Note: §§ 13.08.010, 13.08.040, 13.08.050, 13.08.250 and 13.08.320 repealed by Ord. 3606-6/03.
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.
"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.
"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.
(3606-6/03, 3656-8/04, 3667-10/04, 3930-2/12, 4118-5/17, 4319-4/16/2024)
No Person shall cut, carve, hack, remove, deface, affix item or object to, or otherwise injure any fence, post, toilet, lavatory, restroom, building, shower, vegetation, trash can, sign or other structure, at or on the Beach, Adjacent Beach Area, Pier or Pier Plaza, or to place writing upon the interior or exterior of any fence, post, toilet, lavatory, restroom, building, shower, vegetation, trash can, 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, 4118-5/17, 4319-4/16/2024)
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, 4118-5/17)
No Person shall deposit or discard or leave any handbill, bottle, can or rubbish or trash or debris on the Beach or Adjacent Beach Area, 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, 1306-3/67, 3606-6/03, 4118-5/17)
A. 
No Person shall erect, maintain or occupy any tent or canopy in excess of 100 square feet, or any tent or canopy without at least two sides completely open to public view, on the Beach or Adjacent Beach Area, as described in Section 13.08.005, except by permit issued by the Director.
B. 
No Person shall erect, maintain or occupy any canopy or tent in the Beach Parking Lot, Beach Service Road, Pier or Pier Plaza except by permit issued by the Director.
(3606-6/03, 3963-12/12, 4118-5/17, 4319-4/16/2024)
No person shall light, kindle, set or maintain fires or coals thereon, except in the City-provided fire rings or 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 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 18 inches above the surface of the sand.
(769-7/60, 1306-3/67, 3606-6/03, 3930-2/12, 4118-5/17)
A. 
No Person having the care, charge or control of any animal, domesticated or wild, shall permit or allow said animal to be on the Pier or on or upon that Beach or Adjacent Beach Area bounded by the Beach Service Road and the Pacific Ocean, including the Water Activity Zone, unless expressly permitted by a specific event permit. This section shall not apply to a police service animal, or guide dog, signal dog or service dog as defined in Penal Code Section 365.5. This section shall not apply to the Adjacent Beach Areas, and the Water Activity Zone, located north of the line created by extending the northern curb line of 22nd Street to the Pacific Ocean to Seapoint Avenue, wherein dogs constrained by a leash no longer than six feet in length are permitted.
B. 
No Person shall permit any animal, domesticated or wild, to be left unattended on the Beach or Adjacent Beach Area.
(344-10/31, 554-12/49, 769-7/60, 2907-8/87, 3355-7/97, 3606-6/03, 3930-2/12, 4118-5/17, 4275-3/23)
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 for profit offer sports camps, sports lessons or other similar activity on the Beach, Adjacent Beach Area, or in the Water Activity Zone without the written permission of the Director.
(769-7/60, 3606-6/03, 3930-2/12, 4118-5/17)
Except as hereinafter provided, no Person shall, on or upon the Beach or Adjacent Beach Area, consume or sell, any Alcoholic Beverage, except pursuant to a permit issued by City Council.
(769-7/60, 1306-3/67, 1588-8/70, 3606-6/03, 4118-5/17)
A. 
The Director may grant permits for the sale and consumption of Alcoholic Beverages under the following terms and conditions:
1. 
The kind or kinds of permitted Alcoholic Beverages shall be identified in the permit.
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.
3. 
That there be compliance with all other City, county and state laws and regulations.
4. 
Such other terms and conditions as are reasonably required to protect the peace, health, welfare or safety of the public.
5. 
The permit shall not be transferable and shall be valid only on dates specified.
B. 
Nothing herein contained shall be construed as permitting the sale, purchase, distribution, or consumption of any Alcoholic Beverage on the Beach or Adjacent Beach Area, except pursuant to and as limited by a permit, as above set forth.
(769-7/60, 1306-3/67, 1588-8/70, 3603-6/03, 4118-5/17)
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 or her application for permit.
B. 
Permittee or any of his or her 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 or her employees has been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude.
D. 
Permittee or any of his or her 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 24 hours after the commission thereof.
E. 
Permittee or any of his or her 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, 1306-3/67, 1588-8/70, 4118-5/17)
No Person shall Smoke on the Beach or Adjacent Beach Area, Pier or Pier Plaza unless the Director has designated a specific signed smoking area.
(3656-8/04, 4118-5/17)
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 or her 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 feet in any dimension.
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.
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 200 yards of the point of the display of the "black ball" flag or sign.
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.
E. 
Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the Director or his or 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, 831-4/61, 1306-3/67, 1743-5/72, 1776-9/72, 1856-8/73, 3606-6/03, 3930-2/12, 4118-5/17)
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, Adjacent Beach Area, or in the Water Activity Zone in a manner that constitutes a hazard to any other Person.
(769-7/60, 1306-3/67, 3606-6/03, 4118-5/17)
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, 4118-5/17)
No Person shall use on the Beach, Adjacent Beach Area, 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, 1306-3/67, 3606-6/03, 4118-5/17)
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 or Adjacent Beach Area shall fill the hole before leaving the Beach or Adjacent Beach Area.
(769-7/60, 3606-6/03, 4118-5/17)
No Person shall have any spear gun or similar underwater device in his or her possession on the shore of the Beach or Adjacent Beach Area 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 or Adjacent Beach Area.
(769-7/60, 1306-3/67, 3606-6/03, 4118-5/17)
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, 4118-5/17)
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, 4118-5/17)
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, Adjacent Beach Area, or Pier unless told to do so by an official employee of the City.
(769-7/60, 1306-3/67, 3606-6/03, 4118-5/17)
A. 
No Person shall place, lay, store, hang or cause to be placed, laid, stored, or cause to be hung any object on, against, or upon any lifeguard station or municipal structure, or within an Emergency Services Access Zone, except by permit issued by the Director.
B. 
Property left in violation of this section may be impounded by any on-duty City employee acting in the scope of their duties. Any impounded items will be kept by the Police Department or Marine Safety Division for at least 90 days. After 90 days the property will be considered abandoned and may be disposed of by the City.
C. 
Impounded personal property may be disposed of immediately if there is a cause to reasonably believe that the property is:
1. 
Perishable;
2. 
Contaminated with feces, urine or bodily fluid;
3. 
Infested with insects;
4. 
Contaminated with mold or mildew;
5. 
Intentionally discarded;
6. 
An immediate threat to public health or safety.
(1306-3/67, 3606-6/03, 4118-5/17, 4319-4/16/2024)
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 or her tower or to have his or her attention drawn to a false alarm.
(769-7/60, 1306-3/67, 4118-5/17)
Following notice by posted sign or verbal warning, no person may obstruct or block access or use of the Emergency Access Zone by emergency vehicles and emergency service personnel. Any person sitting, laying, playing, or loitering will be considered to be obstructing the emergency access.
(4319-4/16/2024)
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).
(1306-3/67, 1535-11/69, 1743-5/72, 4118-5/17)
A. 
Except as otherwise specified, no Person shall be on the Beach or the Adjacent 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 5:00 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 or her judgment, is authorized and empowered to modify temporarily the hours during which the Beaches are closed. Said modification is to be filed with the City Manager at least 10 days prior to the requested date and posted conspicuously.
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.
(769-7/60, 861-9/61, 1306-3/67, 3606-6/03, 3930-2/12, 4118-5/17)
No Person shall use any electrical outlets on the Beach or Adjacent Beach Area without first obtaining written consent from the Director and paying such fees as may be prescribed.
(1306-3/67, 1509-7/69, 3606-6/03, 4118-5/17)
A. 
No Person shall play, use or operate, or permit to be played, used or operated, any instrument, machine or device, for producing, or reproducing, or amplifying sound, upon the Beach or Adjacent Beach Area, at such a volume which sound is plainly audible at 50 feet, after having been warned.
B. 
Activities conducted by public safety personnel engaged in the performance of their duties, and those conducted with a permit issued by the Director authorizing such noise, are exempt from this section.
C. 
Nothing in this section is meant to prevent individuals from engaging in free-speech activities.
(1306-3/67, 1743-5/72, 1935-11/74, 3606-6/03, 4118-5/17, 4319-4/16/2024)
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 or Adjacent Beach Area 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 or Adjacent Beach Area other than on the roads, drives or parking areas designed for such purposes.
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.
C. 
Exceeding Speed Limit.
1. 
No Person shall operate any Wheeled Conveyance of any type on the Beach, Adjacent Beach Area, 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 miles per hour.
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 miles per hour, between designated points, when the yellow lights are flashing.
D. 
Delivering Concessions. During the period of June 15th to September 15th, any and all commercial motor vehicles of any type, must make their deliveries to Beach concessions between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., except by permit from the Director. During all other times of the year, deliveries must take place during Beach non-curfew hours.
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 or her opinion, such parking will not interfere with Adjacent Beach Area operations.
F. 
Traffic Control Signs. The Director is authorized and directed to erect and maintain signs at locations he or she 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.
(1306-3/67, 2138-1/77, 2768-5/85, 2851-8/86, 3123-11/91, 3329-5/96, 3606-6/03, 4118-5/17)
Any Person desiring to access the Beach, Adjacent Beach Area, or Pier with a vehicle for delivery, maintenance, transportation or any other service must obtain a permit from the Director.
(3329-5/96, 3606-6/03, 4118-5/17)
Pursuant to Section 13.08.280 of this chapter, the following shall apply:
A. 
Speed Limit. No Person shall operate any Wheeled Conveyance upon the Pier or Pier Plaza in excess of five miles per hour.
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 20,000 pounds.
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.
D. 
Parking. No Person shall park a vehicle on the Pier or Pier Plaza, unless he or she possesses a written permit from the Director allowing him or her to do so. No Person shall leave a vehicle standing or unattended on the Pier or Pier Plaza at any time.
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.
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.
G. 
Delivering Concessions. Vendors or their agents shall not make deliveries by vehicles to concessionaires on the Pier except between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. during the dates of June 15th to September 15th. During all other times, deliveries must be made during non-curfew hours.
(3606-6/03, 4118-5/17)
The following regulations will apply to parking in any of the City-owned and operated Beach Parking Lots:
A. 
Parking is allowed within designated spaces only.
B. 
There shall be no parking between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. except by permit issued by the Director.
C. 
Any deviation from this section will be by permission of the Director and shall be conspicuously posted.
D. 
No loitering or obstructing of flow of traffic will be allowed in the parking lot by any Person or Persons.
E. 
No Person shall obstruct or cause to be obstructed any entrance or exit in the parking lot.
F. 
No trailers or similar vehicles will be allowed in the parking lot except by permit issued by the Director.
G. 
Fees for parking shall be established by resolution of the City Council.
H. 
Any vehicle leaving the parking lot and returning will be required to pay on re-entering.
I. 
Number of parking permits per concession owner will be determined by the Director.
J. 
The Director shall have the authority to designate reserved parking areas in City-owned and/or operated Beach Parking Lots.
K. 
No unauthorized vehicle shall park in a reserved parking area where signs are posted giving notice of such reserved parking.
(3606-6/03, 4118-5/17)
A. 
No Person shall block, obstruct, or prevent free access to the entrance or exit to any restroom, washroom, shower, or building open to the public.
B. 
Public restrooms shall not be used for sleeping, loitering, bathing, camping, storage or habitation.
(4319-4/16/2024)
Fishing is allowed from the Pier, but the following acts are prohibited:
A. 
Overhead Casting. Cast a fishing line, either with or without a fishing pole, over the top railing of the Pier.
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.
C. 
Extra Lines. No Person shall have more than two fishing lines in the water under or near the Pier at one time.
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 feet.
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 therefor.
F. 
Lobster Traps. No Person shall have more than two traps in the water under or near the Pier at any one time. A Person shall attend said traps at all times.
G. 
Feeding Wildlife. No Person shall provide food, bait or other material in a manner as to feed wildlife upon the Pier.
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.
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, 4118-5/17)
No Person shall remove, or cause to be removed from the Beach, Adjacent Beach Area, or Pacific Ocean, any sand without written permission from the Director.
(1306-3/67, 3606-6/03, 4118-5/17)
No Person shall have, possess or use any dangerous article or container such as a bottle, glass, crockery or similar object upon the Beach, Adjacent Beach Area, or in the Water Activity Zone.
(2882-12/86, 3606-6/03, 4118-5/17)
A. 
The Director shall have the authority to close any Beach, Adjacent Beach Area, harbor, or ocean waters of the Pacific Ocean in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. Such closure shall be effective when notice of closure is given through any of the following methods:
1. 
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;
2. 
Public address announcements;
3. 
Oral or written notice from the Director, any marine safety officer, lifeguard, or other authorized agent; or
4. 
Any other device or announcement reasonably communicating such closure.
B. 
No Person shall enter, remain in, or fail or refuse to leave a closed area of the Beach, Adjacent Beach Area, harbor, or the Pacific Ocean while such restriction is in effect.
(3101-5/91, 3606-6/03, 4118-5/17)
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, 4118-5/17)
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 $500.00 or be imprisoned for a period not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(3606-6/03, 4118-5/17)