Redondo Beach Municipal Code § 12-1.701 Flammable and combustible liquids and/or materials

(a) Within the harbor, waterway, or maritime facility, no person shall sell, offer for sale, or deliver in bulk any class of flammable liquid or combustible material nor dispense any flammable or combustible liquid into the fuel tank of a vessel, except when in compliance with all requirements of the Fire Code of the City and any other laws or regulations applicable thereto.

(b) It shall be unlawful for a person to store, transfer, handle, or use any flammable liquid or combustible liquid on the docks, floats, wharves of the harbor, waterway, or maritime facility, except under the following conditions:

(1) The storage of Class I flammable liquids within a closed storage container or cabinet shall be limited to five gallons;

(2) Flammable liquids when stored shall be in an approved safety container;

(3) The storage of Class II and III flammable liquids within a closed storage container or cabinet shall be limited to six gallons in aggregate capacity; and

(4) A person shall first obtain a permit from the Fire Department to handle or use any flammable liquid in excess of the quantities set forth in subsections (b)(1) and (b)(3) of this section.

(c) It shall be unlawful for a person to leave or store on any dock, float, wharf of the harbor, waterway, or maritime facility any empty tank or container previously used for flammable liquids, unless free from explosive vapors, except that empty approved safety containers may be kept in storage.

(d) It shall be unlawful for a person to use any Class I flammable liquid within a vessel moored to any dock, float, wharf of the harbor, waterway or maritime facility for washing parts or for removing grease, dirt, or other substances.

(§ 5, Ord. 2192 c.s., eff. April 6, 1977, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2815 c.s., eff. April 23, 1998)

A person shall not cause any mooring line, waterhose, electrical cable, or other service line to extend across a main walkway or cause any obstacle, such as a ladder, tool, canvas, or other material or equipment, to obstruct the free passage along any wharf, pier, walkway, finger float, or gangway or create any hazardous condition which could cause accident or injury. No person shall leave or store on any wharf, pier, walkway, finger float, or gangway any rowboat, skiff, dory, dinghy, canoe, or other craft except that such craft may, with the permission of the lessee, be stored in the "triangle" formed by the dock, finger, and main-vessel hull.

(§ 5, Ord. 2192 c.s., eff. April 6, 1977, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2815 c.s., eff. April 23, 1998)

(a) A person shall not cause steps, stairs, or ladders to be permanently secured to walkways or finger floats.

(b) Boarding steps occupying not more than 1/2 of the width of the walkway or finger float may be used as a means for boarding vessels, unless it is determined by the Harbor Master to be a safety hazard.

(c) Boarding steps or ladders shall not be placed or located within the outermost five feet of any finger float so that emergency access may be had to the outer edge of the fingers at all times.

(§ 5, Ord. 2192 c.s., eff. April 6, 1977, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2815 c.s., eff. April 23, 1998)

Whenever any building, structure, or floating facility within the harbor, waterway, or maritime facility, either on land or water, is defective or damaged so as to be unsafe or dangerous to persons or property, it shall be the duty of the owner, agent, lessee, operator, or person in charge thereof immediately to post a proper notice and fence or barricade and at night to adequately light such unsafe area. Such unsafe area shall be kept posted and lighted and fenced or barricaded until the necessary repairs are made. In the event an owner, agent, lessee, operator, or person in charge fails or neglects to repair or to put up fences or other barricades to prevent persons from using or going upon such unsafe area, the Harbor Master may take such measures as deemed necessary for the protection of the public and charge the cost of the same to such owner, lessee, agent, operator, or person having charge of the buildings, structures, or floating facilities that are defective or dangerous.

(§ 5, Ord. 2192 c.s., eff. April 6, 1977, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2815 c.s., eff. April 23, 1998)

It shall be unlawful for any person to place, erect, or install within the harbor, waterway or maritime facility any light fixture in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to operators of vessels in navigating at night.

(§ 5, Ord. 2192 c.s., eff. April 6, 1977, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2815 c.s., eff. April 23, 1998)

At no time shall any person weld, burn, or cut using any device or attachment facilitating welding, burning, or cutting, nor use any type gas welding, burning, or cutting equipment on or within any vessel when moored or anchored within the harbor, waterway, or maritime facility, except when the vessel is moored or anchored within an area which has been designated by the Harbor Master as a commercial boat repair yard. Such welding, burning, or cutting shall be with the approval of the Fire Chief under such regulations as may be required.

(§ 5, Ord. 2192 c.s., eff. April 6, 1977, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2815 c.s., eff. April 23, 1998)

It shall be unlawful for any person to obstruct any access service route within the harbor with a vehicle, bicycle, or other object. It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any vehicle, bicycle, or other object obstructing any access service route to fail or refuse to remove or change the position of any such vehicle, bicycle, or other object as ordered by any peace officer, Harbor Patrol Officer, public safety officer, or parking enforcement officer. In the event the owner or operator of a vehicle, bicycle, or other object obstructing an access service route cannot be immediately located, any peace officer, public safety officer, or parking enforcement officer may remove, or cause to be removed, any such vehicle, bicycle, or other object.

(§ 5, Ord. 2192 c.s., eff. April 6, 1977, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2815 c.s., eff. April 23, 1998)