HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #4351 ORDINANCE NO. 4351
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING SECTIONS 13.08.005 AND 13.08.080
OF 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 13.08.010 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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:
"Adjacent Beach Area" includes that strip of land owned and/or operated by the City
of Huntington Beach, south of Anderson St., 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.
The "Adjacent Beach Area" includes the Beach Service Road,the Pier,the Pier Plaza,walkways,
guardrails, hills, raised banks, structures and Beach Parking Lots. The "Adjacent Beach Area"
extends from the mean high tide line of the Pacific Ocean to the west curb line of Pacific Coast
Highway from Warner Avenue to the Santa Ana River and the mean high tide line of the Pacific
Ocean to the west residential property lines of South Pacific Avenue from Warner Avenue to
Anderson Street.Unless otherwise specifically referenced,this definition shall only apply to this
section of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code.
"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 one 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.
"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.
"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.
"Beach Service Road" means the paved roadway on the Beach that extends from Beach
Boulevard to Sea Point Avenue running parallel to Pacific Coast Highway nearest to the shoreline
of the Pacific Ocean.
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"Director" refers to the Director of the Community and Library Services Department
and/or his or her designee.
"Emergency Services Access Zone" includes the Beach Service Road, the driveway
between lifeguard headquarters and the service road, all public stairways, sidewalks, walkways,
pedestrian access ramps, the area of Pier Plaza located between prolongation lines from the
outermost edges of the Municipal Pier, a 14-foot wide pathway, seven feet to each side of the
centerline of the Municipal Pier's deck;the area directly in front of any operational lifeguard tower
to the waterline, and any areas, lanes or zones on the Beach delineated by signs or barriers,
including temporary measures, to permit unobstructed access by emergency vehicles and
emergency service personnel.
"Facilities" include bonfire rings, buildings, parking lots, picnic tables, barbecues,
courts, and lifeguard towers.
"Occupied" means used for the purpose of protecting human beings from wind, sun,
rain or public view.
"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.
"Person" means any individual, firm, copartnership, joint venture, association,
social club, fraternal organization, corporation or any other group or combination, acting
as a unit.
"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.
"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.
"Smoke" or "smoking" means the carrying or holding of a lighted pipe, cigar,
cigarette, e-cigarette, or any other lighted smoking product or equipment used to burn any
tobacco products, weed, plant, or any other combustible substance. Smoking includes
emitting or exhaling the fumes of any pipe, cigar, cigarette, e-cigarette or any other lighted
smoking equipment used for burning or vaporizing any tobacco or nicotine product, weed,
plant, or any other combustible substance.
"Water Activity Zone" means the area that extends 1,000 feet seaward into the
Pacific Ocean from the mean high tide line.
"Wheeled conveyance" shall include, but not be limited to, automobiles, bicycles,
skateboards, rollerblades, rollerskates, and strollers.
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SECTION 2. Section 13.08.080 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
13.08.080 Soliciting/Providing Service (Commercial and Organized Use)
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 or Adjacent Beach area, 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 or Adjacent Beach Area without written
permission to do so from the Director. No person shall provide, offer, or advertise any service;
nor rent, lease, furnish, or otherwise make available any furniture, equipment, apparatus, or
similar personal property for commercial or promotional purposes on the Beach or in the
Adjacent Beach Area, including reservations of City owned facilities, without a permit issued by
the Director. No Person shall, whether for donation, fee, compensation or other consideration,
conduct, offer, advertise sports camps, sports lessons, athletic instruction, group fitness activity
or other similar activity on the Beach, Adjacent Beach Area, or in the Water Activity Zone
without the written permission of 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 1st day of September , 2026.
ayor
INITIATED AND APPROVED:
ATTEST:
Dir ctor of mum y & Library Services
City Clerk
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Manager City Attorney
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Ord. No. 4351
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, LISA LANE BARNES, 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 August 18,2026,and was again read to said City
Council at a Regular meeting thereof held on September 1,2026, and was passed and
adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City
Council.
AYES: Gruel, Kennedy, Twining, McKeon, Burns, Van Der Mark, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RECUSED: None
I,Lisa Lane Barnes,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 Orange County Register on September 10,2026.In accordance with the City Charter of said City. 11,00144btOOK/rd'1,
Lisa Lane Barnes, City Clerk City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
Senior Deputy City Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California