HomeMy WebLinkAbout95-1 - Amending Chapter 11.20 Fishing Regulations of the Municipal Code to Regulate Activity on Ocean PiersORDINANCE NCI. 95- 1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH AMENDING CHAPTER 11.20 FISHING REGULATIONS OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO REGULATE ACTIVITY ON OCEAN PIERS.
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed evidence of excessive trash, fish
• entrails, overhead casting and other unlawful activity on the ocean piers; and
WHEREAS, continual enforcement efforts have failed to curtail or abate such
unlawful activities; and
WHEREAS, leaders of the nearly residential and business communities have
petitioned the City Council to regulate fishing activities on the ocean piers; and
NOW THEREFORE the City Council of the City of Newport Beach does ordain
as follows:
Chapter 11.20 of the Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
Chapter 11.20 FISHING REGULATIONS
11.20.010 Pier Fishing Gear Limitation. No person shall fish upon any
•public wharf, dock or pier in the City with more than two fishing lines or fishing tackle at
one and the same time; or have extended from any such pier, wharf or dock into the
waters of the Pacific Ocean, or of the harbor or bays, more than two fishing lines or
fishing tackle, at one and the same time; or shall be in charge or control of or use for
the purpose of fishing from such wharf, dock or pier, more than two fishing lines or
fishing tackle at one and the same time.
11.20.020. Pier Fishing Hours. No person shall fish from any public
wharf, dock, pier or sea wall within Newport Bay between the hours of ten p.m. and six
a.m. of the following day. No person shall fish from the Newport Pier or Balboa Pier
during the times or from places on the piers that are prohibited pursuant to Section
11.20.060 of this Chapter.
• 11.20.030. Overhead Casting. No person shall cast or throw over
his head or shoulders any metal or mineral weight or sinker attached to any fishing
line or fishing tackle, on or from any dock, wharf, pier, breakwater, jetty, sea -wall, or
sidewalk within the City.
11.20.040 West Jetty View Park. No person shall fish from any location
within the boundaries of, or along or upon the jetty adjoining the West Jetty View Park.
The West Jetty View Park shall be posted with notice that fishing is prohibited. A map
•showing the location of the Park and overhead aerial photo depicting the Park shall be
maintained on file with the City Clerk.
11.20.050 Cleaning of Fish or Mussel. No person shall place, cut or
clean any fish, mussel, bait or other marine animal upon any bench, or seat placed
upon any ocean pier or upon the floor or railings of such piers.
11.20.060 Closing the Newport Pier and /or Balboa Pier. (a) The City
Manager shall have the authority to close the Newport Pier and /or Balboa Pier to
members of the general public during certain hours. The closure shall be effective at
such time as signs giving notice of the hours of closure are posted at conspicuous
places on the Pier.
•(b) The City Manager shall have the authority to prohibit fishing on all or part
of the Newport Pier and /or the Balboa Pier during certain hours to facilitate use of the
pier by the general public. The prohibition shall be effective at such time as signs
giving notice of the prohibition are posted at conspicuous places on the pier.
(c) No person shall remain on the Balboa Pier or Newport Pier during hours
of closure as established by the City Manager.
Ld) No person shall fish from the Balboa Pier or Newport Pier during the
times or at the places as prohibited by the City Manager.
(e) No person shall fail to comply with the request of any City employee
responsible for cleaning or supervising any pier to leave or move to a specific location
on the Pier.
This Ordinance shall not become effective until April 10, 1995.
® This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting Y of the City Council of the
City of Newport Beach held on the 9th day of January , 1995, and
adopted on the 23rd day of January , 1995, by the following vote, to -wit:
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• HEDGES, COX, GLOVER, O'NEIL
NOES, COUNCIL MEMBERS NONE
ABSENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS NONE
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