Long Beach Municipal Code Art. I Definitions

The words and phrases defined in Sections 16.12.020 through 16.12.110 whenever used in this Chapter shall have the meanings indicated unless the context requires a different meaning.

(Ord. C-5625 § 6 (part), 1980: prior code § 7230 (part))

"Bureau" means the Marine Bureau, a division of the tidelands agency of the City.

(Ord. C-5625 § 6 (part), 1980: prior code § 7230(f))

"City Manager" means the City Manager of the City of Long Beach.

(Ord. C-5625 § 6 (part), 1980: prior code § 7230(h))

"Claremont Avenue launching ramp" means and includes that area easterly of and contiguous with the Claremont Avenue parking lot designated by the Director of the Marina Department as a surf-sail launching facility.

(Ord. C-5625 § 6 (part), 1980: prior code § 7230(d))

"Director" means the Manager of a Marine Bureau.

(Ord. C-5625 § 6 (part), 1980: prior code § 7230(g))

"Golden Shore Marine Biological Reserve" and "Catalina Landing" mean those areas outlined on Drawing D-504 prepared by the City Engineer, which drawing is on file in the office of the City Clerk.

(ORD-22-0020 § 8, 2022; Ord. C-5625 § 6 (part), 1980: prior code § 7230(e))

"South Shore small boat launching ramp" means that area outlined on drawings prepared by the City Engineer, which drawings are on file in the office of the City Clerk.

(ORD-22-0020 § 9, 2022; Ord. C-7043 § 8 (part), 1992)

"Mouth of the Los Angeles River" means that portion of the near shore ocean area extending westerly and northerly to the head of navigation of the Los Angeles River (also described as the Los Angeles County flood control channel) from a line beginning on Pier J at latitude 33° 45′ 2.1″ N in longitude 118° 11′ 14.2″ W; thence easterly along the northern boundary of Commercial Anchorage E to latitude 33° 45′ 13.8″ N, longitude 118° 10′ 36.0″ W; thence northerly to the shoreline at latitude 33° 45′ 49.6″ N, longitude 118° 10′ 36.0″ W.

(Ord. 5625 § 6 (part), 1980: prior code § 7230(c))

"Nearshore ocean area" means that portion of the Pacific Ocean within the limits of the City shoreward of a line extending northwesterly from Light "1" of the Alamitos Bay West Jetty to the southern marker light on Island White, thence westerly to the stern of the Queen Mary.

(Ord. C-6366 § 1, 1987: Ord. C-5956 § 23, 1983: Ord. C-5625 § 6 (part), 1980: prior code § 7230(b))

"Person" means and includes any individual, partnership, corporation, organization, association, federal, State and local governmental entity or political subdivision or agency thereof.

(Ord. C-5625 § 6 (part), 1980: prior code § 7230(j))

"Protected ocean swimming area" means that portion of the Pacific Ocean within the limits of the City and within the near shore ocean area designated by the Director as a swimming area shoreward of a line marked with a series of white marker buoys located approximately eight hundred feet (800') apart and extending generally in an easterly and westerly direction approximately parallel to the shoreline of the City's public bathing beaches between the southerly prolongation of the westerly line of First Place and the southerly prolongation of the centerline of the westerly jetty of the Alamitos Bay entrance channel.

(Ord. C-5625 § 6 (part), 1980: prior code § 7230(a))

"Vessel" means and includes ships of all kinds regardless of the manner of propulsion and every structure designed to be, adapted to be, or capable of being navigated or operated on water from place to place for the transportation of merchandise, persons or for any other purpose.

(Ord. C-5625 § 6 (part), 1980: prior code § 7230(i))