Title 16.12 Article 2- Nearshore Ocean Areas Flashcards
16.12.120 Vessels restricted from swimming area.
No person shall operate any vessel within the protected ocean swimming area except for the purpose of launching from and landing at a small boat launching facility designated and posted as such by the Director. The provisions of this Section do not apply to vessels operated by or for the City, the County, the State or the United States or an agency or instrumentality thereof when engaged in the performance of an official duty.
16.12.130 Launch from or landing on beach.
No person shall launch or land any vessel from the beach, shore or surf of the protected ocean swimming area or use any vessel in the surf except as provided in this Section. In launching from or landing at the beach, shore, or surf, the operator of any vessel shall select a course as near to right angles to the beach as navigation allows and shall not exceed five (5) miles per hour. No person shall use any vessel in a reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger swimmers within the protected ocean-swimming area. The Director shall designate and post specific areas of the beach, shore and surf where vessels may be launched, landed, moored, beached and tied up and may, by regulation, designate the types of vessel appropriate to the area, the times and dates of use and the rules applicable to the use of the area. This Section does not apply to vessels and other devices operated by and for the City, the County, the State, or the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof when engaged in the performance of an official duty.
16.12.131 Launch from or landing on the shores or rocks in the San Gabriel River
No person shall launch or land any vessel from the shores or rocks in the San Gabriel River within the limits of the City.
16.12.140 Water skiing and aquaplaning
No person shall water ski, aquaplane, or use a similar device within the near shore ocean area except in areas thereof designated and marked by the Director for that purpose. Within such designated areas no person shall:
A.
Operate a vessel between sunrise and sunset in excess of thirty-five (35) miles per hour;
B.
Operate a vessel between sunset and sunrise in excess of five (5) miles per hour;
C.
Tow any object, structure, or person with a towline in excess of seventy-five feet (75’) in length;
D.
Possess or consume any alcoholic beverage;
E.
Fail to stop any vessel upon the lawful sounding of a warning device by the operator of an official patrol boat;
F.
Follow in the wake of any vessel at a distance of less than two hundred feet (200’) when the vessel is towing any object, structure or person;
G.
Operate a vessel in a reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the life, limb or property of any person.
16.12.150 Racing events.
No person shall conduct or engage in any racing event within the nearshore ocean area except pursuant to a permit issued by the Director.
16.12.151 Speed limit.
No person shall operate a vessel in excess of the designated speed limit in the nearshore ocean area. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the water areas within the harbor district of the City.
A.
No person shall operate a vessel in the nearshore ocean area in excess of thirty-five (35) miles per hour.
B.
No person shall operate a vessel in excess of five (5) miles per hour in the mouth of the Los Angeles River from the Ocean Boulevard bridge south and east to a line extending from the stern of the Queen Mary to the east marker light of Island Grissom.
C.
No person shall operate a vessel in excess of five (5) miles per hour in that portion of the San Gabriel River located within the limits of the City.
16.12.152 Restricted area.
No person shall operate any vessel, surfboard, paddleboard or board boat, or swim in the water area between the easterly mole of the Downtown Shoreline Marina and Oil Island Grissom. The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to City employees performing an official duty.
16.12.160 Mooring or anchoring—Nearshore ocean area.
A.
No person shall anchor any vessel, raft, barge, or float within the mouth of the Los Angeles River.
B.
No person shall anchor, moor, tie or otherwise keep or maintain any vessel, raft, barge or float within the nearshore ocean area easterly of the line described in Section 16.12.070 without a permit issued by the Director.
C.
Any vessel, raft, barge or float which is anchored, moored, tied or otherwise kept or maintained in said areas in violation of this Section may be removed by the Director and stored at the risk and expense of the owner of the vessel, raft, barge or float at such location as may be designated by the Director. The owner of any such vessel, raft, barge or float shall be civilly liable to the City for all costs incurred in removal and storage. The costs of removal and storage shall be a lien dependent upon possession upon the vessel, raft, barge or float or the proceeds of the sale thereof. If the vessel, raft, barge or float is not claimed by the owner thereof within sixty (60) days after notice to the owner, the vessel, raft, barge or float shall be sold at public auction in accordance with the provisions of Article 4, Chapter 2 of Division 3 of the Harbor and Navigation Code (commencing at Section 500 thereof).
D.
The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to the water areas of the nearshore ocean area included within the harbor district of the City.
(Ord.-C-5625 § 6 (part), 1980: prior code § 7231.4)
16.12.161 Temporary mooring.
No person shall moor or tie a vessel in a marked and posted temporary vessel mooring area which is designated on a wharf, pier, mooring, gangway or dock for longer than the specified time limit for vessel mooring determined by the City Manager and approved by the City Council and set forth by signs and markings which the City has placed and maintained or caused to be placed and maintained and which give notice of the time limit for temporary mooring.
16.12.162 Temporary mooring areas.
Temporary mooring areas for vessels shall be those wharfs, piers, moorings, gangways or docks within the near shore ocean areas owned by the City that are posted and marked for temporary vessel mooring as follows:
16.12.170 Mooring or anchoring—Pacific Ocean.
No person shall anchor, moor, tie or otherwise keep or maintain any vessel, raft, barge or float within the waters of the Pacific Ocean outside of the near shore ocean area and within the limits of the City without a permit issued by the United States Coast Guard Captain of the Port of Los Angeles—Long Beach.
16.12.180 Swimming and diving.
No person shall dive, plunge or otherwise enter or swim in any portion of the near shore ocean area outside the protected ocean swimming area. The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to water areas of the near shore ocean area within the harbor district of the City or to City employees performing an official duty.
16.12.190 Surfboards or paddleboards.
No person shall use or manipulate any surfboard, paddleboard, skimmer, sailboard, sit-on-top kayak, parasail board, kite surfboard or bellyboard in the surf along the beaches of the protected ocean swimming area in a reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person. No person shall swim, or use or manipulate any surfboard, paddleboard, skimmer, sailboard, sit-on-top kayak, parasail device, kite surfboard or bellyboard within five hundred (500) yards of the ocean entrance to Alamitos Bay.
16.12.200 Climbing on lifeguard stations and/or towers.
No person shall climb or cause another person to climb on any lifeguard station, tower or ladder on the beaches of a municipal pier adjacent to the protected ocean swimming area. The provisions of this Section do not apply to City employees performing an official duty.
16.12.210 Dangerous objects.
No person shall throw, deposit or leave or cause to be thrown, deposited or left any glass, bottle, tin can, aluminum can, nail, rubbish or other dangerous object upon the beaches of the protected ocean swimming area, that part of the Pacific Ocean within the limits of the City or such other place where such material may be washed onto the beaches of the protected ocean swimming area.
