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Title 16 — PUBLIC FACILITIES AND HISTORICAL LANDMARKS›Chapter 16.08 — MARINAS

Long Beach Municipal Code Art. VII Mooring Permits and Fees

Long Beach Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Long Beach

Cite as: Long Beach Municipal Code Article VII · Text as of 2026-10-04

16.08.850 - Seawall permit and fees.

A. The fee owner of real property fronting on a waterway within the Long Beach Marina area who has a structure connected to a publicly owned seawall, which structure was constructed pursuant to a permit issued by the Director, pursuant to Sections 16.08.750, 16.08.760 or 16.08.780, shall obtain a permit for every vessel moored thereat from the Director and shall pay annually to the City, in addition to the fees prescribed in Section 16.08.760, a seawall mooring fee in the amount prescribed in regulations enacted pursuant to Section 16.08.970.

B. Vessels under ten feet (10') moored to davits for which a permit has been obtained pursuant to Section 16.08.760 shall be exempt from the seawall mooring fee.

(Ord. C-7590 § 4, 1999: Ord. C-6749 § 1, 1990: Ord. C-5956 § 18, 1983; Ord. C-5625 § 4 (part), 1980: prior code § 7226)

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16.08.860 - Shore mooring permit and fees.

A. The owner of every vessel moored in the Long Beach Marina area to the shore shall obtain a permit therefor from the Director and shall pay annually to the City a shore mooring fee in the amount prescribed in regulations enacted pursuant to Section 16.08.970.

B. Shore mooring permits shall be issued only to owners of vessels permitted to use shore moorings. The shore mooring permits are nontransferable.

C. Shore moorings for sand dollies, which consist of a steel ring mounted to the seawall with numbers assigned painted thereon, shall be placed at such locations as the Director shall designate.

(Ord. C-5625 § 4 (part), 1980: prior code § 7226.1)

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16.08.870 - Cancellation of permit.

Any permit issued by the Director pursuant to Sections 16.08.850 or 16.08.860, may be cancelled at any time upon giving a five (5) day written notice to the permittee of the cancellation. The mailing of a notice to the permittee at the address designated on his permit shall be deemed to be sufficient notice of cancellation. Upon the cancellation of the permit, it shall be the duty of the permittee immediately to remove his vessel and/or harbor structure prior to the date of cancellation specified in the notice. If he fails to remove the same, the Director shall remove or cause the same to be removed at the permittee's cost.

(Ord. C-5625 § 4 (part), 1980: prior code § 7226.2)

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16.08.880 - Transfer.

Seawall permits may be transferred only in accordance with the provisions of Subsections 16.08.760.H and 16.08.780.C, to a person who is the owner of a vessel and the Director determines that the mooring or dock is adequate for such vessel.

(Ord. C-5956 § 19, 1983: Ord. C-5625 § 4 (part), 1980: prior code § 7226.3)

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16.08.890 - Shore mooring waiting list administrative fee.

In addition to any fee required by Section 16.08.860, any person who submits an application for a shore mooring within the Long Beach Marina area, which application is filed in the separate waiting list of pending applications for shore moorings, shall pay a one (1) time waiting list administrative fee in the amount prescribed in regulations enacted pursuant to Section 16.08.970.

(Ord. C-5625 § 4 (part), 1980: prior code § 7226.4)

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