No person shall tow from a vessel in the waters of Huntington
Harbour any person in the water or on any object, other than a vessel,
except where permitted in a designated special use area or during
a special event authorized by the Director of the Community Services
Department.
(1806-2/63)
No owner, operator or person in command of any vessel, except
a police officer, fireman or lifeguard in the performance of his or
her duty, shall operate any vessel or permit any vessel to be operated
in any portion of any harbor at a rate of speed in excess of five
miles per hour, or in any such manner or at any rate of speed which
would endanger the safety of persons or property.
(1634-3/71)
No person shall launch or remove any vessel from the waters
of a harbor over any public seawall, sidewalk, street or public property,
except at locations where launching or removing vessels is conducted
by a regular business which has the necessary equipment to do such
work, or in those areas designated by the Director and posted for
such purposes. Any launching site so designated and posted may be
regulated by resolution of the City Council as to hours of launching,
size of vessels to be launched, types of vessels to be launched, and
the method and apparatus to be used in the launching.
(1430-9/68)
No person shall willfully or negligently destroy, damage, disturb
or deface or interfere with any buoy, float, life preserver, sign,
navigational marking, mooring or similar property owned or used by
the City or under the jurisdiction of the City or any other governmental
agency.
(1430-9/68)
No person shall navigate on or land on or take off from the
waters of a harbor with any aircraft.
(1430-9/68)
No person shall operate on the waters of any harbor under the
control of the City any vessel which is operated by mechanical air
propulsion above the surface of the water.
(1430-9/68)
Pierhead and bulkhead lines are established for the Huntington
Harbour area as said lines are shown or described in the records on
file in the offices of the Director of Public Works and the City Clerk.
(1634-3/71)
No owner, operator or person in command of any vessel shall
tie up or moor any vessel in a manner that creates a navigational
hazard or dangerous condition as determined by the Orange County Harbor
Patrol, nor shall such person place a pylon, dock, float, or other
structure beyond the pierhead line.
(1634-3/71, 2924-12/87, 3740-7/06)
No owner, operator or person in command of any vessel shall
tie up or moor any vessel at a public dock, float, wharf, sewer pump-out
station, or other facility owned, leased or controlled by the City
of Huntington Beach in excess of the time posted therefor. It shall
be the duty of the Director of Community Services to establish such
time limits and to post signs giving notice thereof.
(2287-8/78, 2786-9/85)
No owner, operator or person in command of any non City-owned
vessel shall tie up or moor any such vessel at a dock, float, wharf
or other facility owned, leased or controlled by the City of Huntington
Beach without prior authorization in writing from the Director of
the Community Services Department.
(2287-8/78)
No person shall climb into or upon any vessel moored, docked
or anchored in the harbors of the City without the consent of the
owner or other in charge thereof, except that in the event of an emergency,
public safety personnel may board any vessel to preserve health and
safety.
(2374-7/79)
No person shall willfully injure or tamper with, or break or
remove any part of or from any vessel in the City, or tamper with
the lines securing any such vessel, without the consent of the owner
or other person in charge thereof.
(2374-7/79)
Every vessel lying at any pier in any harbor of the City shall
be fastened thereto with lines, at least from the bow and stern, and
in such manner as to ensure the security of such vessel. No permittee,
or his or her authorized representative, shall permit or allow any
vessel under his or her control, lying at any pier to be fastened
in a manner other than that set out in this section.
(2374-7/79)
No person shall fuel any vessel with any petroleum product directly
from a tank wagon or truck.
(2374-7/79)
No person shall moor or dock any vessel in a harbor in the City
for use as living quarters either permanently or for a period in excess
of 72 hours. The enforcement of this section shall be the joint responsibility
of the Community Services Director and the Community Development Director,
and their designated representatives, together with any peace officers
having jurisdiction in the area in which a violation of this section
is committed.
(2374-7/79, 2463-12/80)
The Police Chief, or his or her authorized agent, may remove,
or cause to be removed, sell, destroy or otherwise dispose of any
hulk, derelict, wreck or parts of any ship, vessel or other watercraft
deemed "abandoned," as defined in Section 522 of the California Harbors
and Navigation Code, from any inland waters owned, operated and/or
controlled by this City, including any public or private docks or
slips therein in accordance with the procedure set forth in said Section
522.
(2374-7/79)
No person having charge of any vessel shall make the same fast
to any pier, dock or slip in the harbors of the City, or permit the
vessel to remain at such location after finishing loading or unloading
such vessel, without the consent of the owner, agent, or person in
charge on any such pier, dock or slip.
(2951-8/88)