Redondo Beach Municipal Code Art. 8 Prohibited Activities in the Redondo Beach Fisherman's Wharf Area

Note: The title of Article 8, formerly entitled "Dogs, Bicycles, Skateboards, and Entertainers", amended by Section 1, Ordinance No. 2236 c.s., effective May 31, 1978.

The area described in this section is subject to heavy pedestrian traffic, and the Council finds and determines that, because of such concentrated pedestrian traffic, the public health, safety, and welfare require that certain activities set forth in this article shall be prohibited or restricted within said area. The area subject to the provisions of this article is described as follows:

Those certain tidelands and submerged lands in the City of Redondo Beach, County of Los Angeles, State of California, more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at a point, said point being the intersection of the easterly prolongation of the most southerly boundary of Redondo Beach Fisherman's Wharf Company lease area with the westerly line of Parcel 4, Official Map No. 10, Map Book 5, pages 13 to 18; thence westerly along said easterly prolongation, the said most southerly boundary and its westerly prolongation to a point, said point being the intersection of the southeasterly prolongation of the westerly boundary of said Redondo Beach Fisherman's Wharf Company lease area with the southerly prolongation of the westerly boundary of said Redondo Beach Fisherman's Wharf Company lease; thence northerly along said southerly prolongation and said westerly boundary to a point, said point being the most northwesterly corner of said Redondo Beach Fisherman's Wharf Company lease area; thence northwesterly on a straight line to a point, said point being the most southwesterly corner of Municipal Pier lease area; thence northerly and easterly along said boundary of Municipal Pier lease area to a point on said boundary, said point being distant 50 feet westerly along said boundary from the westerly line of Parcel 10 (land area); thence northwesterly on a straight line to the northwesterly corner of said Parcel 10 (land area); thence easterly on various courses of the boundary of said Parcel 10 (land area) to the face of the Quay wall; thence continuing in a southeasterly and northwesterly direction along the various courses of the face of the Quay wall to a point, said point being the intersection of the southerly terminus of a line described as S 20° 18′ 58″ E 240.13 feet in Parcel 9 and 12; thence N 20 18′ 58″ W 20.0 feet; thence N 66 24′ 21″ E to a point on a Record of survey line as recorded in Book 84, pages 36 to 39; thence S 23° 38′ 02″ E along said record of survey line to the northwesterly corner of Parcel 6, Official Map No. 10; thence N 66 21′ 58″ E to the northeasterly corner of said Parcel 6; thence in a southerly direction along the various courses of said Parcel 6 to the southeasterly corner of said Parcel 6; thence S 66° 21′ 58″ W to the intersection with the easterly line of Parcel 2, Official Map No. 9 as recorded in Map Book 5, pages 11 and 12; thence in a southerly direction along various courses of the boundary of said Parcel 2 to the most southeasterly corner of said Parcel 2; thence along the southerly prolongation of course S 23° 38″ 09′ E 222.32 feet of said Parcel 2 to the intersection with the northerly curb face of Torrance Boulevard; thence in a westerly direction along said curb face to the intersection of the easterly line of Harbor Drive; thence S 77° 51′ 40″ W to the intersection of the westerly line of Parcel 4, Official Map No. 10; thence northerly on a straight line to the point of beginning.

Said area is depicted on the diagram set forth in this section which is made a part of said description.

(§ 1, Ord. 2154 c.s., eff. October 8, 1975, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2236 c.s., eff. May 31, 1978)

(a) Dogs. Dogs with or without a leash are hereby prohibited on any portion of the area described in this article. Any person permitting a dog to be in said area with or without a leash shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) Bicycles. It is unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle within the area described in this article; provided, however, bicycle riding shall be permitted on any portion of said area designated as a bicycle path.

(c) Skateboards. It is unlawful for any person to ride or propel any skateboard or similar device (including nonmotorized scooters, wheelchairs, roller skates and in-line skates) along, across, upon, or within the area described in this article with the exception of any portion of International Boardwalk Pad #10 designated as a skateboard park where such activity shall be permitted pursuant to the Skateboard Park Regulations codified in Title 4, Chapter 37 of this Code.

(d) Entertainers. It is unlawful for any person to conduct or furnish any entertainment on any public portion of the area described in this article unless:

(1) Such person has in his or her possession a bona fide lease, sublease, license, or permit consented to or issued by the City; and

(2) Such person is within an area specifically designated by the City for entertainment activities; and

(3) Such person is conducting or furnishing entertainment in compliance with all entertainment regulations promulgated by the City Manager or designated representative.

For the purposes of this subsection, "entertainment" shall mean any presentation or activity of any nature which is designed or intended to divert, amuse, or attract the attention of persons observing such presentation or activity, including, but not limited to, the display of mental or physical agility.

(e) Off-premises sales of beverages in glass bottles.

(1) Definitions. For the purposes of this subsection, the following words and phrases shall be defined as follows:

"Glass container"

shall mean any airtight sealed device made of glass, plastic, or other materials which container directly holds or contains liquids and which is capable or likely to shatter when dropped or thrown upon a solid surface.

"Sale"

shall mean a commercial transaction by any person, firm, individual, corporation, partnership, or vendor in which transaction beverages are sold directly to the public for a monetary consideration for the purposes of offpremises consumption. "Sale" shall not include a transaction for the purpose of reselling.

(2) Sales of bottled drinks. It is unlawful to sell, in the Fisherman's Wharf Area, any liquid contained in any glass container to be consumed by a person off the premises on which the container is sold.

(§ 1, Ord. 2236 c.s., eff. May 31, 1978, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2317 c.s., eff. December 30, 1981, and § 3, Ord. 3254 c.s., eff. March 23, 2023)