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A. It is unlawful for any person to swim, bathe, wade or windsurf in any portion of the marina except at Shorebird Park, and in South Sailing Basin.

B. Prohibited use of personal watercraft:

1. No jetski or personal watercraft of any kind may be operated within 1,500 feet of the Berkeley shoreline or the Berkeley Fishing Pier except in the 200-foot wide access corridor for personal watercraft designated by the Harbormaster from a boat launch at the marina to a point further than 1,500 feet from the shoreline.

2. The access corridor shall be marked by buoys or designated by other means chosen by the Harbormaster, and the speed limit in the corridor shall be 15 miles per hour.

3. Signs summarizing relevant provisions of this section shall be erected at the location from which personal watercraft are permitted to launch, as provided in paragraph (B)(1).

4. The restrictions imposed by this section shall not apply to the use of personal watercraft by Fire Department, Police Department, or Coast Guard personnel in the performance of their official duties.

C. Nothing in this section shall prevent a permittee or their authorized representative from working on their vessel under water at the vessel’s berth. (Ord. 6925-NS § 1 (part), 2006: Ord. 6645-NS § 1, 2001)