[Adopted 3-19-1976 byOrd. No. 56 (Ch.
67, Art. II, of the 1992 Code)]
A.
It shall be unlawful at any time for any person or
persons to engage in activities involving the throwing, tossing, batting
or otherwise propelling in any manner of balls or similar objects
or missiles on the boardwalk within the corporate limits of the Town
of Bethany Beach.
B.
Such activities on the beach or in the water shall be at the discretion
of the lifeguards during the hours of lifeguard protection.
[Amended 8-15-2014 by Ord. No. 506]
[Amended 3-13-1998 by Ord. No. 319]
It shall be unlawful for any person to fish
or in any manner to make use of fishing equipment such as rods, reels,
hooks, spears, weighted lines and other hazardous items on the beach
within the limits of the Town of Bethany Beach during the hours of
lifeguard protection of the beach or between the hours of 10:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, during the month of September.
It shall be unlawful for any person to bring
on the beach within the Town limits glass bottles or other containers
which, if broken, may endanger the health, safety or welfare of the
bathers and general public.
It shall be unlawful for any person to launch
or recover a boat on the beach during the hours of lifeguard protection
of the beach. The term "boat" shall not include surf mats made of
rubber, canvas or similar material but shall include one- or two-man
life rafts made of similar material.
It shall be unlawful for any person to fly kites
on or from the beach or boardwalk during the hours of lifeguard protection
of the beach.
[Added 7-12-2019 by Ord. No. 545[1]]
A.
The following
activities are prohibited:
(1)
Pedestrian
traffic on, over or across the dune except at those locations designated
by the Town for pedestrian traffic.
(2)
The
operation of any motorized vehicle or machine on, over or across the
dune except as expressly permitted by the Town, upon application to
the Town Manager's office, and only at such locations designated by
the Town for such use.
(3)
Transportation
or storage of any type of boat on, over or across the dune except
at locations expressly designated by the Town.
(4)
The
alteration, moving or removal of any barrier, facility, improvement
or structure installed and/or maintained by the State of Delaware
or the Town for enhancement, preservation or protection of the dune
or beach, such as a sand fence.
(5)
The
damaging, destruction or removal of any beach grass or other vegetation
growing on the dune.
B.
DUNE
SAND FENCE
Definitions.
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
A mound, hill or ridge of sand, either bare or secured with
vegetation, naturally or artificially accumulated, which roughly parallels
the shoreline in a more or less continuous fashion on the landward
side of the beach. A dune may or may not be bordered by the installation
of a sand fence.
A barrier made of posts, wires and boards or other materials,
intended primarily to trap and collect wind-blown sand, but which
may also be used to channel pedestrian and/or vehicular traffic.
C.
Violations
and penalties. Any person or persons violating any provision of this
article, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not
less than $100 nor more than $500.
[Added 4-16-2021 by Ord. No. 552[1]]
A.
It shall
be unlawful to dig a hole, trench or depression anywhere on the beach
deeper than 12 inches and more than two feet in length or width, in
order to protect people using the beach from risking injury from walking
into a hole, trench, or depression and from hazards associated with
collapsing sand; and further, to allow public safety, emergency and
beach cleaning vehicles to conduct necessary activities on the beach
without risk of injury to personnel or damage to equipment,
B.
It shall
be unlawful to dig any hole, trench or depression anywhere on the
beach and leave the area without completely filling in the hole, trench
or depression.
