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Waste, Refuse, Fires

San Diego Municipal Code § 63.20.5
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§63.20.5 Waste, Refuse, Fires (a) It is unlawful for any person to leave, discard, deposit, or throw away any glass container, tin can, waste food, papers, or any refuse or rubbish upon any beach area in the City of San Diego. All waste materials shall be deposited in trash cans or receptacles provided for that purpose. (b) It is unlawful for any person to move, rummage through, turn over, remove, deface, or knock down any trash can or receptacle placed in any beach area by the City. (c) It is unlawful for any person to build, maintain, use, or be within ten feet of a fire in any beach area that is not in a City-provided fire ring or contained within a portable propane-fueled device, unless approved in writing by the City Manager. (d) Fires may be built in City-provided fire rings using fire materials limited to charcoal, clean wood, or paper products, none of which contains landscape debris, paint, stain, sealer, wood preservative, cloth, rubber, metal (including nails and other hardware), asphalt, foam rubber, plastic, or any similar matter or material producing noxious fumes, odors, smoke, or leaving any type of solid residue other than ash. Fire materials shall not exceed a height of more than twelve inches above the upper edge of the City-provided fire ring and must be wholly contained within the inside edge of the City-provided fire ring. (e) It is permissible to use a portable propane-fueled device in beach areas consistent with Municipal Code section 63.20.5(c). Permissible devices are limited to liquefied-petroleum LP (including propane) gas fueled devices having LP gas containers. Other fuel materials are not permitted in portable devices. (f) It is unlawful to use a City-provided fire ring for purposes of disposal or for any purpose other than building of fires for cooking, warmth, or for the deposit of coals. (g) It is unlawful for any person to possess or use any container made of glass upon any beach or adjacent sidewalk area in the City of San Diego. (h) It is unlawful for any person who has built, maintained, used, or been within ten feet of a fire in a beach area to abandon the fire until all ignited fire fuel material has been exhausted or extinguished. Sand, dirt, or similar material shall not be employed as an extinguishing material. Extinguished ashes shall not be covered but may be left in City-provided fire rings. All unused fire material must be removed from the beach area and the adjacent public areas of the beach or park. All refuse or rubbish adjacent to the City-provided fire ring must be removed from the beach area or placed in trash receptacles provided for such purpose, so that the beach is left in a clean, sanitary, and presentable condition. (i) It is unlawful for any person to use a City-provided fire ring or a portable propane-fueled device in any beach area between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. However, the City Manager may issue a permit to allow a fire in a City-provided fire ring between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. (j) It is unlawful for any person to possess any household furniture at any designated public area. “Household furniture” means items such as, but not limited to, dining tables, coffee tables, chairs, lamps, sofas, couches, recliners, and other similar items ordinarily intended and made for use in the interior of a home. Each piece of household furniture possessed shall constitute a separate and punishable violation of section 63.20.5(j). Section 63.20.5(j) does not apply to a special event or commercial special event for which a special event permit has been issued pursuant to section 22.4004. For the purposes of sections 63.20.5(j) and 63.20.5(k), a designated public area includes the following areas: (1) All beaches on the Pacific Ocean and adjacent parks and perimeter sidewalks between the southern boundary of Sunset Cliffs Natural Park and the southern boundary of Torrey Pines Park; and (2) All land areas of Mission Bay Park, including Fiesta Island, Fanuel Street Park, Sail Bay, Crown Point, Bayside Walk, Ocean Beach Athletic Area (Robb Field), Dusty Rhodes Park, Santa Clara Point, and Bob McEvoy Youth Fields (Mission Bay Youth Fields), including all parking lots. (k) It is unlawful for any person to block off, fence, or erect any barrier at any designated public area with any rope, cord, barrier tape, or any other material or device. Section 63.20.5(k) does not apply to a special event or commercial special event for which a special event permit has been issued pursuant to section 22.4004. Section 63.20.5(k) does not apply to an open sided tent or pop-up style shade device intended for outdoor use provided the said tent or device is open on at least two sides and is attended at all times. The open area of the tent or device must be equal to at least one-half (50%) of the overall size of the tent or device. Section 63.20.5(k) does not apply when an area is blocked off, fenced off, or had a barrier or marking erected for the purpose of identifying or preventing access to any hazard or construction site, or to any barrier erected by any government entity, department, or agency. (Amended 7–8–2002 by O–19075 N.S.) (Amended 5-24-2004 by O-19284 N.S.) (Amended 4-19-2007 by O-19605 N.S.; effective 5-19-2007.) (Amended 6-21-2010 by O-19961 N.S; effective 7-21-2010.) (Amended 1-13-2023 by O-21606 N.S.; effective 2-12-2023.)
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=7Fetched: 10/28/2026

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