Suisun City Municipal Code Ch. 21.06 Rules

A. All laws and regulations contained in the California Boating Law, as amended from time to time, are incorporated in this chapter as if set forth in full.

B. Marina Property. No persons shall willfully or carelessly destroy, damage, disturb, deface, or interfere with any vessel, buoy, float, emergency equipment or any other property within the city marina.

C. Derelicts and Stray Vessels. The harbormaster and the city police shall be empowered to remove at the owner's expense all stray, derelict or nonoperative vessels, skiffs, rowboats, sunken or dilapidated vessels, or unattended vessels on unauthorized moorings or berths or other structures, timbers or floats found within the city marina as they deem appropriate. At the time the proper owner claims such property prior to disposition thereof, he shall pay all expenses incurred in connection therewith, including charges for raising, keeping and storing the same in accordance with the schedule for marina fees.

D. Unseaworthy Vessels. Any watercraft of any kind whatsoever which is determined by the harbormaster as unseaworthy, and/or which might become a menace to navigation, shall not be permitted to berth or moor in the city marina. Watercraft in such condition are declared to be a public nuisance and shall be considered as stray vessels.

E. Launching Vessels. No person shall launch or remove any vessel from the waters of the city marina over any public seawall, rock riprap, sidewalk or public property except at locations where the regular business of launching and hauling vessels is conducted which has the necessary equipment to do such work, or in areas designated and posted for such purpose by the harbormaster.

F. Boarding Vessels without Permission. No person shall climb into or upon any vessel, boat, yacht or other watercraft berthed, moored or anchored at any site or location situated within the city marina without the consent of the owner, his agent, or any other person having charge thereof unless to protect life and property, except a peace officer, firefighter, or the harbormaster in the performance of his/her official duty.

G. Sale of Fish. No person shall bring into the city marina any fish, mollusks, or crustaceans, for the purpose of selling the same, without obtaining prior written permission from the harbormaster, and a business license from the city.

H. Soliciting and Advertising. No person shall solicit, sell, hawk or peddle any goods, wares, merchandise, liquids or edibles for human consumption, or literature without first obtaining the permission of the harbormaster and obtaining a city business license, unless officially sanctioned or authorized by the city.

I. Free Access. No person shall unlawfully obstruct the free access to and departure from any landing, pier, berth, float, launch ramp, or other facility within the city marina.

J. Crew and Guests. The owner of a vessel is legally responsible for the conduct of his/her crew and guests at all times.

K. Unauthorized Vehicles and Implements.

1. Except on governmental business, no person shall operate any motor vehicle, skateboard or similar device within the boundaries of the city marina except in an area so designated for their use, nor shall any person use or operate any device in a manner which may be detrimental or potentially damaging to the public, marina property or its lands.

2. Operation or Use During a Special Event. Except on governmental business or as defined by city permit or license during a special event, no person shall operate any vehicle, bicycle, or any similar device upon the promenade, sidewalk or other land area within the event boundaries.

3. Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit the use of bicycles on the promenade outside of the event boundaries.

L. Speed. Every vessel operated within the city marina shall be done so at a no wake speed, but in no event to exceed five miles per hour, except a public officer in the performance of his/her duty.

M. Swimming. No person shall swim, bathe, or wade in any portion of the city marina except in designated areas. This subsection shall not prevent an owner or his/her authorized representative from working on his/her vessel underwater within his/her berth.

N. Marine Events. No person shall start, terminate or conduct any regatta, parade, boat show or other marine event on or upon the waters of the city marina without first obtaining all necessary permits from the city and obtaining the prior written permission of the city. The city may grant a special permit for a special event in which nonmuffled engines may be used, speed limits may be exceeded and normal traffic interrupted, provided that such permit shall be for a stated period of time not exceeding six months. No permit shall authorize interference with normal boat traffic for a period exceeding eight hours in any 24-hour period. Events shall be limited to the hours between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.

O. Rules. The harbormaster may, as required and in accordance with Section 660 and 662 of the Harbors and Navigation Code, adopt additional written rules for the smooth and orderly operation of the city marina. Such additional rules will remain posted in a conspicuous place adjacent to the city marina at all times.

P. Visitor Dock. The visitor docks are for temporary use only. No vessel may moor at these docks for more than 72 hours within any seven-day period without a prior lease agreement approved by the agency. Moorage fees may be set by the city council. The harbormaster is authorized to collect said fees. All vessels moored shall obtain written permission from the harbormaster.

Q. Landing of Aircraft. No person shall land on or take off from the waters of the city marina with any aircraft except with the written permission of the harbormaster.

R. Air Propulsion Above Water Prohibited. No person shall operate any vessel on the waters within the city marina, or launch any vessel from the boat launch which is operated by mechanical air propulsion above the surface of the water except with the written permission of the harbormaster.

S. Animals Prohibited During Special Events. Except as authorized by city permit or license, no person shall have in their possession, charge or control, whether tethered or not, any animal within the event boundaries in the city marina during a special event. This subsection is not intended to prohibit guide dogs or law enforcement animals during the course of their duties.

T. Fires Prohibited. No person shall ignite or control any fire used for cooking, heating, illumination or any other purpose within or upon any pier, ramp, sidewalk, walkway, parking lot or other open land area in the city marina. The city may authorize fires within the areas previously prohibited, only by permit. This section is not intended to prohibit the use of cooking fires by marina tenants on or adjacent to their vessels with the prior authorization of the harbormaster.

U. Tents Prohibited. Except as authorized by city permit, no person shall erect or cause to be erected any tent, structure or other shelter within the city marina.

V. Regulation of Beverage Containers in the City Marina. Except as authorized and defined by city permit, no person shall have in their possession or control a beverage container made of glass or a similar breakable material upon any dock, pier, ramp, finger float, walkway, sidewalk, promenade, parking lot or other land area within the city marina. This subsection shall not prohibit any person from the transportation of such container to or from a vessel moored within the marina.

W. Possession or Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages. Except as authorized and defined by city permit, the possession of an opened alcoholic beverage container or the consumption of any alcoholic beverage is prohibited upon any sidewalk, promenade, parking lot or other land area within the city marina. For purposes of this section, if the seal of the beverage container is broken, it shall be conclusively presumed that the container is open. The general area of permitted alcohol consumption during special events is identified in Diagram B. This beverage control area must be clearly delineated by proper signage complete with control area map. Event staff are responsible for maintaining beverage control within the area. Events may also provide temporary fencing to control the beverage control area and provide monitoring of all entrance and exits from the beverage control area. All methods must be approved by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the city police department.

X. Disorderly Conduct During a Special Event. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the chief of police or his/her representative may order the removal of any person from the city marina when said persons behavior is disruptive, indecent, offensive to the senses, obstructs the passage on or the free use of property, or otherwise detracts from the community interest in the event. Any person who is removed pursuant to this section, who returns to the marina area within eight hours after removal is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Y. It is unlawful for any person to live aboard in the Suisun City marina. The harbormaster may grant one exception for the purpose of a night watchman. The night watchman must maintain good standing and pay all applicable monthly fees as well as keep accurate logs for all pump out services and provide the log when requested by the harbormaster.

Z. Sub-leasing of a marina berth is not permissible and will result in both parties forfeiting berthing privileges.

AA. Short term rentals are not permitted in marina under any circumstances.

(Ord. 647 (part), 1999: Ord. 615 (part), 1999)

(Ord. No. 763, § 1, 7-30-2019)

A. Sanitation, Discharge of Refuse, Sewage or Waste Matter in the City Marina. No person shall throw, discharge, deposit or leave any refuse, sewage, or waste matter of any description upon or into the waters of the city marina and no person shall discharge or deposit material of any kind on the banks, walls, sidewalks, piers, floats or shore of any water within the boundaries of the city marina. The harbormaster may remove materials, garbage, refuse, timber or waste matter at his/her discretion. The reasonable expense of removing such material shall be paid by the party responsible for the deposit of same. Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit the lawful discharge of greywater as defined in this chapter.

B. Toilets. All vessels with through-hull toilets while in this marina shall be secured and open to inspection by the harbormaster.

C. Fish. No person shall clean fish, cut bait, or place or leave dead animals, fish, shellfish, bait or other putrefying matter on or along the seawall, jetties, harbor structures, floats, piers or sidewalk of the city marina.

(Ord. 647 (part), 1999: Ord. 615 (part), 1999)

A. Mooring. No person shall moor any vessel in the city marina without obtaining permission from the harbormaster and paying the mooring fees set forth in the city's marina fee schedule.

B. Nonliability of City and Agency. Removal of any adrift, abandoned, unsafe or unauthorized vessel by the harbormaster shall be without liability of the city or the city redevelopment agency, or the council or the officers, agents or employees thereof.

C. Making Fast. No person having charge of any vessel shall make the same fast to any finger float, walkway, pier or dock other than in his/her berth in the city marina without the consent of the harbormaster. No person shall make fast any vessel to any other vessel already occupying any berth or tied alongside any pier, dock or walkway without first obtaining permission of the harbormaster and the owner of such other vessel. This subsection does not apply to those berths designated by the harbormaster as "guest berths."

D. Tying Up Vessels. Every vessel lying at any berth, side tie, pier, or dock in the city marina shall be fastened thereto with head and stern lines from bows and quarters in a safe manner. Proper mooring lines are to be used at all times. Fenders and bumpers other than those commercially designed for that purpose must be approved by the harbormaster prior to installation or use.

E. Storage and Handling of Gasoline, Petroleum Products or Other Explosive Materials. No person shall handle, keep, use or sell gasoline, any liquid petroleum products or any explosive material, other than lubricating oils, on finger floats, piers, docks, or walkways, except at such places as may be designated by the harbormaster and with the approval of the city fire department, under such regulations as they may require. Used lubricating oils shall be disposed of in such a manner as prescribed by the harbormaster.

F. Obstructing Vessels. No person shall tie up, moor, or operate a vessel in the city marina in such a manner as will prevent or obstruct the passage of other vessels or voluntarily or carelessly sink any vessel, or float loose timbers, logs, or piles in such a manner as to obstruct, impede, or create a menace to navigation.

G. Movement of Vessels. Movement of vessels within the city marina between rows of berths shall be for the purpose of entering or leaving a berth only. Any other movement of vessels between the berths shall be prohibited.

(Ord. 647 (part), 1999: Ord. 615 (part), 1999)

A. Dock Boxes, Boarding Platforms, Etc. No structure, including dock boxes, boarding platforms, etc., may be erected or placed upon any pier, float or walkway without approval of the harbor-master.

B. Construction and Extensive Maintenance of Boat in Berth. No person shall make major repairs or engage in other than minor maintenance of boats except in authorized areas. The following activities are prohibited any place in the city marina, except as authorized:

1. Spray painting.

2. Construction on a boat resulting in debris creating a nuisance to other persons.

3. Construction activities on floats, piers or walkways that create a nuisance or block passageways.

C. Stowage of Dinghies, Skiffs and Gear. No person shall stow or maintain dinghies, skiffs, boxes, materials including any flammable material, boat equipment or other personal property on piers, docks, finger floats, or walkways.

D. Steps. Any steps used for access to a boat must not intrude into more than one-third the width of the finger to which the vessel is moored, and must be of lightweight construction and not used as a storage locker. Any steps or structures intruding into the aisle width required by California Code of Regulations, Title 24 shall be immediately removed by the owner or the harbormaster.

E. No person shall cause any mooring line, water hose, electrical cable or other service line to extend across a main walkway or cause any obstacles such as ladders, tools, canvas, or other materials or equipment to obstruct free passage along any walkway, finger float or gangway or create any hazardous condition which could cause accident or injury.

F. No person shall place, erect install or use any light fixtures in such manner as to constitute a hazard to operators of vessels in navigating during the hours of darkness.

G. No part of any vessel shall extend beyond the end of any berth or over the main walkway without the permission of the harbormaster, including but not limited to boats with davits, booms, boomkin or bowsprit.

H. No person shall build, construct, erect, extend, or locate within, upon or over the waters of the city marina any float, pier, landing, wharf, open pile structure or device or structure of whatsoever kind or nature without first obtaining the approval of the harbormaster and securing the necessary permits from the city.

(Ord. 647 (part), 1999: Ord. 615 (part), 1999)

A. Permission from the harbormaster must be obtained prior to parking any vehicle, trailer or boat in the parking areas within the city marina for a period exceeding seventy-two consecutive hours. If permission is not requested or granted, the vehicle, trailer or boat may be cited and removed from the marina area at the owner's expense.

B. Any vehicle, trailer, or boat/trailer combination parked in restricted areas, in limited parking areas beyond the allowed time, or in driveways, walks, or breezeways, may be cited and removed from the city marina at the owner's expense.

C. Repair(s) to a vehicle anywhere in the city marina is prohibited except those emergency repairs deemed necessary for removing the vehicle by the harbormaster.

D. The use of all bicycles, skateboards, in-line or roller skates, or similar devices and motor driven or sail-propelled vehicles, except wheelchairs for the disabled, city maintenance and police vehicles, is prohibited on any, ramp, pier, dock, finger float or walkway as previously defined, in the city marina, other than in areas so designated for their specific use.

E. The parking lot adjacent to the launch ramp shall be reserved for motor vehicles carrying or towing boats or boat trailers.

(Ord. 647 (part), 1999: Ord. 615 (part), 1999)

Vessel Launch and Retrieval. No person driving a vehicle or operating a vessel shall violate any authorized signs indicating which ramp/lane is designated for launching or retrieval.

(Ord. 647 (part), 1999: Ord. 615 (part), 1999)

Use of marina land areas for overnight camping or sleeping is prohibited. The director may authorize camping during special events only if the event contributes significantly to the benefit or betterment of the community.

(Ord. 647 (part), 1999: Ord. 615 (part), 1999)

A. Solicitation of patronage for private or commercial business in the marina without a permit is prohibited pursuant to Suisun City Municipal Code Chapter 5.04 as amended from time to time.

B. The harbormaster may establish and maintain bulletin boards for posting commercial and noncommercial literature. Literature may not be posted in any other place within the marina except as designated by the harbormaster.

C. No distribution of commercial or noncommercial literature (brochures, pamphlets or other material) is permitted in the marina area at any point more than six feet from any trash, litter or refuse receptacle. Such receptacle may be furnished by the distributor of the literature.

D. No person shall row, propel, navigate or maintain any vessel or float in the marina for the purpose of advertising.

E. No sign advertising a commercial use not conducted on a vessel shall be displayed on any vessel, float, dock or other structure. Properly licensed commercial vessels operating from the marina may have the vessel's name, telephone number and message displayed on the vessel on a signboard to be approved by the planning department, planning commission or the council.

F. A vessel may display a sign not to exceed two square feet advertising said vessel for sale. No other signs for the purpose of advertising or display shall be placed on any vessel in the marina, except as authorized.

G. Any individual, organization or sublessee thereof that provides any services related to this marina, or operates a business in the marina must possess a valid city business license in accordance with Suisun City Municipal Code Title 5. The city shall not enter into any such lease that does not include a provision requiring any such individual, organization or sublessee to pay to the city marina either a percentage of the individual's, organization's or sublessee's gross receipts or a yearly flat fee.

(Ord. 647 (part), 1999: Ord. 615 (part), 1999)