SEC. 7-202. PUBLIC WAY; WATERCOURSE IDENTIFICATION.

   (A)   The navigational course of the inland waterway is declared to be a public way for the purpose of navigation. The water and surface of each canal and channel of the inland waterway are divided into three constituent parts: two easement areas extending medially from the banks of the canal or channel which bound and delimit a central passage or navigational course for vessels underway.

   (B)   The city shall identify by name, color or device each watercourse of the inland waterway.

   (C)   Every developed property which is adjacent to the inland waterway shall display the numerical address of the property in a place and a format approved by the city manager.

(`64 Code, Sec. 18.1-3) (Ord. No. 2484)

SEC. 7-203. CITY MANAGER'S POWERS.

   The city manager is granted full authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter and is vested with those powers reasonably necessary to perform the function.

(`64 Code, Sec. 18.1-4) (Ord. No. 2484)

SEC. 7-204. PUBLIC ACCESS; PERMITS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS.

   (A)   The city manager shall not restrict reasonable public access to the inland waterway or the public enjoyment thereof for navigational purposes.

   (B)   No group of persons, or business, political or social organization, shall parade or conduct a special event or activity requiring group participation within the inland waterway without first obtaining a permit from the city manager.

(`64 Code, Sec. 18.1-5) (Ord. No. 2484)

SEC. 7-205. MARKING, REMOVING SUNKEN VESSELS.

   The owner of a wrecked or sunken vessel within the inland waterway shall immediately mark the vessel with a lighted buoy, shall immediately report the location of the wrecked or sunken vessel to the Oxnard fire department, and shall maintain the lighted mark until the vessel is removed from the inland waterway. The owner shall promptly effect removal of the vessel. The failure of the owner to do so within 72 hours shall be considered abandonment of the vessel.

(`64 Code, Sec. 18.1-6) (Ord. No. 2484)

SEC. 7-206. RESPONSIBILITY OF OWNER.

   (A)   The owner is responsible for the conduct of persons aboard the vessel while the vessel is moored or operated upon the inland waterway.

   (B)   The owner shall not permit the vessel to be operated upon the inland waterway without a competent person in command.

(`64 Code, Sec. 18.1-7) (Ord. No. 2484)

DIVISION 2. REGULATION OF VESSELS

SEC. 7-210. OPERATION OF VESSELS.

   No person in command of a vessel upon the inland waterway shall operate the vessel, or permit its operation or moorage:

   (A)   At a speed greater than five nautical miles an hour;

   (B)   At a speed which results in a wake which causes damage to or is unsafe to persons, vessels underway, moored vessels, docks, or other property, public or private;

   (C)   In a manner that obstructs or endangers moorage or navigation;

   (D)   Near the sea wall bulkheads in such a manner as the vessel's propeller wash causes damage to the bulkhead;

   (E)   With the stern of a motorized vessel moored towards the sea wall bulkhead; or

   (F)   With any portion of the vessel extending into the public right-of-way or an adjacent private easement without the written permission of the owner of such adjacent private easement.

(`64 Code, Sec. 18.1-8) (Ord. No. 2484)

SEC. 7-211. LIVING ABOARD AND DISCHARGE OF REFUSE PROHIBITED.

   No person shall:

   (A)   Live aboard a vessel moored in the inland waterway;

   (B)   Discharge the contents of a vessel's galley, toilet fixtures, or fuel tanks into the inland waterway; or

   (C)   Abandon or deposit refuse, fuel, oil, or lubricants into the inland waterway or on any property, public or private, adjacent to the inland waterway.

(`64 Code, Sec. 18.1-9) (Ord. No. 2484)