Ventura County Municipal Code Art. 5 Navigation

(a) No person shall in any manner obstruct or endanger lawful navigation in the Harbor in violation of Harbors & Navigation Code Section 131.

(b) No personal shall anchor or moor a vessel in the Harbor or Outer Harbor except in areas authorized by the Director.

(c) No person shall anchor or moor a vessel in the Harbor or Outer Harbor so as to obstruct or endanger other vessels.

(d) No personal shall "make fast" to any buoy or other aid to navigation or otherwise obscure any buoy or other aid to navigation in violation of Harbors and Navigation Code Section 307 or 308.

(Ord. No. 4439, 8-9-2011)

Whenever a vessel is wrecked or sunk in the Harbor or Outer Harbor, the owner or operator of such vessel shall (a) immediately notify the Harbor Patrol Office of the situation and (b) mark as soon as possible the location with a buoy by day and a lighted lantern by night, and (c) ensure that such mark is maintained until the vessel is safely removed. The owner of such vessel shall immediately and diligently effect its removal. Failure to take such measures shall be considered abandonment of such vessel under the terms of Section 6405-3 of this Article.

(Ord. No. 4439, 8-9-2011)

No vessel shall be moored in an assigned slip except when it is sound and in a seaworthy condition.

(Ord. No. 4439, 8-9-2011)

Any stray, sunken, abandoned, grounded, or unauthorized vessel, float, or other obstruction shall be subject to immediate removal, destruction, and sale by the Director at the sole expense of the owner or owners pursuant to Section 6406-5 of this Chapter.

(Ord. No. 4439, 8-9-2011)

Every vessel that enters the Harbor or Outer Harbor in such condition as to render her an immediate threat to persons, property, or the environment shall become immediately subject to the orders and directions of the Director with regard to the disposition of such vessel.

(Ord. No. 4439, 8-9-2011)

No person shall destroy, damage, deface, or interfere with any buoy, aid to navigation, float, life preserver, sign, notice, or any other public property within the Harbor or Outer Harbor.

(Ord. No. 4439, 8-9-2011)

No person shall dump, throw, or set adrift material of any sort into the waters of the Harbor or Outer Harbor that is, or might become, obstructive or dangerous to navigation, or otherwise.

(Ord. No. 4439, 8-9-2011)

No person shall maneuver any vessel in the fairways of the Harbor except for the purpose of entering or leaving the slip.

(Ord. No. 4439, 8-9-2011)

No person shall operate or use any surfboard, paddleboard, dugout, raft, laden sailing vessel with less than three (3) inches of freeboard (or similar craft or device), or aquaplane within the Harbor or Outer Harbor areas. This section does not apply to Stand Up Paddleboards (SUPs), which are vessels as defined in Section 6401-21, above.

(Ord. No. 4439, 8-9-2011)

No person shall cause an ultralight to take off within the Harbor, Outer Harbor, or beach areas.

(Ord. No. 4439, 8-9-2011)