§ 5-19. Vehicles prohibited.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate any motorized vehicle of any kind or nature upon the public beach or within public marsh areas within the county limits. All municipal, county, and state police vehicles; municipal, county, or state vehicles operated while cleaning or working on the beach; emergency vehicles; and approved beach franchise vehicles are exempted from the application of this section.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle in the beach access or on the beach, to include, but not be limited to, any motor vehicles, motorcycles, golf carts, or similar type vehicles. All municipal, county, and state police vehicles; municipal, county, and state vehicles operated while cleaning or working on the beach; emergency vehicles, and approved beach franchise vehicles are exempted from the application of this section. Pavement marking and/or signs shall designate the no parking areas in beach accesses.

Exceptions. Appropriate governing councils may issue special permits allowing the temporary suspension of the ordinance from which this section was derived with the consent of council for each occurrence, or by methodology established by such council for such occurrences. Appropriate governing councils may develop "zones" allowing this activity with stated restrictions with the consent of council.

(Ord. No. 27-11, § 1, 5-7-11)