The Walton County Board of County Commissioners proposes to adopt the following by ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING WALTON CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 22, THE “WALTON COUNTY WATERWAYS AND BEACH ACTIVITIES ORDINANCE”; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 22-02, DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS TO 22-54, REGULATION OF USE AND CONDUCT ON THE BEACH AND WATER BODIES, REGULATING SWIMMING, FIRES ON THE BEACH, GENERATORS ON THE BEACH, TENTS ON THE BEACH, AND personal property on the beach, including obstructions, between one hour after dusk and one hour after sunrise; providing for amendments to 22-55, prohibition of obstructions on the beach, clarifying prohibition in light of court ruling in case number 3:16-cv-00362-Mcr-cjk, PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS TO 22-59, TEMPORARY USE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, AMENDING THE SPECIAL EVENTS definition, PERMITTING COST AND PROCESS; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS TO 22-60, BEACH VENDORS, prohibiting or, in alternative, PROVIDING STORAGE OPTIONS FOR VENDORS AT THE TOE OF THE DUNE, providing for CLEAR CORRIDORS ALONG THE WATER’S EDGE AND THE TOE OF THE DUNE, providing for ACCESS AISLES for lifeguards, clarification of vending times based on turtle season, CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORIZATION OF VENDING BY UPLAND PROPERTY OWNERS, providing for revocation of vending permits, addressing removal of vending items from beach during local state of emergency, AND REGULATING TENTS ON THE BEACH; AND 22-62, PENALTY, FEES AND FINES; PROVIDING FOR PURPOSE, LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS, SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
You are hereby notified that a Public Hearing on the ordinance will be held on December 12, 2017, beginning at 3:00 p.m., or as soon as possible to that time, at the South Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Blvd., Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.
Please be governed accordingly.
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Date and Time
Tuesday Dec 12, 2017
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST