Anchorage and Mooring Location
San Diego Municipal Code § 63.25.17
in effect§63.25.17 Anchorage and Mooring Location
It is unlawful for any person having charge of any vessel to moor or anchor the same in Mission Bay except within the areas and at the place or places designated by the Director. Any vessel which is moored or anchored in Mission Bay at a place not designated for such vessel by the Director shall, upon the demand of the Director, be forthwith moved to a designated area. In the designation of areas and places for the mooring or anchoring of vessels, the Director shall consider the needs of commerce, the utilization of turning basins for the turning of vessels, the use of channels for the moving and navigation of vessels, and the economy of space. No vessel shall bemoored and anchored in any part of any turning basin or channel unless it is securely moored, both fore and aft. Every vessel moored or anchored in any part of Mission Bay outside of any turning basin or channel shall be moored or anchored to prevent it from swinging or drifting into any turning basin or channel.
(Amended 5–31–1994 by O–18073 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter06/Ch06Art03Division00.pdf#page=27Fetched: 10/28/2026