The Waterfront Director, acting under the orders and jurisdiction of the City Administrator, shall have full authority in the enforcement of all provisions of this code, and all the ordinances and regulations affecting the Waterfront, Stearns Wharf and the Harbor District. The powers and duties of the Waterfront Director shall expressly include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. 
Designation of mooring areas. To designate and mark, by buoys or otherwise, the areas within which vessels of different sizes and classes shall be moored.
B. 
Assignment of slips. To assign vessels to slips within designated areas in the Harbor. To approve, issue and collect fees for Slip Permits.
C. 
Termination of slip permits. To terminate Slip Permits pursuant to Section 17.20.005.J herein.
D. 
Assignment of moorings. To assign moorings to vessels within designated areas in the Harbor District.
E. 
Order vessel movement. To order the owner of any vessel within the Harbor District to move the vessel to any other position the Waterfront Director may designate in the interest of safety, space limitations, traffic and reduction of risk due to fire, sinking, breakaway or collision. To move the vessel, and to collect moving costs from the vessel's owner, in the event the vessel is not moved by its owner.
F. 
Moving vessels. To move the vessel, and to collect moving costs from the vessel's owner, in the event the vessel is not moved by its owner.
G. 
Police powers. The Waterfront Director and his or her appointed deputies and assistants are peace officers who make arrests for public offenses.
H. 
Closure of stearns wharf. To order the closure of Stearns Wharf to the general public when necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare or to maintain Stearns Wharf.
I. 
Commercial and industrial use of stearns wharf. To restrict and control the commercial and industrial use made of Stearns Wharf, including the authority to impose fees, in amounts determined by the City Council, for specified activities, to insure that such use is consistent with the recreational nature of Stearns Wharf.
J. 
Regulations for the use of stearns wharf. To adopt and enforce reasonable regulations for the proper use and enjoyment of Stearns Wharf by the public.
K. 
Collection of parking fees on stearns wharf. To collect fees and charges established by Resolution of the City Council for vehicles entering or parking on Stearns Wharf.
L. 
Parking regulations. To establish regulations, including, but not limited to, parking time limitations and procedures for the validation of parking by Stearns Wharf merchants, and by Waterfront Merchants, as necessary for the orderly control of traffic and parking on Stearns Wharf, the Waterfront, and the Harbor District in general.
M. 
Parking policy. To promulgate parking policy with respect to Stearns Wharf tenants, Waterfront tenants, and their employees in conformance with existing leases and in order to maximize the availability of public parking.
N. 
General. The primary duty of the Waterfront Director and his or her deputies and assistants shall be the enforcement of the law in or about the Santa Barbara Harbor, Harbor District, and Waterfront area, or when performing necessary duties with respect to patrons, employees, and properties of the Santa Barbara Harbor, Harbor District, and Waterfront area.
(Prior code §24.2; Ord. 4074, 1980; Ord. 4133, 1982; Ord. 4272, 1984; Ord. 4282, 1984; Ord. 4757, 1992; Ord. 5201, 2001; Ord. 5420, 2007)
Whenever a power is granted to, or duty is imposed upon, the Waterfront Director, the power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a deputy, or assistant of the Waterfront Director, or by a person authorized, pursuant to law, by the City Administrator, unless this title expressly provides otherwise.
(Prior code §24.3; Ord. 4074, 1980; Ord. 4272, 1984)
The Waterfront Department shall be under the direction of the Waterfront Director. The Waterfront Director shall be subject to the control and general supervision of the City Administrator. All references in the City Charter, this code or in any ordinance which refer to the position of Harbor Manager, Harbormaster or Harbor Director as the Department Head of the Waterfront Department, shall be deemed to refer to the Waterfront Director, provided that nothing herein shall be construed to change the salary of the Waterfront Director.
(Ord. 3336 §1, 1968; Ord. 3919 §7, 1977; Ord. 4074, 1980; Ord. 4272, 1984; Ord. 4757, 1992)
Subject to the approval of the Waterfront Director, the Harbormaster, the Harbor Patrol Supervisor, and Harbor Patrol Officers may carry firearms while engaged in the performance of their official duties. Prior to carrying firearms, the Harbormaster, Harbor Patrol Supervisor and Harbor Patrol Officers must satisfactorily complete a training course in the carrying and use of firearms which meets the minimum standards prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training. Once every 90 days, Harbor Patrol Officers shall demonstrate their competency in handling firearms in a manner satisfactory to the Chief of Police. Upon being determined to be competent, said Officers shall be so certified by the Chief of Police for the succeeding 90 day period. The purpose and intent of the authorization to carry firearms in this section is to provide a means of self-defense only. The use and handling of such weapons shall comply in all respects with all applicable rules and regulations of the Fire and Police Commission.
(Ord. 3674 §2, 1974; Ord. 4074, 1980; Ord. 4133, 1982; Ord. 4272, 1984; Ord. 4282, 1984; Ord. 4757, 1992; Ord. 5377, 2005)