(Added by Ord. No. 186,924, Eff. 3/29/21.)
(a) Definitions.
1. "Ballona Lagoon East Bank" shall mean the open space adjacent to the east bank of Ballona Lagoon in the Grand Canal/Ballona Lagoon.
2. "Designated Walkway" shall mean the pedestrian paths or improved walkways along and abutting the Grand Canal/Ballona Lagoon or Venice Canals waterways.
3. "Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area" or "ESHA" shall have the same meaning as set forth in California Coastal Act section 30107.5, which is any area in which plant or animal life or their habitats are either rare or especially valuable because of their special nature or role in an ecosystem and which could be easily disturbed or degraded by human activities and developments.
4. "Grand Canal/Ballona Lagoon" shall mean the Grand Canal and Ballona Lagoon located in the City of Los Angeles near Venice Beach, bounded to the east by Via Dolce and Via Donte Streets, to the west by Strongs Drive, Canal Court, and Pacific Avenue, to the north by Washington Boulevard, and to the south by Via Marina.
5. "LUP" shall mean the Venice Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan prepared to comply with the California Coastal Act of 1976, adopted by the City Council October 29, 1999 (CF 1998-0518), and certified by the California Coastal Commission June 14, 2001.
6. "Venice Canal(s)" shall mean the Grand Canal, Carrol Canal, Linnie Canal, Howland Canal, and Sherman Canal located in the City of Los Angeles near Venice Beach, bounded to the east by Ocean Avenue, to the west by Strongs Drive, to the north by South Venice Boulevard, and to the south by Washington Boulevard.
7. "Venice Canal ESHA" or "Grand Canal ESHA" shall mean the land located between a Designated Walkway and the waterways in the Venice Canals or Grand Canal/Ballona Lagoon.
(b) Entry Upon Canal ESHAs Prohibited. No person shall leave a Designated Walkway in the Venice Canals or Grand Canal/Ballona Lagoon and enter the Venice Canal ESHA or Grand Canal/Ballona Lagoon ESHA, or enter onto the Venice Canal ESHA or Grand Canal/ Ballona Lagoon ESHA from the canal waterways except for the limited purpose of:
1. Actively engaging in the boating activity of moving a boat into and out of the water at a public boat launch facility or a private dock with the dock owner's authorization, moving into a boat from a Designated Walkway, or exiting from a boat onto a Designated Walkway;
2. Nature study and interpretation for educational purposes associated with a school or educational institution and permitted by the Board of Public Works or its designee; or
3. Governmentally authorized habitat management, including keeping an ESHA free of accumulated trash and waste.
(c) Entry Upon Ballona Lagoon East Bank Prohibited. Public access is prohibited onto the Ballona Lagoon East Bank.