Beach Rules and Regulations - 2010

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IN ORDER TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC IN THE USE OF BEACH AND PARKING AREAS OWNED BY The TOWN or DENNIS. THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN DO HEREBY ADOPT THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS:

I. Parking

Admission to parking at the Town Beach Areas as designated shall be governed by the following:

A. Public Parking Areas
 

ONLY REAL ESTATE TAX PAYERS OR YEAR ROUND RESIDENTS SECURING A DENNIS RESIDENT VEHICLE PASS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO PARK IN RESIDENT ONLY BEACH LOTS.

2. A real estate taxpayer or year round resident in the Town of Dennis. Massachusetts. may secure a Dennis Vehicle Pass for each motor vehicle registered or leased in his name. his spouse's name. his company. or his minor dependent. which is valid in all of the above areas for a fee set by the Board of Selectmen. If the property is in a trust. only trustees are entitled to a vehicle pass.
3. Any person not entitled under Section (B) above to receive a Dennis Vehicle Pass may request an administrative review of his claim by the Board of Selectmen or its duly authorized agent. The decision of the Board or its agent as to the issuance of the vehicle Pass shall be final.
4. Any person may secure a weekly vehicle pass for all the designated public parking areas tor a fee. as set by the Board of Selectmen.
5. All persons shall be charged a Beach Parking Fee for use of the above mentioned areas set by the Board of Selectmen. Upon payment of their fee a receipt shall be displayed as to be visible.
6. Commercial and other type buses carrying more than (15) persons will not be permitted to park in the lots. They will be required to drop off and pick up in  a designated area.
7. Each pass shall bear the registration number for the vehicle for which it has been issued and shall be valid ONLY for that vehicle. The pass is only valid if it is attached to the passenger side of the front bumper as directed. Invalid stickers will be removed from the vehicle on which it was found and that vehicle will receive a police violation.
8. Vehicles will be required to pay for any additional spaces they occupy.
9. No person shall park or cause a motor vehicle to be left or parked in the above described areas during posted beach hours without displaying a receipt for the so-called. affixed to his or her vehicle as described above. The penalty for parking in violation of this provision shall be Fifty ($50.00) and shall be enforced in accordance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter90  section 20 A 1/2.

II. Regulations

1. Beaches are staffed by lifeguards only during posted hours. Beach use is at individual's own risk.
2. No alcoholic beverages will be permitted on the beaches or in the parking areas at ANY TIME.
3. No littering will be permitted on the beaches or in the parking areas at ANY TIME. No glass containers or bottles shall be allowed on the beach or in the parking areas at any time.
4. No person will be permitted in the fenced-in or otherwise posted areas of the dunes at ANY TIME.
5. No selling. advertising. or giving away of goods or services will be permitted on the beaches or parking areas. except by concessionaire under contract with the Town of Dennis or with the prior approval of the Board of Selectmen.
6. Unless otherwise authorized. beaches and beach parking areas are closed to the general public during posted hours as determined by the Board of Selectmen.
7. No animals or pets will be permitted on the beaches. in the parking areas.
   or in unattended vehicles in the parking areas AT ANY TIME from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
8. Access to Town owned beach parking areas may be restricted at the discretion of the appropriate Town agents at any time.
9. Bathing suits are required at all beaches at all times.
10. Use of open fires is prohibited at all times. The use of grills and other contained tires are permitted only with prior approval of the Beach Department in designated parking areas.
11. Rollerblades. skateboards and roller skates and scooters are prohibited from all town beach parking lots when staffed.
12. Windsurfing and board rigging at West Dennis Beach are restricted to the designated area for said purpose and access to the beach is limited to specified pathways. No rigging shall occur within the dunes at any beach. Equipment shall not be left in the parking lot in such a manner ocupy an additional parking space
13. No boating. fishing. windsurfing or scuba diving will be permitted in areas designated by lifeguards as swimming areas.
14. No radio, tape machine, or other sound device by which sound may be reproduced and/or amplified shall be operated on any beach or parking facility owned and operated by the Town of Dennis in such a manner as to be audible beyond a radius of 15 feet from its location.
15. No individual or group of individuals will be granted reserved parking places.
16. No ball playing. tossing of frisbees. or other objects will be permitted with out expressed permission of the lifeguard and in areas to be designated by the lifeguards or appropriate town agents.
17. Use of rafts. inllatables or umbrellas. tents. or kites may be prohibited as directed by appropriate Town agents and lifeguards.
18. Children under ten (10) years of age must be accompanied by an adult or person responsible for his or her behavior within the beach area.
19. Town officials and lifeguards must be obeyed in the enforcement of above regulationsand in any other situation in which the judgement of the lifeguard or appropriate Town agent must be exercised for the protection and safety of persons using the beach facilities.
20. Regulations No.1 through 10 will be in effect at all times during the year. Regulations No.11-21 inclusive. will be in effect during posted beach hours.
21. Any violation of the above regulations may result in a criminal complaint for which a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300.00) may be imposed for each of tense. As an alternative to the criminal complaint process an enforcement official may issue a noncriminal violation notice with a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) for any violation of these regulations pursuant to the provisions of Massachusetts General Law 40-21D and Town of Dennis By-law.