(a) 
A special event permit is required for any business or person proposing to conduct commercial stand-up paddling activities.
(b) 
All permits will contain, at minimum, the following requirements:
(1) 
All instructors shall maintain basic First Aid and CPR certifications in addition to participation in a mandatory orientation with marine safety on an annual basis;
(2) 
A student-to-instructor ratio of not more than 4:1 shall be maintained;
(3) 
No more than 10 persons from any business (including students and instructors) shall be in the water at one time;
(4) 
Each business shall utilize a system to allow for identification of permitted instructors through uniformly colored hats associated with the business;
(5) 
A one-time application fee and an annual renewal fee shall be paid in the amounts established by resolution of the city council;
(6) 
All businesses shall maintain liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 per incident, $2,000,000 in the aggregate;
(7) 
All businesses shall comply with other applicable federal, state and local statutes and regulations.
(c) 
The chief of marine safety may require additional permit requirements or modify permit requirements in the interest of public health, safety and general welfare.
(Ord. 1729, 4/28/2026)
(a) 
Hazard to Others or Self. No person will conduct commercial stand-up paddling activities 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 Commercial Stand-Up Paddling Activity. The city manager, marine safety chief, police chief or their authorized designees, or any officer or employee designated by the city manager to enforce ocean activity regulations and commercial stand-up paddling activities, may prohibit commercial stand-up paddling activities at any time if surf conditions become hazardous as a result of storm, congestion of persons, lack of proper equipment or other conditions that cause a present danger to the persons engaged in stand-up paddling or to others. No business or person shall fail, refuse or neglect to stop commercial stand-up paddling activities or to leave the water when ordered to do so by any such employee of the city.
(Ord. 1729, 4/28/2026)
The violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is punishable as a misdemeanor. The violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute grounds for revocation of a special event permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
(Ord. 1729, 4/28/2026)