§ 7-67. Beach amusements—Setback and density requirements.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person, business or Beach Service to provide or offer any Beach Amusement within fifty (50) feet of the boundary line of the property on which such person, business or Beach Service is authorized to conduct business, provided that if the Gulf front of such property is less than one hundred (100) feet such provision or offering may be made in the center of the Gulf front of such property.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any person, business or Beach Service to provide or offer more than eight (8) Personal Watercraft for rent at any location on the sandy Gulf beach.

(c)

It shall be unlawful for any person, business or Beach Service to provide or offer Personal Watercraft for rent at any location on the sandy Gulf beach within two hundred (200) feet of another such location situated on the same property or contiguous properties which have been combined to calculate the points allowed under this Section.

(d)

It shall be unlawful for any person, business or Beach Service to provide or offer any Beach Amusement for rent at any location on the sandy Gulf beach whenever the aggregate number of points (as specified below) of all Beach Amusements provided or offered, or both, on the sandy beach of the parcel containing that location shall exceed the number of linear feet of beachfront of such parcel. The points to be aggregated are:

1.

Personal Watercraft: 200 points.

2.

Hobicat, Sunfish, Prindle or similar sailboat: 15 points.

3.

Sailboard: 10 points.

4.

Kayak, Canoe or similar paddle boat: 10 points.

5.

Watercycle: 5 points.

6.

Surfboard or Boogie-Board: 5 points.

7.

Shuttle Craft: 20 points.

8.

Water Amusement Park: 40 points per inflated amusement.

9.

Hydro-Flyer Ride: 200 points

In determining the number of Beach Amusements permitted at any location, the following rules of construction shall apply: Whenever the number of lineal feet of beachfront of any parcel shall exceed one hundred (100) over any multiple of two hundred (200), then for the sole purpose of determining the number of Personal Watercraft permitted, the number of lineal feet shall be rounded up to the next multiple of one hundred.

(e)

It shall be unlawful for any person to manage or control any Beach Business whenever any Beach Amusement shall be offered or provided on the beachfront of such business in violation of this section.

(f)

A violation of this section by any person other than a Beach Service shall be punishable as a Class 2 Infraction as provided in Section 7-502. Violation of this section by a Beach Service shall be punishable as a Class 1 Infraction as provided in Section 7-501.

(Ord. No. 409, § 1, 3-11-93; Ord. No. 425, § 3, 3-24-94; Ord. No. 439, § 3, 1-26-95; Ord. No. 439, § 2, 1-26-95; Ord. No. 521-E, 2-12-98; Ord. No. 568, § 1, 7-23-98; Ord. No. 1051, § 2, 11-9-06; Ord. No. 1183, § 1, 6-10-2010; Ord. No. 1301, § 1, 7-10-2014)