"Scuba diving," as used in this chapter, means the use, in the
Pacific Ocean adjacent to the shoreline within the city boundaries,
of any face mask, diving fins, snorkel, knife, abalone iron, spear
or spear gun, in any combination or combinations, together with any
self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
(Ord. 506, 1962)
"Skin diving," as used in this chapter, means the use, in the Pacific Ocean adjacent to the shoreline within the city boundaries, of any or all of the articles of equipment described in Section 18.21.010 except the use of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
(Ord. 506, 1962)
(a)
Hazard to Others or Self. No person shall participate in any skin
diving or scuba diving activity at any time in the Pacific Ocean within
the city in a manner that constitutes a hazard to any other person
or to themselves.
(b)
Authorized Order to Discontinue Skin Diving or Scuba Diving. The
city manager, marine safety chief, police chief or their authorized
designees, or any officer or employee designated by the city manager
to enforce surfing regulations and control skin diving and scuba diving
activities, may prohibit skin diving and scuba diving at any time
diving conditions become hazardous as a result of storm, congestion
of persons, lack of proper equipment (such equipment to include mask,
fins, snorkel, buoyancy compensator and diving partner) or other conditions
which cause a present danger to the persons skin diving or scuba diving
or to others. No person shall fail, refuse or neglect to stop skin
diving or scuba diving activities or to leave the water when ordered
to do so by any such employee of the city.
(Ord. 506, 1962; Ord. 1157 § 1, 1988; Ord. 1369 § 7, 2000)
No person shall enter the public beach or the ocean for the purpose of participating in scuba diving as defined in Section 18.21.010 at any time in the Pacific Ocean within the city if that person is carrying a spearhead of a fixed spear which is not covered in such a way as to render it incapable of harming any individual or a spearhead of a detachable spear which is not detached and not in a firing position.
(Ord. 506, 1962)
No person shall conduct any class of instruction in scuba diving
or skin diving from June fifteenth to September fifteenth of any year,
inclusive, before seven a.m. or after ten a.m. on any day on public
beaches within the city.
(Ord. 506, 1962; Ord. 813 § 1, 1974)
The violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is punishable
as a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 506, 1962)
