Marin County Municipal Code Ch. 11.32 Bolinas Lagoon Nature Preserve Mooring and Usage

The provisions of this chapter are enacted to protect and promote the public health, safety and general welfare, to preserve environmental qualities, and to protect the value, worth and enjoyment of the Bolinas Lagoon Nature Preserve and the waters and tidelands therein through regulation of the uses and activities within Bolinas Lagoon.

(Ord. 2657 § 1 (part), 1981)

For the purposes of this chapter:

A. "Vessel" means any boat, raft or watercraft of any type or size, whether motor powered or not.

B. "Moor" means the fixing of a vessel in one location, temporarily or permanently, by mooring, anchoring, grounding or any other means.

(Ord. 2657 § 1 (part), 1981)

No person shall operate any vessel on any part of the Bolinas Lagoon or the Bolinas Lagoon Nature Preserve at a speed in excess of five miles per hour.

(Ord. 2657 § 1 (part), 1981)

No person shall moor any vessel in Bolinas Lagoon except as hereinafter provided:

A. Within the county-owned or controlled areas of the lagoon, continuous mooring over seventy-two hours and all placement of mooring are subject to written permission from the county parks and recreation department;

B. Living aboard any vessel within Bolinas Lagoon is prohibited except as provided in Chapters 11.20 and 11.21 of this code.

(Ord. 2657 § 1 (part), 1981)