[Adopted 6-12-1975 by Ord. No. 720 (Ch. 9, Art. II, of the
1970 Borough Code)]
The purpose of this article is to protect the safety of those
who use our ocean and bay beaches from the dangers created by the
operation of privately owned (as opposed to municipally owned), unlicensed
and improperly equipped motor vehicles upon the Borough's ocean and
bay beaches. Further, this article is designed to protect those who
would otherwise unduly subject themselves as well as others to the
dangers created by failure to maintain a properly equipped or proper
type of motor vehicle.
No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the bayfront beach
at any time of the year.
[Amended 4-26-1979 by Ord. No. 782; 4-2-1987 by Ord. No. 1002; 3-16-1989 by Ord. No. 1057; 2-6-1997 by Ord. No. 1207; 2-20-1997 by Ord. No.
1208; 4-19-2001 by Ord. No. 1276; 11-19-2001 by Ord. No. 1285]
The following rules and regulations shall be adhered to by all
those operating four-wheel-drive motor vehicles upon the ocean beach
in Seaside Park:
A.
Any person desiring to operate a motor vehicle on the ocean beach
in Seaside Park shall be required to apply to the Borough of Seaside
Park and pay a fee of $50 for said permit. The maximum number of permits
shall be established by resolution of the Seaside Park governing body.
[Amended 3-25-2010 by Ord. No. 1510; 12-27-2010 by Ord. No. 1547]
B.
No vehicles shall enter or leave the ocean beach except upon the
provided Brighton Avenue ramp. Once upon the beach all vehicles shall
remain within a corridor 50 feet from the water's edge.
C.
There shall be no eating, sleeping, or camping on the ocean beaches
at any time. In addition it shall be unlawful for anyone to deposit
waste of any type, including but not limited to human, animal, vegetable,
mineral or otherwise, upon the ocean beaches.
D.
No person shall operate a privately owned motor vehicle (as opposed
to a municipally owned vehicle) of any type upon the ocean beach at
any time from May 16 through September 30.
[Amended 12-19-2007 by Ord. No. 1430]
E.
At any time the Chief of Police, his designee or the officer in charge
(OIC) determines that it is in the best interest of public health,
safety and welfare to close the ocean beaches to privately owned vehicles
with permits, the beaches shall be immediately closed. Said closure
shall be accomplished by physically blocking off or clearly marking
the entrance to the beach at Brighton Avenue ramp to prohibit vehicles
on the beach. The operators of vehicles on the ocean beaches at the
time of closure under the provisions of this section shall be directed
to remove said vehicles immediately.
[Added 12-19-2007 by Ord. No. 1430]
[Amended 4-26-1979 by Ord. No. 782; 2-6-1997 by Ord. No. 1207]
During the remainder of the year, only four-wheel-drive motor
vehicles which have received a Borough permit and which are registered
at 10,000 pounds or less shall be allowed upon the Seaside Park ocean
beach. Additionally, anytime said vehicle is to be used on the Seaside
Park ocean beach it must contain the following equipment and be subject
to the following restrictions:
A.
Fishing equipment and bait/tackle for each person over 12 years of
age. When said vehicle is not operating, said individuals must be
actively engaged in fishing.
B.
Tire gauge.
C.
Spare tire.
D.
Workable jack and board/support for jack in sand (three-fourths-inch-by-twelve-inch-by-twelve-inch
plywood square minimize size).
E.
Tow chain/snatch line.
F.
Shovel.
G.
Flashlight (for darkness).
H.
Fire extinguisher.
I.
Auto first-aid kit.
J.
Litter/trash bag.
K.
Minimum of 1/4 tank of fuel.
During the period when certain vehicles are permitted to be
operated upon the ocean beach they shall be so operated subject to
and in conformance with the following provisions of Title 39 of the
New Jersey Statutes:
The following acts prohibited by Title 39 of the New Jersey
Statutes shall also be deemed prohibited on the places of resort within
the Borough of Seaside Park.
[Amended 2-6-1997 by Ord. No. 1207]
The speed limit upon any ocean beach within the Borough of Seaside
Park shall be 10 miles per hour.
[Amended 12-20-2001 by Ord. No. 1291[1]]
