§ 17.12.450. Swimming and other water activities—Restrictions.

A person shall not swim, bathe, or immerse himself or herself in the Pacific Ocean opposite any beach regulated by this Part 3 more than 200 yards seaward from the shore except:

A.

A person who is the owner of a vessel, or who acts at the request of such owner while engaged in servicing or repairing such vessel, and then only in the immediate area of such vessel.

B.

A person engaged in the operation of a personal watercraft or otherwise engaged in the sports commonly known as aquaplaning, water skiing, or any derivations thereof, provided that such person is at all times wearing a personal flotation device approved by the United States Coast Guard.

C.

A person who engages in the sport of skin or scuba diving from a vessel and who displays while diving either a rectangular flag 12 by 15 inches, orange-red in color with a white diagonal stripe three inches wide running from one corner to the diagonally opposite corner (commonly referred to as an Alpha Flag), or the lights and/or flag prescribed in Rule 27 of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea as set forth in 72 COLREGS as published with the Proclamation of January 19, 1977 at 42 FR 17112, March 31, 1977 and amended by the document annexed to the Proclamation of June 16, 1983, and published at 48 FR 28634, June 23, 1983, or as Rule 27 may be subsequently amended and accepted by the President of the United States of America, above the surface of the water in the vicinity of the dive.

D.

A person may surf not more than 50 yards beyond the farthest breaking wave when such farthest breaking wave is more than 150 yards from shore.

E.

A person engaged in the sport of sailboarding, kite boarding, or stand-up paddle boarding.

(Ord. 2012-0005 § 51, 2012: Ord. 85-0206 § 6, 1985: Ord. 9767 Art. 3 § 55, 1969.)