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STORAGE AND LAUNCH OF VESSELS

18.26.001 Prohibition against overnight storage of vessels on beaches. Except as provided in this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to leave, beach, or otherwise store a vessel, as defined in this section, on any public beach overnight. For the purposes of this chapter, the term "vessel" includes every description of watercraft used or capable of being used as means of transportation on water.

18.26.005 Exception: Nonmotorized boats of twenty feet or less. Vessels other than motorboats as defined herein which measure twenty feet or less in overall length, may be left, beached or stored overnight on any public beach other than Main Beach Park and Heisler Park. The term "motorboat" includes any vessel propelled by machinery, whether or not such machinery is the principal source of propulsion.

18.26.020 Prohibition against launching of motorboats from beaches. It is unlawful for any person to launch any motorboat from any public beach except at areas designated as launching areas by the city

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