Article VIII — Spud Point Marina.
Sec. 20-46. - Time of day restrictions.
Sonoma County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Sonoma County
(a)
No person shall use a vessel moored or berthed within the Marina as a residence except as specifically authorized by the Park Authority, in writing, pursuant to Sections (1), (2), (3) or (4) below:
(1)
Commercial fishing vessel: Such a vessel may be used as a residence if it is determined by the Park Authority to be actively engaged in fishing activity during a legally established fishing season; except such a vessel may not be so used for more than ninety (90) days in any three hundred sixty five (365) day period;
(2)
Transient vessel: A vessel may be used as a residence for not more than fourteen (14) days in any sixty (60) day period if it is determined by the Park Authority to be in transit from one location to another.
(3)
Marina security: One (1) vessel per dock may be used as a residence when determined by the Park Authority to be necessary for the purposes of Marina security;
(4)
Emergency conditions: A vessel may be used as a residence when necessary during a storm or other emergency but only for the duration of the storm or emergency as determined by the Park Authority; and in no event for more than ninety (90) days in any three hundred sixty five (365) day period.
(b)
No person other than a vessel owner, a person in charge of a vessel, or person in the Marina at the invitation of a vessel owner or person in charge of a vessel, shall be in the docking area between sunset and sunrise, and except as authorized by the Park Authority.
(c)
Amplified music, loud radios, shouting and any other noise which is not essential to the permitted use of any vessel is prohibited between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
(Ord. No. 3428 § 1.)
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