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RESOLUTION NO. 85 -94
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH DESIGNATING SURFING AREAS AND
ESTABLISHING DATES AND HOURS WHEN SUCH SURFING
AREAS MAY BE USED AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION
NO. 9451
WHEREAS, Sections 11.16.020, 11.16.030 and 11.16.040 of
the Newport Beach Municipal Code authorize the City Council to
designate certain areas of the Pacific Ocean where surfing shall
be both permitted and prohibited, specify the dates and hours
when such surfing areas may be used for surfing, regulate the use
of surfing areas by swimmers, and adopt other regulations
relating to surfing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted Resolution No.
9451 designating surfing areas and establishing certain dates and
hours when such areas may be used for surfing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to rescind Resolution
No. 9451 relating to the designation of surfing areas and
establishing dates and times and substitute' the following
resolutions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Newport Beach that the following surfing regulations
are hereby established:
Section 1: Surfing Areas Designated. The following
described areas of the Pacific Ocean are hereby designated as
surfing areas:
0 (a) County Surfing Area. That area generally
described as the mouth of the Santa Ana River.
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(b) Surfing Area No. 1. That area between the
westerly boundary of the City to the West Harbor Jetty, excluding
• a four -block zone between 40th Street and West Ocean Front and
44th Street and West Ocean Front. No board surfing shall be
permitted during the hours of 8 :00 A.M. and 6 :00 P.M. from May 1
through October 31 in the 40th Street to 44th Street zone.
(c) Surfing Area No. 2. That area adjacent to the
East Harbor Jetty in Corona del Mar, no closer than twenty (20)
feet and no further than two hundred (200) feet from said Jetty.
(d) Surfing Area No. 3. That area commonly known
as Little Corona Beach.
Section 2.
15 through September
limitations as set fc
all designated areas.
each year, surfing is
the city.
Dates Surfing Permitted. Effective June
10 of each year, subject to any further
rth herein, surfing shall be permitted in
After September 10 and before June 15 of
permitted at all ocean beaches located in
Section 3. Hours Surfing, Permitted. Surfing shall be
permitted in Areas 1, 2, and 3 between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and
12 :00 Noon and between 4 :00 P.M. and sunset only. Surfing in the
County Surfing Area is permissible all day.
Section 4. Blackball Flag. The Blackball Flag
• consists of a yellow field with a large black ball in the
center. When the Blackball Flag is flying from a lifeguard
tower, regardless of the date or time, the area is closed to
surfing.
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Section 5. Swimming in Surfing Areas. Swimming is
permitted during surfing hours in all surfing areas except
Surfing Area No. 2 where no swimming is allowed during surfing
4• hours.
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Section 6. Flotation Devices at The Wedge. All
flotation devices such as boogie boards, surf mats, etc. are
prohibited at the area commonly known as The "Wedge" when the
Blackball Flag is displayed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Resolution No. 9451 is
hereby rescinded.
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