[Adopted by Ord. No. 411 (§ 14-2 of the Revised General Ordinances), as amended
through Ord. No. 17-2000]
No person or persons shall bathe upon the oceanfront in the
Borough of Spring Lake except at certain protected and established
bathing beaches where lifeguards, boats, flags, buoys and other protective
devices are provided.
No person or persons shall bathe from the designated bathing
beaches within the Borough except at such time as the designated bathing
beaches are protected by lifeguards.
[Amended 3-23-2004 by Ord. No. 10-2004]
No person or persons shall play ball or engage in rough athletics
on the beachfront. Volleyball is permitted in areas designated by
the Beach Manager or his/her designee.
[Amended 5-11-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-004; 5-13-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-006]
A.
No person or persons shall be disorderly on the beachfront or throw
any bottles, cans, papers or other refuse of any description upon
the beachfront.
B.
No person shall smoke a cigarette, cigar, pipe or otherwise use tobacco
products on the beachfront or boardwalk, any beach or boardwalk access
pathway at any time.
No person or persons shall climb, break, deface or destroy or
damage any fence or other property belonging to the Borough of Spring
Lake.
Bathing in the waters of Wreck Pond, Wreck Pond Inlet, Lake
Como and Spring Lake in the Borough of Spring Lake is prohibited.
[Amended 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-04; 2-26-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-03]
A.
No person shall possess any speargun in the area of the beach or
the boardwalk at any time.
B.
No person shall wear spiked footwear on the boardwalk at any time.
C.
No person shall ride a bicycle on the boardwalk commencing on May
15 of each year and continuing thereafter to September 15, inclusive,
of each year, except during the hours from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.,
prevailing time, or each day. This does not apply to bicycles operated
by the Borough of Spring Lake or its Police Department in carrying
out the duties and responsibilities in protecting the health, safety
and welfare of the general public.
[Amended 6-28-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-008]
D.
Motorized bicycles.
(1)
No person shall operate a motorized bicycle of any kind and by whatever
name or designation known on the boardwalk or on the approaches to
the boardwalk in the Borough. This complete prohibition shall be in
full force and effect at all times.
(2)
This amendment and supplement is not intended to apply to a motorized
bicycle operated by the Borough in carrying out its duties and responsibilities
in protecting the health, safety and welfare of the general public.
E.
No person shall roller blade or skateboard on the boardwalk in the
Borough of Spring Lake at any time of year.
F.
No person shall ride, park, secure or otherwise leave unattended
any bicycle on the boardwalk of Spring Lake between Worthington Avenue
and St. Clair Avenue, or between Monmouth Avenue and Pennsylvania
Avenue commencing on May 15 of each year and continuing thereafter
to September 15, inclusive, of each year, except during the hours
from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. prevailing time, or each day. This does
not apply to bicycles operated by the Borough of Spring Lake or its
Police Department in carrying out the duties and responsibilities
in protecting the health, safety and welfare of the general public.
[Added 4-20-2009 by Ord.
No. 2009-008; amended 6-28-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-008]
G.
During the months of July and August, Memorial Day Weekend (Friday
through Monday) and Labor Day Weekend (Friday through Monday); no
parties, weddings, gatherings, ceremonies or similar special events
shall be permitted on any portion of the boardwalk, including any
adjacent structures such as the Washington Avenue, and Newark Avenue
Gazebo; North and South End Pavilions; and the Pier Beach Boardwalk
Patio Area.
[Added 2-26-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-03]
[Amended 2-26-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-03]
During the months of July and August, Memorial Day Weekend (Friday
through Monday) and Labor Day Weekend (Friday through Monday); Beach
parties, weddings, gatherings, ceremonies and similar events are prohibited
on Borough beaches. Non-beach related items such as tables, upright
chairs, stages, and podiums are prohibited on Borough beaches for
any purpose.
No person or persons shall remain on the beach after the hour
of 12:00 midnight, other than those persons who are actively engaged
in surf-fishing.
[Amended 3-23-2004 by Ord. No. 10-2004]
Lifeguards shall be on duty at the bathing areas between 9:00
a.m. and 6:00 p.m. daily during the bathing season. When bathing shall
be determined to be unsafe and prohibited the Beach Manager or his/her
designee, flags shall be displayed and lifeguard stands shall be turned
down indicating that the beaches are closed and unguarded.
No person or persons shall engage in surf-fishing in the bathing
areas at any time.
No person or persons shall disrobe or dress or undress on the
beachfront or in the water adjacent thereto or on public streets or
in public places or motor vehicles or any other vehicles on the streets
of the Borough or on or under the boardwalk immediately adjacent to
the beachfront.
No person shall be permitted to enter the bathing areas or to
bring any article or object on the bathing areas except through a
designated entrance.
No person or persons shall take or remove any beach sand or
soil from the beachfront.
A.
No person or persons shall use surfboards or rafts or other appliances
which might cause injury to bathers or swimmers upon the beach or
the beachfront or in the waters adjacent thereto without permission
of the lifeguard at the bathing area.
B.
Surfboard riding shall be restricted at all times to those areas
of the beach designated either by resolution of the Mayor and Council
or by written direction of the Beach Manager.
[Amended 3-23-2004 by Ord. No. 10-2004]
No person shall bathe or swim in the Atlantic Ocean from the
Spring Lake beach at a distance greater than that which the lifeguard
in charge shall deem safe.
A.
No scuba diving or similar activity shall be permitted in the Atlantic
Ocean from the beaches of the Borough without permission from the
Chief of Police.
B.
Any person who has obtained permission from the Chief of Police to
scuba dive and has produced the proper certifications for diving and
who allows an uncertified person to use the scuba equipment shall
be subject to the general penalty clauses of the Borough of Spring
Lake. The clear intent of this is one card, one diver. Any violation
will be prosecuted.
C.
Divers shall not be permitted in any location where there are bathers.
[Amended 2-25-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003; 3-22-2005 by Ord. No. 13-2005; 3-7-2006 by Ord. No. 5-2006; 3-6-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-007]
Fees for the use of beaches and pools shall be in accordance
with the fee schedule resolution which shall be adopted annually by
the Mayor and Borough Council. [1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 14-2.20, Registration,
which immediately followed this section, was deleted 9-5-2006 by Ord.
No. 16-2006
[Amended 9-5-2006 by Ord.
No. 16-2006]
Every person using the beachfront of the Borough and the waters adjacent thereto during the bathing season (as determined in accordance with § 114-18) shall obtain a beach badge which shall be visibly worn by the individual at all times and which shall be exhibited upon request to Borough representatives and employees.
The Borough reserves the right to revoke any beach privileges
granted under this article for cause and to retake and impound any
beach identification badge or admission ticket which has been improperly
used or obtained.
[Amended 2-25-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003; 3-6-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-007]
Fees for broken or lost badges shall be in accordance with the
fee schedule resolution which shall be adopted annually by the Mayor
and Borough Council.
[Amended 4-24-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-02]
Food is prohibited on all beaches within the Borough. Nonalcoholic
beverages in nondisposable containers such as thermoses and squeeze
bottles are permitted on all beaches within the Borough. Coolers are
prohibited on the beach. No tents or canopies are permitted, only
umbrellas with one central stanchion to support shade whether upright
or a ninety degree position. Devices designed or used to shade infants,
no larger than thirty six inches high by thirty six inches wide by
thirty six inches deep are permitted for infant use only.
Bathers and all other persons, except those persons engaged
in surf-fishing, are prohibited from going on the jetties in the Borough.
Persons engaged in surf-fishing may not use the jetties, or that side
of the jetties which is either in designated bathing areas or in the
proximate bathing areas thereto, at such times as the beaches are
open for bathing as set forth in this Chapter.
[Amended 3-23-2004 by Ord. No. 10-2004]
The Mayor and Council are authorized and empowered to adopt
by resolution additional rules and regulations for the operation and
maintenance of the beaches, pavilions, boardwalk and areas adjacent
thereto and such additional rules and regulations shall be enforceable
as any other provisions in the this section. To the extent deemed
appropriate, notice of such additional rules and regulations shall
be published and posted where all public notices are posted and, in
addition thereto, at all municipally operated beaches and pools. In
an emergency, either the Council Liaison for the Beachfront or the
Beach Manager may promulgate necessary rules and regulations if deemed
to be for the health, safety and general welfare of the public. Such
emergency rules and regulations shall be reviewed and considered at
the next regular or special meeting of the Mayor and Council at which
time such rules and regulations may be confirmed, amended or revoked.
No person or persons shall peddle, vend, sell, distribute or
offer for sale any goods, wares or merchandise on the dedicated beachfront
or the public walk on the dedicated beachfront. This section does
not apply to the three concessions leased by the Borough to the various
concessioners at the North End Pavilion, South End Pavilion and Pier
Beach.
No person or persons shall solicit any business on the public
walk or dedicated beachfront.
No person or persons shall sell or distribute any leaflets,
circulars, pamphlets or other printed matter upon the dedicated beachfront
or on the public walk.
No person or persons shall use or tamper with any boat or other
lifeguard equipment without the permission of the Captain of the Lifeguards,
except in case of emergency.
A.
The Beach Manager will regulate and control the beachfront as to
determine whether bathing and/or surfing is to be permitted, restricted
or closed after normal operating hours in correlation with this article.
Lifeguards will remain on duty under the direction of the Beach Manager
and the Lifeguard Supervisor. Beaches can be closed to bathing and/or
surfing completely whereby lifeguards and police would keep people
away from the dangerous surf or have restricted bathing and/or surfing
in designated areas as determined by the Beach Manager and the Lifeguard
Supervisor.
[Amended 3-23-2004 by Ord. No. 10-2004]
B.
Under the direction of the Beach Manager and/or Lifeguard Supervisor,
when lifeguards are told to secure and depart the beachfront, the
lifeguards will advise the patrons that they are going off duty and
to not go near the dangerous surf to swim or surf. The Beach Manager
and/or Lifeguard Supervisor will notify Spring Lake Police Department
that the lifeguards are off duty. The Rough Surf Management Plan will
remain in effect until the surf conditions subside and normal beach
operating conditions are in effect.
[Amended 3-23-2004 by Ord. No. 10-2004]
C.
Rules and regulations. In addition to the rules and regulations hereinafter
enumerated, the Borough Council is hereby authorized and empowered
to adopt, by resolution, such other rules and regulations as may be
necessary for the proper control and regulation of the beachfront
and the waters adjacent thereto. The Borough Council is further authorized
and empowered to suspend, modify and/or supplement, by resolution,
for a limited time the operation of certain rules and regulations
governing the beachfront and the waters adjacent thereto in order
the permit or facilitate special events, activities, promotions or
programs authorized by resolution of the Borough Council. The following
rules and regulations are hereby established:
(1)
No person shall bathe in the water adjoining the beachfront within
the Borough of Spring Lake except in certain designated areas to be
hereafter determined from time to time by resolution of the Mayor
and Council and thereafter published in the beach regulations of the
Borough of Spring Lake for the current season or as designated by
signs or flags to be posted by the Beach Manager.
[Amended 3-23-2004 by Ord. No. 10-2004]
(2)
No person shall bathe or swim from the beachfront except from the
protected bathing beaches, as designated by flags or signs and where
lifeguards are provided by the Borough of Spring Lake, and only at
such times as the lifeguards are on duty.
(3)
No person shall use or tamper with any boat or lifeguard equipment
without the permission of either the Beach Manager or Lifeguard Supervisor.
[Amended 3-23-2004 by Ord. No. 10-2004]
(4)
Lifeguards shall be maintained on duty at the protected bathing beaches
hereinafter established between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.,
prevailing time, except at such times when bathing or swimming shall
be deemed dangerous or hazardous by either the Beach Manager or the
Lifeguard Supervisor. When such dangerous conditions exist, a sign
or red flag shall be displayed indicating that the beach is closed
to bathing or swimming, and no person shall bathe or swim in said
waters adjacent to the beach, whether protected or not, at any time
until the signs or flags are removed. No person shall bathe or swim
in the waters adjacent to the beach during the hours of darkness.
[Amended 3-23-2004 by Ord. No. 10-2004]
(5)
Lifeguards shall have charge, control and supervision of the bathing,
swimming and surfing at the respective designated beaches for the
individual designated sports and generally on all the beaches and
beachfront of the Borough and in the waters adjoining the same. It
shall be a violation of this section for any person to refuse to obey
or to disregard the oral or visual command, whistle or signal of any
lifeguard not to enter the beaches, beachfront or waters adjoining
the same, not to surf in the waters, not to swim or bathe beyond the
designated swimming or bathing areas or in waters deemed hazardous
or dangerous by the lifeguard, not to leave the waters or the beach
or beachfront with or without paraphernalia or equipment, whether
swimming, bathing, surfing or being thereon, as the case may be. The
Borough shall provide beach patrols consisting of regular and/or special
police officers.
