(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this Title 18 of the municipal code,
all city beaches and coastal-adjacent parks shall be closed to public
use during the times set by city council resolution.
(b)
Except as otherwise provided in this Title 18 of the municipal code,
all noncoastal-adjacent parks shall be closed to public use at ten
p.m. and shall remain closed until five a.m.
(Ord. 1514 § 1, 2009; Ord. 1521 § 2, 2010; Ord. 1660 § 7, 2021; Ord. 1684 § 4, 2023)
Except as otherwise provided in this Title 18 of the municipal
code, no person shall enter, remain or stay on any city beach or in
any city park at any time when such beach or park is closed to public
use.
(Ord. 1514 § 1, 2009; Ord. 1521 § 2, 2010)
The city manager, or designee, shall post or cause to be posted
appropriate signs in conspicuous locations giving notice of closing
times and, as applicable, the exceptions provided in this Title 18
of the municipal code.
(Ord. 1514 § 1, 2009; Ord. 1521 § 2, 2010)
(a)
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following activities
when conducted on the wet sand or within twenty feet inland of the
wet sand of all beaches: walking, jogging, fishing (by members of
the public having on their possession a valid California fishing license),
or grunion hunting. "Wet sand" for purposes of this section means
that portion of the beach that is wet as a result of the wash of the
waves or tidal action. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply
to the following additional activities: scuba diving, surfing, or
swimming in the ocean. Individuals may go to or come from the wet
sand or the area within twenty feet inland of the wet sand, for any
of the purposes allowed in this section, during the times set by city
council resolution, by the most direct safe route available at any
given location.
(b)
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to such activities
as may be expressly permitted by preemption of state law or as may
be allowed pursuant to a resolution of the city council.
(c)
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the performance
of official business by any city officer or employee or any other
person authorized by the city.
(d)
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any city-sponsored
activity, program or special event.
(e)
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any activity, program
or special event for which a city permit has been issued.
(Ord. 1514 § 1, 2009; Ord. 1521 § 2, 2010; Ord. 1684 § 5, 2023)
