13.24.040 Duties of public works director and/or designated employees.
A. The public works director shall have full authority to enforce this chapter. His powers and duties include, but are not limited to:
1. Managing the operations of the turning basin, waterways and/or marina, including approval of and executing berthing permits.
2. Posting or restricting areas of the turning basin, waterways and/or marina for certain uses as provided in Section 13.24.100.
3. Boarding and moving, or ordering the owner or person in charge of any vessel to move, any vessel to another position as he determines necessary under the following conditions:
a. To prevent harm to person or property, including but not limited to when necessary to reduce risks due to fire, sinking, breakaway or collision; or
b. For the safe and orderly operation of the turning basin, waterways and/or marina, including but not limited to where necessary because of space limitations or navigation conditions;
4. Removing and impounding any vessel which has been abandoned, sunken or presents a hazard to person or property;
5. Issuing citations for violations of any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation implementing this chapter.
6. Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty imposed upon the public works director, that power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by any person so designated by the public works director and as authorized by the city manager.
7. The city council may, by resolution, designate any employee to be a regular harbor policemen within the meaning of Section 663.5 of the Harbors and Navigations Code. Any person so designated is hereby charged with the responsibility for enforcing both this article and all applicable provisions of the Harbors and Navigations Code within the turning basin and waterways and may issue citations for violation of applicable provisions of the Harbors and Navigations Code.
(Ord. 1793 NCS §1 (part), 1990.)