Palos Verdes Estates Municipal Code Ch. 9.16 Use of Beaches

Every person engaged in the operation, manipulation, or handling of any boat, surfboard, paddleboard, kayak, or other surf-or wave-riding device or equipment in or upon any beach within the city, or in or upon the waters adjacent to any beach within the city, shall at all times while engaged in such activity have due regard for the safety of other persons near or in his or her vicinity. Due regard shall be deemed to require, but not be limited to, the following actions: (1) maintaining within a person’s control the surf-or wave-riding device or equipment he or she is using, to the extent compatible with its use for the purposes intended, and (2) accommodating other persons utilizing the beach and/or water to the extent feasible.

(Ord. 640 § 1, 2002; Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)

It shall be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to obey any command, order, instruction, or direction of any peace officer given in connection with or with reference to the safety of any person in the use, operation, manipulation, or handling of any boat, surfboard, paddleboard, kayak, or other surf-or wave-riding device or equipment.

(Ord. 640 § 1, 2002; Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)

A. No person shall stand, sit, lie, or congregate on any path, trail, or other way providing access to or from any beach in such a manner as to interfere with or impede the free flow of travel along such accessway.

B. Unless the prior consent of the city is first received, no person shall place, throw, leave, keep or maintain any object of any type upon any path, trail, or other way which provides access to or from any beach.

(Ord. 640 § 1, 2002; Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)