Ventura Isle Marina, Ventura
Ventura Isle Marina is covered by the published rules of Ventura Harbor. Here is what they mean for a service provider working on a boat at Ventura Isle Marina, and for the owner hiring one.

At a glance
- City
- Ventura, Ventura County
- Region
- Southern California
- Listed as
- Private
- Rules from
- Ventura Harbor
- Vendor liability minimum
- $1M per occurrence[Ventura Port District (Ventura Harbor)]
For service providers
- Business license: A current City of Ventura business license.
- Insurance: general liability $1M per occurrence; an additional-insured endorsement naming “Ventura Port District, 1603 Anchors Way Drive, Ventura, CA 93001”.
- Commercial Identification (CID) card: $207 application fee (includes a 3.5% card fee).
- If you clean hulls: Diving in the harbor needs a written permit from the General Manager and a red-and-white diver flag or blue-and-white Alpha flag (Ordinance 44 §415).
- Permit or registration
Commercial Identification (CID) card: $207 application fee (includes a 3.5% card fee)
Renewal: Expires June 30 every year
Staff: $25.88 per additional employee
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- Insurance
General liability: $1M per occurrence
Additional insured:
Ventura Port District, 1603 Anchors Way Drive, Ventura, CA 93001
- Commercial general liability on an “occurrence” basis, $1,000,000 combined single limit
- Additional insured box checked for both general liability and auto liability, with the endorsement attached
- Workers' compensation if you have employees
- Auto insurance for you and every employee who drives to the harbor
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- Business license
A current City of Ventura business license.
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- Hull cleaning and paint work
- Diving in the harbor needs a written permit from the General Manager and a red-and-white diver flag or blue-and-white Alpha flag (Ordinance 44 §415).
- No painting from the gunwale to the waterline while the boat is in the water (§806(b)).
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For boat owners
- Living aboard
Using a boat as a residence more than 3 days in any 7-day period needs a written permit from the Harbormaster (Ordinance 44 §705). No fee is listed in the ordinance.
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Also check with the marina
Other harbors in Southern California
- San Diego Bay (Port of San Diego)
- Seaforth Marina (Mission Bay) · liability $500K per occurrence
- Dana Point Harbor
- Newport Harbor (Newport Beach) · liability Required; amount not published
- Long Beach marinas (Alamitos Bay, Shoreline, Rainbow Harbor)
- Marina del Rey
- Channel Islands Harbor
- Santa Barbara Harbor · liability $500K for minor maintenance such as cleaning and detailing or $2M for major repair and commercial diving, per occurrence
Compare vendor requirements across California · How to hire a marine contractor
Sources
- Ventura Port District (Ventura Harbor). Commercial Identification Cards.
- Ventura Port District. Ordinance 44 (as amended by Ordinance 47) (October 2008).