending Chapter 13.08
of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code (HBMC) related to the
definition of"Beach"
Statement of Issue: A discrepancy exists in Section 13.08.051 of the Huntington Beach
Municipal Code related to describing areas near the beach where some tents and canopies
are prohibited. This Section will be amended to clarify locations tents and canopies are
prohibited.
Financial Impact: N/A
Recommended Action: Motion to:
Approve for introduction Ordinance No: 3963, "An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach
Amending Chapter 13.08 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code Related to Beach
Regulations" pertaining to locations of tents and canopies.
Alternative Action(s):
Deny Ordinance No. 3963 amending Chapter 13.08 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code
related to locations tents and canopies are prohibited.
HB -723- Item 20. - 1
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE: 11/5/2012 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: PD-12-017
Analysis: It was recently discovered that there is a discrepancy in Section 13.08.051
between subsections (a) and (b) pertaining to what would be considered the "Beach".
Ordinance No. 3963 removes the-discrepancy so that the language matches the intent
which is prohibited camping on the "Beach" as described in Section 13.08.005(b) of the
Huntington Beach Municipal Code.
Environmental Status: N/A
Strategic Plan Goal: Maintain public safety
Attachment(s):
Ordinance No: 3963, "An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Amending
Chapter 13.08 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code Related to Beach
Regulations, " including the Legislative Draft
Item 20. - 2 HB -724-
ATTACHMENT # 1
ORDINANCE NO. 3963
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING CHAPTER 13.08 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO BEACH REGULATIONS
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 13.08.051 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
13.08.051 Tents and canopies.
(a) No person shall erect, maintain or occupy any canopy in excess of 100 square feet, or any
tent without at least two (2) sides completely open to public view, on the Beach, as described
in 13.08.005(b), except by permit issued by the Director.
(b) No person shall erect, maintain or occupy any canopy or tent on the Beach Parking Lot,
Beach Service Road, Pier or Pier Plaza except by permit issued by the Director.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 3.9th day of November , 2012.
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk Ci Attorney a12q ( DaREVI AND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPROVED:
ty Manager Police Chief
12-3420/82687.doc
Ord. No. 3963
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of 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 November 05,2012, and was again read to said City Council at
a Regular meeting thereof held on November 19, 2012, and was passed and adopted by
the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Shaw, Harper, Dwyer, Hansen, Carchio, Bohr, Boardman
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
I,Joan L.Flynn,CITY CLERK of the City of Huntington
Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council,do hereby
certify that a synopsis of this ordinance has been
published in the Huntington Beach Fountain Valley
Independent on November 29,2012.
In accordance with the City Charter of said City
Joan L. Flynn, City Clerk y Clerk and ex-officio - lerk
Senior Deputy city Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
Ordinance No. 3963
LEGISLATIVE DRAFT
Chapter 13.08
BEACH REGULATIONS
(80-8111,341-10/30,344-10131, 554-12149,769-7/60,831-4161,861-9/61,911-7162, Urg.1306-3/67, 1509-7169, 1535-11169,
1588-8/70, 1743-5172, Urg.1776-9/72, 1856-8/73, 1935-11/74,2138-1/77,2768-5185,2851-8168,2882-12186,2907-8187,
2964-10/88, 3101-5/91,3123-11191, Urg.3329-5/96,3355-7/97,3606-6103,3615-10/03,3656-8104,3667-10104,3930-2/12)
Sections:
13.08.005 Definitions
13.08.010 (Repealed Ordinance No. 3606-6/03)
13.08.020 Defacing and/or destroying public property
13.08.025 Structures/Furniture
13.08.030 Littering
13.08.040 (Repealed Ordinance No. 3606-6/03)
13.08.050 (Repealed Ordinance No. 3606-6/03)
13.08.051 Tents and canopies
13.08.060 Fires
13.08.070 Dogs and other animals
13.08.080 Soliciting
13.08.090 Alcoholic beverages-Consumption
13.08.100 Alcoholic beverages-Permits-Terms
13.08.110 Alcoholic beverages-Permits-Revocation or suspension
13.08.115 Smoking boundaries
13.08.120 Hazardous water sports
13.08.130 Hazardous articles
13.08.135 Motorized vessels
13.08.140 Beach games and practices
13.08.150 Digging
13.08.160 Spear Guns
13.08.170 Jumping from the Pier and public bridges
13.08.180 Climbing on rails of the Pier or bridges
13.08.190 Climbing on lifeguard stations
13.08.195 Tampering with Lifesaving Equipment
13.08.200 Leaving objects
13.08.210 False alarms
13.08.220 Interfering with lifeguard
13.08.225 Interfering with park ranger
13.08.230 Causing object to reflect
13.08.240 Curfew
13.08.250 (Repealed Ordinance No. 3606-6/03)
13.08.260 Electrical systems
13.08.270 Noise
13.08.280 Vehicles-Regulation
13.08.285 Motor Vehicle Permits
13.08.290 Vehicle and parking regulation-Pier and Pier Plaza
13.08.300 Beach parking lot regulations
13.08.310 Fishing from the Pier
13.08.320 (Repealed Ordinance No. 3606-6/03)
13.08.330 Removal of sand
13.08.340 Glass containers on the Beach
13.08.350 Beach and ocean closure-Authority
13.08.360 Enforcing Officer
13.08.370 Violation-Penalty
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13.08.380 Violation-Alternative remedies
13.08.005 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: (3606-6/03)
(a) "Alcoholic beverage" includes alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer and every liquid or solid
containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer and which contains one-half of 1 percent or more
of alcohol by volume and which is fit for beverage purposes either alone or when diluted,
mixed, or combined with other substances. (3606-6/03)
(b) "Beach" includes that strip of land owned and/or operated by the City of Huntington
Beach, south of Warner Avenue, lying between Pacific Coast Highway and the mean high
tide line of the Pacific Ocean. "Beach" also includes that portion of the State Beach
(Bolsa Chica) which the City operates pursuant to an operating agreement with the State
of California. "Beach" also includes that strip of land owned, controlled and/or operated
by the City of Huntington Beach lying from and including Anderson Street to the north,
Warner Avenue to the south,the mean high tide line of the Pacific Ocean and the west
legal property line of adjoining residential properties which are on South Pacific Avenue,
excluding the street appendages that extend west of South Pacific Avenue.
(3606-6/03,3667-10/04, 3930-2/12)
(c) "Beach Parking Lot'means roads, driveways or parking area to service the Beach, Pier or
Pier Plaza, excluding those areas located on a street or highway. (3606-6/03)
(d) "Beach Service Road"means the paved roadway on the Beach that extends from Beach
Boulevard to Seapoint Avenue running parallel to Pacific Coast Highway nearest to the
shoreline of the Pacific Ocean. (3606-6/03)
(e) "Director"refers to the Director of the Community Services Department and/or his/her
designee. (3606-6/03)
(f) "Occupied"means used for the purpose of protecting human beings from wind, sun, rain
or public view. (3606-6/03)
(g) "Pacific Ocean" includes all waters of the Pacific Ocean to a point three miles out from
the mean high tide line, parallel to the three miles out from the Beach whether or not the
lands lying under said tidal waters are privately owned or publicly owned including but
not limited to the Water Activity Zone. (3606-6/03)
(h) "Person" means any individual, firm, copartnership,joint venture, association, social
club, fraternal organization, corporation or any other group or combination, acting as a
unit. (3606-6/03)
(i) "Pier"means the appurtenance beginning at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway
and Main Street on the Beach, which is a platform extending into the Pacific Ocean and
supported by piles or pillars. (3606-6/03)
(j) "Pier Plaza" means the developed area on the Beach immediately north and south
adjacent to the Pier bounded by Pacific Coast Highway and the Beach Parking Lots
adjacent thereto. (3606-6/03)
(k) "Smoke or smoking" means the carrying or holding of a lighted pipe, cigar, cigarette, or
any other lighted smoking product or equipment used to burn any tobacco products,
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weed,plant, or any other combustible substance. Smoking includes emitting or exhaling
the fumes of any pipe, cigar, cigarette, or any other lighted smoking equipment used for
burning any tobacco product, weed, plant, or any other combustible substance. (3656-8/04)
(1) "Water Activity Zone" means the area that extends 1,000 feet seaward into the Pacific
Ocean from the mean high tide line. (3606-6/03,3656-8/04)
(m) "Wheeled conveyance" shall include, but not be limited to: automobiles, bicycles,
skateboards, rollerblades, rollerskates, and strollers. (3606-6/03, 3656-8/04)
13.08.020 Defacinz and/or destroyinE public property. No person shall cut, carve, hack,
remove, deface or otherwise injure any fence, post,toilet, lavatory, restroom, building, sign or
other structure, at or on the Beach, Pier or Pier Plaza, 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.
(769-7/60, 3606-6/03)
13.08.025 Structures/Furniture. No persons shall temporarily or permanently, construct,
enlarge, alter, repair, move or convert any structure or place any furniture on the Pier, Pier Plaza,
Beach Service Road and Beach Parking Lot area, except by permit issued by the Director.
(3606-6/03,3615-10/03)
13.08.030 Littering. No person shall deposit or discard or leave any handbill, bottle, can or
rubbish or trash or debris on the Beach, other than in those receptacles provided for such
purpose, or to deposit in any commode or urinal in any public toilet any newspaper, rag, part of
clothing or any item likely to clog said commode or urinal. This section shall not be interpreted
to prohibit distribution of any constitutionally protected material.
(80-8/11, 769-7/60, Urg 1306-3/67,3606-6/03)
13.08.051 'Tents and canopies.
(a) No person shall erect, maintain or occupy any canopy in excess of 100 square feet, or any
tent without at least two (2) sides completely open to public view, on the Beach
described in 13.08.005(b) area bounded 1.y the T2o,,e Sei-vice Read and the Paei f e
Ocean, except by permit issued by the Director. (3606-6/03)
(b) No person shall erect, maintain or occupy any canopy or tent on the Beach Parking
Lot, Beach Service Road, Pier or Pier Plaza except by permit issued by the Director.
(3606-6/03)
13.08.060 Fires. No person shall light,kindle, set or maintain fires or coals thereon, except in
the City provided fire rings or in self-contained BBQs kept within six(6) feet of a City provided
fire ring, except by permit issued by the Director. Disposable heating BBQ materials shall not be
deposited anywhere except within the inside perimeter of the City provided fire ring. The
heating element of self-contained BBQs must be raised at least eighteen(18) inches above the
surface of the sand. (769-7/60, Urg 1306-3/67, 3606-6/03, 3930-2/12)
13.08.070 Dogs and other animals.
(a) No person having the care, charge or control of any animal, domesticated or wild, shall
permit or allow said animal to be, under any circumstances or conditions, on the pier or
on or upon that Beach area bounded by the Beach Service Road and the Pacific Ocean,
including the Water Activity Zone, unless it is a guide dog, signal dog or service dog as
defined in Penal Code Section 365.5, except that upon those Beach areas, and the Water
Activity Zone, located north of the line created by extending the northern curb line of 22na
Street to the Pacific Ocean to Seapoint Avenue, wherein dogs constrained by a leash no
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longer than six (6) feet in length are permitted. (344-10/31, 554-12/49,769-7/60,2907-8/87,3355-7/97,
3606-6/03,3930-2/12)
(b) No person shall permit any animal, domesticated or wild, to be left unattended on the
Beach. (3606-6/03)
13.08.080 Soliciting. No person shall engage in the business of soliciting, distributing, selling
or peddling any liquids or edibles for human consumption, or to hawk, peddle or vend any goods,
wares or merchandise on the Beach, except pursuant to a permit issued by the Director. No
person shall give, set up or maintain any exhibition, show performance, concert, lecture,
entertainment or similar activity on the Beach without written permission to do so from the
Director. No person shall for profit offer sports camps, sports lessons or other similar activity on
the Beach or in the Water Activity Zone without the written permission of the Director. (769-7/60,
3606-6/03, 3930-2/12)
13.08.090 Alcoholic beverages--Consumption. Except as hereinafter provided, no person
shall, on or upon the Beach, consume or sell, any alcoholic beverage, except pursuant to a permit
issued by City Council. (769-7/60, Urg 1306-3/67, 1588-8/70,3606-6/03)
13.08.100 Alcoholic beverages--Permits--'Perms.
(a) The Director may grant permits for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages
under the following terms and conditions: (3606-6/03)
1. The kind or kinds of permitted alcoholic beverages shall be identified in the
permit. (3606-6/03)
2. Each permit shall require that all alcoholic beverages be sold and consumed on
permittee's premises, the location and area of permittee's premises to be set forth
in said permit. (3606-6/03)
3. That there be compliance with all other city, county and state laws and
regulations. (3606-6/03)
4. Such other terms and conditions as are reasonably required to protect the peace,
health, welfare or safety of the public. (3606-6/03)
5. The permit shall not be transferable and shall be valid only on dates specified.
(3606-6/03)
(b) Nothing herein contained shall be construed as permitting the sale, purchase, distribution,
or consumption of any alcoholic beverage on the Beach, except pursuant to and as limited
by a permit, as above set forth. (769-7/60, Urg 1306-3/67, 1588-8/70, 3603-6/03)
13.08.110 Alcoholic beverages--Permit--Revocation or suspension. Permits are subject to
suspension or to revocation by the City Council after notice to permittee and public hearing, on
any of the following grounds:
(a) Permittee has made a substantial misrepresentation in his application for permit;
(b) Permittee or any of his employees has violated any laws or regulations concerning the
operation of the business, or any terms or conditions of the permit;
(c) Permittee or any of his employees has been convicted of any crime involving moral
turpitude;
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(d) Permittee or any of his employees has knowingly permitted use of narcotics or dangerous
drugs without reporting such incidents to the Police Department without unnecessary
delay or not more than twenty-four(24) hours after the commission thereof,
(e) Permittee or any of his employees has caused or permitted any breach of the peace on
such premises, or has performed or permitted any act against the peace, health, welfare or
safety of the public. (769-7/60, Urg 1306-3/67, 1588-8/70)
13.08.115 Smoking Boundaries. No person shall smoke on the Beach, Pier or Pier Plaza unless
the Director has designated a specific signed smoking area. (3656-8104)
13.08.120 Hazardous water sports. The following regulations shall apply to water sports:
(a) In order to protect the public health, safety and welfare,the Director shall set the hours
and areas during which no person within the Water Activity Zone, based on prevailing
weather, water conditions, density of use and/or other hazard inducing conditions, shall
use or have in his possession any surfboard,wind surfboard, paddleboard, bodyboard,
skimboard, canoe,boat or any similar object made entirely or partially of wood, metal,
hard plastic or any other hard substance, or which exceeds four(4) feet in any dimension.
(3606-6/03,3930-2/12)
(b) The Director shall give notice of the time and area during which hazardous water sports,
as defined by Section 13.08.120 (a), are prohibited. Such prohibition shall be effective
when a yellow flag or sign having a solid black circle in the center, commonly known as a
"black ball" flag or sign is prominently displayed from a lifeguard tower, station, Pier or
similar structure. (3606-6/03)
(c) During the times the "black ball" flag or sign is displayed, only swimming and bathing
shall be permitted in the Water Activity Zone within two hundred yards of the point of
the display of the "black ball" flag or sign. (3606-6/03)
(d) No person shall fail, refuse or neglect to leave the Water Activity Zone when such
restriction and prohibition, as set out in this section, are in force. (3606-6/03)
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the Director or his/her authorized agent,
may from time to time designate by permit, certain areas to be used exclusively for an
event. Such designation may be revoked at any time and the area covered by such
designation may be enlarged or reduced at any time. No person shall enter in such area so
designated except while participating in the permitted special or specific event.
(769-7/60,831-4161, Urg 1306-3/67, 1743-5/72, Urg 1776-9/72, 1856-8/73,3606-6/03)
13.08.130 Hazardous articles. No person shall use any surfboard, paddleboard, skimboard,
bodyboard, wind surfboard, 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 Water Activity Zone in a manner that constitutes a hazard to any other person.
(769-7/60, Urg 1306-3/67,3606-6/03)
13.08.135 Motorized vessels. No person shall operate or cause to operate any motorized vessel,
boat, or personal watercraft in the Water Activity Zone unless authorized by the Director.
(3606-6/03)
13.08.140 Beach games and practices. No person shall use on the Beach or in Water Activity
Zone any athletic apparatus, object or game in a manner that constitutes a hazard to any person or
conduct or participate in any sport or game that constitutes a hazard to any person.
(769-7/60, Urg 1306-3/67,3606-6/03)
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13.08.150 Digging. No person shall 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
the hole before leaving the Beach. (769-7/60,3606-6/03)
13.08.160 Spear guns. No person shall have any spear gun or similar underwater device in his
or her possession on the shore of the 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. (769-7/60, Urg 1306-3/67,3606-6/03)
13.08.170 Jumping from the Pier and public bridges. No person shall dive,jump or enter the
water from the Pier or public bridge or any part thereof, provided,however, that this section shall
not apply to the regularly employed lifeguard personnel of the City who are engaged in lifeguard
training or in emergency jumps from the Pier or bridges for the purpose of saving lives and/or
property. (769-7/60,911-7/62,3606-6/03)
13.08.180 Climbing on rails of the Pier or bridges. No person shall sit, walk or balance on the
rails of the Pier or public bridges or walkways or climb upon, over or under such rails, or sit,
walk, balance or climb upon or over any cement walls which may be adjacent to such rails.
(769-7/60,911-7/62, 1935-11/74,3606-6/03)
13.08.190 Climbing on lifeguard stations. No unauthorized person shall climb, sit, stand or
cause someone else to climb, sit or stand on any lifeguard station or ladder on the Beach or Pier
unless told to do so by an official employee of the City. (769-7/60, Urg 1306-3/67,3606-6/03)
13.08.195 Tampering with Life Saving Equipment. No person shall tamper with lifesaving
equipment, structures or buoys on the Beach or on the Pier. (3606-6/03)
13.08.200 Leaving objects. No person shall lay, store, hang or cause to be laid, stored, or cause
to be hung any object on, against, or upon any lifeguard station or municipal structure except by
permit issued by the Director. (Urg 1306-3/67,3606-6/03)
13.08.210 False alarms. No person shall 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. (769-7/60, Urg 1306-3/67)
13.08.220 Interfering with lifeguard. No person shall willfully resist, delay or obstruct any
lifeguard in the discharge or attempt to discharge any duty of his position. (Urg 1306-3/67)
13.08.225 Interfering with park ranger. No person shall willfully resist, delay or obstruct any
Park ranger in the discharge or attempt to discharge any duty of his position.
13.08.230 Causing object to reflect. No person shall use a mirror, glass or any similar object to
cause the sun to reflect thereon so as to interfere with the vision of any lifeguard or other
person(s). (Urg 1306-3/67, 1535-11/69, 1743-5/72)
13.08.240 Curfew.
(a) Except as otherwise specified, no person shall be on the Beach or the Beach area bounded
by the Beach Service Road and the Pacific Ocean including the Water Activity Zone
between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5 a.m. except upon official business of the City or by
permit issued by the Director. In the event of special circumstances so warranting,the
Director, in his/her judgment, is authorized and empowered to modify temporarily the
hours during which the Beaches are closed. Said modification to be filed with the City
Manager at least ten days prior to the requested date and posted conspicuously.
(769-7/60,861-9/61, Urg 1306-3/67,3606-6/03,3930-2/12)
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(b) Pier and Pier Plaza Curfew. No person shall remain on or upon the Pier or Pier Plaza
between the hours of midnight and 5:00 a.m. except by permit issued by the Director.
(3606-6/03)
13.08.260 Electrical systems. No person shall use any electrical outlets on the Beach without
first obtaining written consent from the Director and paying such fees as may be prescribed.
(Urg 1306-3/67, 1509-7/69,3606-6/03)
13.08.270 Noise. No person shall play, use or operate, or permit to be played, used or operated,
any instrument, machine or device, for producing or reproducing sound upon the Beach, at such a
volume as unreasonably to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of persons who are not voluntary
listeners thereto, after having been warned. (Urg 1306-3/67, 1743-5/72, 1935-11/74,3606-6/03)
13.08.280 Vehicle and Parking-Regulation-Beach.
(a) No person shall operate or possess any motor driven cycle, motor driven bicycle,
motorcycle, automobile, motor truck or other motorized vehicle or conveyance
(regardless of power source or size) on the Beach other than for law enforcement,
lifesaving or emergency purposes, or for Beach maintenance purposes, except by permit
issued by the Director; 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.
(Urg 1306-3/67,2138-1/77,3606-6/03)
(b) No person shall operate any wheeled conveyance on the Beach service road if said
wheeled conveyance has been prohibited by the Director and said prohibition has been
properly posted. (3606-6/03)
(c) Exceeding Speed Limit.
1. No person shall operate any wheeled conveyance of any type on the Beach or
Beach service road at a speed in excess of 10 miles per hour unless a greater speed
is posted. The maximum speed limit when pedestrians are present shall be five
(5) miles per hour. (Urg 1306-3/67, Urg 2768-5/85,2851-8/86,3123-11/91,3329-5/96,3606-6/03)
2. No person shall operate any wheeled conveyance of any type on the Beach service
road at a walking speed in excess of two and one-half(2.5) miles per hour,
between designated points, when the yellow lights are flashing. (3329-5/96,3606-6/03)
(d) Delivering concessions. During the period of June 15 to September 15, any and all
commercial motor vehicles of any type, must make their deliveries to Beach concessions
between the hours of 6 a.m. and 11 a.m., except by permit from the Director. During all
other times of the year, deliveries must take place during Beach non-curfew hours. (Urg
1306-3/67,3606-6/03)
(e) Parking. No person shall park any vehicle except in designated parking areas; provided,
however, that the Director is authorized to permit parking in non-designated areas when,
in his/her opinion, such parking will not interfere with Beach area operations.
(Urg 1306-3/67,3606-6/03)
(f) Traffic control signs. The Director is authorized and directed to erect and maintain signs
at locations he deems appropriate, indicating the speed limits established by the City
Council for the Beaches, along roadways and streets herein. The Director is also
authorized to designate parking areas and traffic patterns and to erect and maintain signs
indicating such areas and patterns. (Urg 1306-3/67,3606-6/03)
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13.08.285 Motor Vehicle Permits. Any person desiring to access the Beach or Pier with a
vehicle for delivery, maintenance,transportation or any other service must obtain a permit from
the Director. (3329-5/96,3606-06/03)
13.08.290 Vehicle and parking regulation-Pier and Pier Plaza. Pursuant to section 13.08.280
of this Chapter, the following shall apply: (3606-06/03)
(a) Speed Limit. No person shall operate any wheeled conveyance upon the Pier or Pier
Plaza in excess of five (5)miles per hour. (3606-6/03)
(b) Heavy Vehicles. No person shall drive or permit to be driven any vehicle of any kind or
character whatsoever, upon the Pier or Pier Plaza of a gross weight in excess of twenty
thousand(20,000) pounds. (3606-6/03)
(c) Roller Skates, in-line skates, skateboards and scooters on the Pier or Pier Plaza. No
person shall use any roller skates, in-line skates, skateboards or scooters on the Pier or
Pier Plaza at any time. These items must be carried if brought on the Pier or Pier Plaza.
(3606-6/03)
(d) Parking. No person shall park a vehicle on the Pier or Pier Plaza, unless he possesses a
written permit from the Director allowing him to do so. No person shall leave a vehicle
standing or unattended on the Pier or Pier Plaza at any time. (3606-6/03)
(e) Unauthorized Vehicles Prohibited. No person shall push or operate any automobile,
motorcycle, truck, or any other motor driven vehicle or conveyance upon the Pier or Pier
Plaza, except by permit issued by the Director. (3606-6/03)
(f) Bicycles on Pier. No person shall ride a bicycle or any similar type vehicle on the Pier or
Pier Plaza, except by permit issued by the Director. Bicycles or similar type vehicles may
be walked or pushed on the Pier or Pier Plaza. No bicycle or similar type vehicle shall be
chained, cabled or locked by any means to the railings on the Pier, ramps, stairs, or
parking lot except to the bicycle racks provided therefor. (3606-6/03)
(g) Delivering concessions. Vendors or their agents shall not make deliveries by vehicles to
concessionaires on the Pier except between the hours of 6 a.m. and 11 a.m. during the
dates of June 15 to September 15. During all other times, deliveries must be made during
non-curfew hours. (3606-6/03)
13.08.300 Beach parking lot regulations. The following regulations will apply to parking
in any of the City-owned and operated Beach parking lots: (3606-6/03)
(a) Parking is allowed within designated spaces only. (3606-6/03)
(b) There shall be no parking between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. except by permit issued by
the Director. (3606-6/03)
(c) Any deviation from this section will be by permission of the Director and shall be
conspicuously posted. (3606-6/03)
(d) No loitering or obstructing of flow of traffic will be allowed in the parking lot by any
person or persons. (3606-6/03)
(e) No person shall obstruct or cause to be obstructed any entrance or exit in the parking lot.
(3606-6/03)
(f) No trailers or similar vehicles will be allowed in the parking lot except by permit issued
by the Director. (3606-6/03)
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(g) Fees for parking shall be established by resolution of the City Council. (3606-6/03)
(h) Any vehicle leaving the parking lot and returning will be required to pay on re-entering.
(3606-6/03)
(i) Number of parking permits per concession owner will be determined by the Director.
(3606-6/03)
(j) The Director shall have the authority to designate reserved parking areas in City-owned
and/or operated Beach parking lots. (3606-6/03)
(k) No unauthorized vehicle shall park in a reserved parking area where signs are posted
giving notice of such reserved parking. (3606-6/03)
13.08.310 Fishing from the Pier. Fishing is allowed from the Pier, but the following acts are
prohibited: (3606-6/03)
(a) Overhead Casting. Cast a fishing line, either with or without a fishing pole, over the top
railing of the Pier. (3606-6/03)
(b) Negligent Casting. No person shall cast in the water adjacent to the Pier or on the Pier, a
fishing line, lobster trap, crab trap, any mussel hook, or any other such device in such a
manner as to create a hazard to any other person. (3606-6/03)
(c) Extra Lines. No person shall have more than two (2) fishing lines in the water under or
near the Pier at one time. (3606-6/03)
(d) Projecting Poles. No person shall allow or permit any fishing pole to extend inward from
the Pier rail to a distance of more than four(4) feet. (3606-6/03)
(e) Cleaning of Fish or Mussel. No person shall place, cut or clean any fish, mussel or bait,
or any other marine life directly upon any bench or seat placed upon the Pier or upon the
floor or railings of the Pier except in the areas provided therefore. (3606-6/03)
(f) Lobster Traps. No person shall have more than two (2)traps in the water under or near
the Pier at any one time. A person shall attend said traps at all times. (3606-6/03)
(g) Feeding Wildlife. No person shall provide food, bait or other material in a manner as to
feed wildlife upon the Pier. (3606-6/03)
(h) Fishing from Closed Area. No person shall set up or cast a fishing line in areas on the
Pier that have been closed to fishing. (3606-6/03)
(i) No person shall use the Pier railing for leverage to pull fishing line, lobster trap, any
mussel hook, or other such device in such a manner as to create a hazard to any other
person or cause damage to the Pier railing. (3606-6/03)
13.08.330 Removal of sand. No person shall remove, or cause to be removed from the Beach,
or Pacific Ocean, any sand without written permission from the Director. (urg 1306-3/67, 3606-6/03)
13.08.340 Glass containers on the Beach. No person shall have, possess or use any dangerous
article or container such as a bottle, glass, crockery or similar object upon the Beach or in the
Water Activity Zone.(2882-12/86,3606-6/03)
13.08.350 Beach and ocean closure-authority. The Director shall have the authority to close
any Beach, harbor, or ocean waters of the Pacific Ocean in order to protect the public health,
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safety, and welfare. Such closure shall be effective when notice of closure is given through any
of the following methods: (3101-5/91, 3606-6/03)
(a) Signs stating that the Beach is closed or that swimming is prohibited, or depicting a
swimmer and a red circle with a slash through the circle, or otherwise advising of closure;
(3101-5/91,3606-6/03)
(b) Public address announcements; (3101-5/91)
(c) Oral or written notice from the Director, any marine safety officer, lifeguard, or other
authorized agent; or (3101-5/91, 3606-6/03)
(d) Any other device or announcement reasonably communicating such closure. (3101-5/91)
No person shall enter, remain in, or fail or refuse to leave a closed area of the Beach, harbor, or
the Pacific Ocean while such restriction is in effect. (3101-5/91,3606-6/03)
13.08.360 Enforcing officer. This chapter shall be enforced by the Director, as well as by Peace
Officers having jurisdiction of any area in which a violation of any provision of this title takes
place. (3606-6/03)
13.08.370 Violation-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
($500) or be imprisoned for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment. (3606-6/03)
13.08.380 Violation-Alternative remedies. Any violation of any provisions of this Chapter
shall subject the violator to ejection from the premises of the area in which violation occurs.
(3606-6/03)
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