As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The lifeguard captain and all other lifeguards employed by
the Town of Ogunquit.
All unpaved land above low-water mark, bounded on the west
and south by the Ogunquit River, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean,
and on the north by the Wells-Ogunquit line, and also all land above
low-water mark at the "Little Beaches," so-called.
[Amended 4-5-2008 ATM]
Starting at the Ogunquit Sewer District pumping station (Lighthouse);
then running northerly to the southeast side of the sand dunes; then
running northerly to the easterly side of the sand dunes to the Wells-Ogunquit
Town line; then running westerly to the west side of the Ogunquit
River, including the Rachel Carson Preserve; then running southerly,
including private and public land(s) along the west side of the Ogunquit
River, back to the Lighthouse. The estuary is to include the riverside
beaches, river, sand dunes, clam flats and marshland, but does not
include the Ogunquit Beach Parking Lot, Footbridge Parking Lot, and
North Beach Parking Lot (Moody Beach Parking Lot).
The lifeguard shall have the following responsibilities:
A.
To monitor and supervise bathing activity in the vicinity of established
lifeguard stations and to designate areas by means of ropes and floats.
[Amended 4-3-1989 ATM]
B.
To monitor water conditions and to post notice of dangerous water
conditions. It is a violation of this section for a person to enter
the water after observing the posted notice or after receiving notice
from the lifeguard.
C.
To notify bathers of dangerous water conditions and to report continued
illegal conduct to any police officer.
D.
To designate separate areas for surfboarding, windsurfing and small
craft such as sailboats, Hobie® cats,
canoes and kayaks.
E.
To designate areas for playing games involving use of balls, Frisbees® and other similar objects, conditions permitting.
The presence of other people is sufficient reason to deny permission
for playing games.
The following restrictions pertaining to the Ogunquit Beach
are in addition to applicable State of Maine laws and other Ogunquit
ordinances governing the public area:
A.
Public behavior.
(1)
No person shall don or remove clothing other than outer garments
such as coats in automobiles, comfort stations, nor anywhere within
the Ogunquit Beach area, except in bathhouses or other suitable and
approved structures provided for that purpose. This does not apply
to children under 10 years of age.
(2)
Any person may play games involving use of balls, Frisbees® or other objects on the Beach, at any time, unless
such activity interferes with other beach activities. The lifeguard
shall designate suitable areas and supervise such activity.
(3)
No person shall enter restricted portions of the Ogunquit Beach,
including the dune areas and the Ogunquit Sewer Treatment Plant. The
Select Board shall designate restricted areas. The minimum fine for
violation of this subsection shall be $200 for each violation.
[Amended 11-6-2018 STM by Art.
3]
B.
Vehicles. Motor vehicles are prohibited within the Beach area except
in the parking areas provided for them. In case vehicles are needed
for gathering seaweed or wreckage, recorder permission shall be secured
from the Police Chief.
C.
Aircraft. No aircraft is permitted to land on the Beach area except
in the case of extreme emergency, or to fly at an altitude of less
than 500 feet above the Beach area.
D.
Animals. The restrictions in this subsection are also found in Chapter 18, Animals.
[Amended 4-9-2001 ATM; 11-4-2008 STM; 11-3-2009 STM; 6-14-2016 ATM]
(1)
Dogs are permitted within the Ogunquit Beach area from September
9 to March 31. Dogs are not permitted within the entire Ogunquit Beach
area from the Main Beach to the Moody Beach Town line from April 1
to September 8. Dogs are not permitted in the Ogunquit River Estuary
year-round.
[Amended 11-6-2018 STM by Art.
3]
(2)
Ponies or horses are not permitted on Ogunquit Beach, including the
Ogunquit River Estuary, year-round.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 404 of the 1980 Code, Beach Parking
Pass and Fee Policy (Annual Ordinance 4-8-1991 ATM), which immediately
followed this section, was repealed by the Select Board 4-29-2003.
(3)
Penalties. The minimum fine for violation of this subsection shall
be $200 for each violation.
[Added 11-6-2018 STM by Art. 3]
A.
Beaches closed during certain hours. Ogunquit Beach, as defined in
this chapter, shall be closed to the public from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00
a.m. during the months of May through October of each year.
B.
The Select Board may grant a permit for extension of beach hours
to a bona fide nonprofit organization for a specific event; such a
permit shall stipulate the specific date, time, location and any conditions
that the Board may choose to impose.
C.
Any person found on the beach in violation of this chapter shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, which shall be punishable by a fine not
to exceed $500 for each violation. Fines collected hereunder shall
be recovered for use of the Town of Ogunquit
[Amended 12-28-1982 Select Board]
[Amended 8-20-1996 Select Board]
The maximum speed limit for all watercraft shall be at "headway"
speed within 200 feet of shore. Violation of this speed shall result
in a fine of $100 being imposed.
A.
No person shall smoke tobacco or any other substance on Ogunquit
beaches, including Main Beach, Footbridge Beach or North Beach. Additionally,
the discarding of cigarettes and cigar butts onto the ground at Ogunquit
beaches is unsightly, unclean and particularly hazardous to young
children and wildlife. Disposal of such tobacco litter is also prohibited.
[Amended 11-2-2010 STM]
B.
Enforcement. Prior to issuing a citation for a violation of this
section, a police officer or any law enforcement or Code Enforcement
Officer shall issue one verbal warning to an individual. Failure to
comply, after an initial warning, shall merit a fine of $50. In addition,
failure to comply with one warning is cause for said fine whether
or not the failure or subsequent failures are contemporaneous in time
with the initial warning.
