HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-74 - Adopting Specifications for Moorings Located Upon Tidelands in Newport HarborRESOLUTION NO. 2017-74
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING
SPECIFICATIONS FOR MOORINGS LOCATED UPON
TIDELANDS IN NEWPORT HARBOR
WHEREAS, pursuant to the 1978 Beacon Bay Bill, as amended, ("Beacon Bay
Bill") the City of Newport Beach ("City") acts on behalf of the State of California as
the trustee of certain tidelands located within the City's limits, including Newport
Harbor ("City Tidelands");
WHEREAS, the Beacon Bay Bill and Newport Beach Municipal Code Chapter
17.60 allow the City to issue permits and sub -permits to third parties to place, erect,
construct, maintain, use, and tie moorings upon City Tidelands;
WHEREAS, the City offers two types of moorings, onshore and offshore, that
provide an affordable option allowing residents of California to use and enjoy City
Tidelands;
WHEREAS, onshore moorings are located on the perimeter of the shore within
Newport Harbor, and offshore moorings are located offshore, bayward of the
pierhead line, within the waters of Newport Harbor;
WHEREAS, the mooring permits and sub -permits issued by the City do not
convey any underlying property interest and, instead, only allow for the temporary
mooring of a vessel upon City Tidelands;
WHEREAS, Newport Beach Municipal Code Section 17.25.020(J) provides
that the specifications for the size of chains required on moorings and weights of
moorings shall be adopted by resolution of the City Council;
WHEREAS, City staff has worked with the City Harbor Commission and
various Newport Harbor stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the Newport
Mooring Association, to review specifications for mooring weight and chain size, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds the Offshore and Onshore Mooring
Specifications, attached hereto, contain the minimum required weights and chain
sizes for offshore and onshore moorings located on City Tidelands.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby adopt the Offshore and Onshore
Mooring Specifications, which are attached hereto and hereby incorporated into this
resolution by reference.
Section 2: The Recitals provided above are true and correct and are
incorporated into the substantive portion of this resolution.
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Section 3: The City Council finds that the adoption of this resolution is not
subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections
15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect
physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as
defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations,
Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the
environment, directly or indirectly.
Section 4: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall
not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution.
The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that
any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 28th day of November, 2017.
ATTEST:
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY A-TTORNEY'S OFFICE
C.
City
Mayor
Attachment: Offshore and Onshore Mooring Specifications
OFFSHORE AND ONSHORE MOORING SPECIFICATIONS
City of Newport Beach
OFFSHORE MOORING SPECIFICATIONS
November 2017
1. All mooring weights must be metal.
2. All chain must be a minimum of Grade 30 Proof Coil steel chain. Chain size specifications
must be adhered to regardless of chain grade. Top and bottom chain must be shackled
together to form one continuous length. Material other than steel chain may be used only
upon written approval of the City of Newport Beach ("City") Harbormaster or his or her
designee (collectively, "Harbormaster").
3. All mooring buoys must be: (1) the "tube -style" type (tube down the center of the buoy)
or of such type as approved by the Harbormaster; and (2) painted in compliance with State
and Newport Beach Municipal Code requirements, displaying numbers assigned by the
Harbormaster. Any existing "ring -style" type buoys in use as of the date above may
continue to be used if a safety chain is attached to the vessel, independent of the buoy,
to prevent the vessel from swinging during buoy failure.
4. Vessels must be moored fore and aft except in exposed areas designated as single point
areas.
5. The required chain length will be determined by the Harbormaster and is governed by the
depth of water in various mooring areas.
6. Sand -line moorings may be allowed upon written approval of the Harbormaster.
7. The length of any vessel attached to a mooring must be equal to or less than the City
approved mooring length.
8. If a mooring fails (i.e., moves) due to insufficient weight, the mooring permittee shall
immediately increase the mooring's weight by at least 20%.
9. Minimum mooring weight, chain size, and line requirements are as follows:
Mooring Length
(feet)(pounds)
Mooring Weight
Bottom Chain
Size inches
Top Chain
Size` inches
20'
500
1/2"
1/2-
25'
650
1/2"
1/2"
30'
750
1/2"
1/2"
35'
1,000
5/8"
1/2"
40'
1,500
5/8"
1/2-
451
2,000
3/4"
1/2-
50,
2,000
3/4"
1/2-
55P
2,500
3/4"
1/2"
60'
3,000
3/4"
1/2"
65'
3,000
1"
1/2"
70'
3,500
1"
5/8"
75'
3,500
1"
5/8"
80'
4,000
1"
3/4"
85'
4,500
1"
3/4"
90'
5,000
1"
3/4"
95'
5,000
1"
3/4"
* Weight and chain size shown in this table are minimums. Mooring permittee may adjust upward.
Minimum Line Requirements
Length of
Boat in Feet
Diameter of Nylon
or Dacron in Inches
Length of Line
Not to Exceed
18' to 20'
1/2
10 Feet
20' to 25'
1/2
10 Feet
25' to 30'
5/8
10 Feet
30' to 40'
5/8
12 Feet
40' to 50'
3/4
15 Feet
50' to 70'
1
15 Feet
City of Newport Beach
ONSHORE MOORING SPECIFICATIONS
November 2017
1. All mooring weights shall be metal.
2. Posts are not allowed for onshore moorings unless there is not a wall for securing the
mooring.
3. Onshore moorings should connect directly to the seawall with an eyebolt.
4. Buoy and post / eyebolt shall have a pulley attached with a line of not less than 3/8 inch
diameter at all times. Vessel is to be moored securely thereto, bow and stern and must
not be left on the beach.
5. All mooring buoys shall be of such type as approved by the Harbormaster, painted in
compliance with State and Newport Beach Municipal Code requirements and displaying
numbers assigned by the Harbormaster.
6. Minimum mooring weight and chain requirements are as follows:
Length of Boat Weight of Mooring Size of Chain Length of Chain
12 feet 200 pounds 3/8 inches 25 feet
15 feet 250 pounds 3/8 inches 25 feet
18 feet 300 pounds 3/8 inches 25 feet
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2017-74 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 281h day of November, 2017; and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Jeff Herdman, Council Member Brad Avery, Council Member Diane
Dixon, Council Member Scott Peotter, Council Member Will O'Neill, Mayor Kevin
Muldoon
NAYS: None
RECUSED: Mayor Pro Tem Duffy Duffield
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 291h day of November, 2017.
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Leilani
I. Brown
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California