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lenzoe

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Thanks for the posting. Any idea what this is about? Is there a draft of a new ordinance out there for consideration? What exactly is a beach activities ordinance? It sounds potentially very wide ranging.

Kurt

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Here is the current ordinance - [URL]http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1366[/URL]

It covers just about everything concerning what happens on and around the beach.

Here is the current ordinance - <a href="http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1366" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1366</a> 
 
It covers just about everything concerning what happens on and around the beach.

Thanks!

Do you know if these meetings are part of a regular review process for the whole ordinance, or are there specific changes being considered?

Thanks! 
 
Do you know if these meetings are part of a regular review process for the whole ordinance, or are there specific changes being considered?

miznotebook

I know some issues with beach vending had been discussed during the beach season. The commissioners had said once the season was over, they would set up a workshop or workshops to deal with those and see if the requirements for vendors in the ordinance needed to be reworked. I don't know of any requirement for a regular review of the ordinance.

I know some issues with beach vending had been discussed during the beach season. The commissioners had said once the season was over, they would set up a workshop or workshops to deal with those and see if the requirements for vendors in the ordinance needed to be reworked. I don&#039;t know of any requirement for a regular review of the ordinance.

Maybe related to this thread -
[url]http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php/64262-Walton-County-Vending[/url]

Maybe related to this thread - 
<a href="http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php/64262-Walton-County-Vending" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php/64262-Walton-County-Vending</a>

BeachSiO2

Sorry, but I don't have any details either.

Sorry, but I don&#039;t have any details either.

Teresa

SoWal Guide

[quote="BeachSiO2, post: 775365"]FYI.  I received this today..

[B]NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR BEACH ACTIVITIES ORDINANCE[/B]
 
You are hereby notified and invited to a series of Public Workshops to allow input from the public regarding the Beach Activities Ordinance.  
 
November 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 
 
November 8, 2012 at 1:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse located at 571 US Highway 90 West, DeFuniak Springs, FL.
 
November 15, 2012 at 4:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL.  
 
Please be advised that two or more Walton County Commissioners may attend this meeting.
 
 
Best regards,
 
Louis E. Svehla
Public Information Manager
Walton Board of County Commissioners[/QUOTE]

thanks for hereby notifying SoWal members!

keep us posted on any details you know about...

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="BeachSiO2">FYI. I received this today.. 
 
NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR BEACH ACTIVITIES ORDINANCE 
 
You are hereby notified and invited to a series of Public Workshops to allow input from the public regarding the Beach Activities Ordinance. 
 
November 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 
 
November 8, 2012 at 1:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse located at 571 US Highway 90 West, DeFuniak Springs, FL. 
 
November 15, 2012 at 4:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL. 
 
Please be advised that two or more Walton County Commissioners may attend this meeting. 
 
 
Best regards, 
 
Louis E. Svehla 
Public Information Manager 
Walton Board of County Commissioners</blockquote> 
thanks for hereby notifying SoWal members! 
 
keep us posted on any details you know about...

[quote="Teresa, post: 775429"]thanks for hereby notifying SoWal members!

keep us posted on any details you know about...[/QUOTE]

Will do.  I'm not really involved but am trying to help get the word out!  Hopefully people we will be able to find a time and location to participate.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Teresa">thanks for hereby notifying SoWal members! 
 
keep us posted on any details you know about...</blockquote> 
Will do. I&#039;m not really involved but am trying to help get the word out! Hopefully people we will be able to find a time and location to participate.

This newer version of the notice gives links to a resolution and changes to the ordinance that the commissioners will be considering at the workshops:

[B]UPDATE: LINKS INCLUDED: NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR BEACH ACTIVITIES ORDINANCE -[/B]

NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR BEACH ACTIVITIES ORDINANCE
You are hereby notified and invited to a series of Public Workshops to allow input from the public regarding the Beach Activities Ordinance. 
November 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 
November 8, 2012 at 1:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse located at 571 US Highway 90 West, DeFuniak Springs, FL.
November 15, 2012 at 4:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL. 
Supporting documents can be downloaded by accessing the two following links.
Civil Citation Fee Resolution: [URL]http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6652[/URL]
Ordinance: [URL]http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6653[/URL]
Please be advised that two or more Walton County Commissioners may attend this meeting.

This newer version of the notice gives links to a resolution and changes to the ordinance that the commissioners will be considering at the workshops: 
 
UPDATE: LINKS INCLUDED: NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR BEACH ACTIVITIES ORDINANCE - 
 
NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR BEACH ACTIVITIES ORDINANCE 
You are hereby notified and invited to a series of Public Workshops to allow input from the public regarding the Beach Activities Ordinance. 
November 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 
November 8, 2012 at 1:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse located at 571 US Highway 90 West, DeFuniak Springs, FL. 
November 15, 2012 at 4:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL. 
Supporting documents can be downloaded by accessing the two following links. 
Civil Citation Fee Resolution: <a href="http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6652" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6652</a> 
Ordinance: <a href="http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6653" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6653</a> 
Please be advised that two or more Walton County Commissioners may attend this meeting.

[quote="miznotebook, post: 775510"]This newer version of the notice gives links to a resolution and changes to the ordinance that the commissioners will be considering at the workshops:

[B]UPDATE: LINKS INCLUDED: NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR BEACH ACTIVITIES ORDINANCE -[/B]

NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR BEACH ACTIVITIES ORDINANCE
You are hereby notified and invited to a series of Public Workshops to allow input from the public regarding the Beach Activities Ordinance. 
November 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 
November 8, 2012 at 1:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse located at 571 US Highway 90 West, DeFuniak Springs, FL.
November 15, 2012 at 4:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL. 
Supporting documents can be downloaded by accessing the two following links.
Civil Citation Fee Resolution: [URL]http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6652[/URL]
Ordinance: [URL]http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6653[/URL]
Please be advised that two or more Walton County Commissioners may attend this meeting.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the links. If I'm reading those right, it looks like this is primarily to move the fees for existing citations to a separate document.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="miznotebook">This newer version of the notice gives links to a resolution and changes to the ordinance that the commissioners will be considering at the workshops: 
 
UPDATE: LINKS INCLUDED: NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR BEACH ACTIVITIES ORDINANCE - 
 
NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR BEACH ACTIVITIES ORDINANCE 
You are hereby notified and invited to a series of Public Workshops to allow input from the public regarding the Beach Activities Ordinance. 
November 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 
November 8, 2012 at 1:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse located at 571 US Highway 90 West, DeFuniak Springs, FL. 
November 15, 2012 at 4:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL. 
Supporting documents can be downloaded by accessing the two following links. 
Civil Citation Fee Resolution: <a href="http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6652" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6652</a> 
Ordinance: <a href="http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6653" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6653</a> 
Please be advised that two or more Walton County Commissioners may attend this meeting.</blockquote> 
Thanks for the links. If I&#039;m reading those right, it looks like this is primarily to move the fees for existing citations to a separate document.

It was my understanding that they wanted to start using the citation and fine process more for violations of the ordinance rather than charges of violations having to go before a judge to be dealt with, which takes time. I think the resolution is required to change the beach activities ordinance and that the changes would be reflected in the ordinance as well as in the resolution. I will try to find out more next week.

Beach Runner

beats on hood

Okay, thanks for the info. I will not attend to avoid cancelling my classes in GA. If the issues gets scarier, I'll be there. Most people don't understand that. I can't reschedule classes for legal reasons. So we college professors don't have the freedom that most working people have to reschedule a meeting, appointment, work schedule, etc.

Okay, thanks for the info. I will not attend to avoid cancelling my classes in GA. If the issues gets scarier, I&#039;ll be there. Most people don&#039;t understand that. I can&#039;t reschedule classes for legal reasons. So we college professors don&#039;t have the freedom that most working people have to reschedule a meeting, appointment, work schedule, etc.

I found out yesterday that the county is holding the workshops to get public input on the beach activity ordinance and especially ways to make the ordinance more enforceable. People will able to comment on any part of the ordinance. The parts of the ordinance document that are highlighted or underlined are changes that the county will consider making. The workshops are being hosted by county administration, not by the county commission, although one or more commissioners may attend. So there will be no votes by the commissioners at the workshops. Any proposed changes will come before the county commission later on in one of their regular meetings.

Updated information on the Beach Activities Ordinance workshops posted today:
Posted on: November 1, 2012 [h=3]UPDATED DOCUMENTATION: NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR BEACH ACTIVITIES ORDINANCE -[/h]Please see update below under Ordinance Link.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR BEACH ACTIVITIES ORDINANCE
You are hereby notified and invited to a series of Public Workshops to allow input from the public regarding the Beach Activities Ordinance. 
• November 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 
• November 8, 2012 at 1:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse located at 571 US Highway 90 West, DeFuniak Springs, FL.
• November 15, 2012 at 4:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL. 
Supporting documents can be downloaded by accessing the two following links.
Civil Citation Fee Resolution: [url]http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6652[/url]
Ordinance: [url]http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6653[/url] 
(The above link represents an updated DRAFT of the Beach Activities Ordinance that will be used for the public workshops. It is in the strike-through/underline format. The deleted information has been struck-through and new language is underlined. Pages 12 through 25 were intentionally not included as they contain only deleted information that was duplicated in our existing code of ordinances. Any language in red are staff notes or questions that will be discussed at the workshops.)
Following the workshops, the results will be presented to the Walton County Board of County Commissioners in order to schedule a public meeting.
Note: There may be additional changes made to the linked documents prior to the public workshops.
Please be advised that two or more Walton County Commissioners may attend this meeting. 

[url]www.co.walton.fl.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=518[/url]

Updated information on the Beach Activities Ordinance workshops posted today: 
Posted on: November 1, 2012 [h=3]UPDATED DOCUMENTATION: NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR BEACH ACTIVITIES ORDINANCE -[/h]Please see update below under Ordinance Link. 
NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR BEACH ACTIVITIES ORDINANCE 
You are hereby notified and invited to a series of Public Workshops to allow input from the public regarding the Beach Activities Ordinance. 
• November 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 
• November 8, 2012 at 1:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse located at 571 US Highway 90 West, DeFuniak Springs, FL. 
• November 15, 2012 at 4:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL. 
Supporting documents can be downloaded by accessing the two following links. 
Civil Citation Fee Resolution: <a href="http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6652" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6652</a> 
Ordinance: <a href="http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6653" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.co.walton.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6653</a> 
(The above link represents an updated DRAFT of the Beach Activities Ordinance that will be used for the public workshops. It is in the strike-through/underline format. The deleted information has been struck-through and new language is underlined. Pages 12 through 25 were intentionally not included as they contain only deleted information that was duplicated in our existing code of ordinances. Any language in red are staff notes or questions that will be discussed at the workshops.) 
Following the workshops, the results will be presented to the Walton County Board of County Commissioners in order to schedule a public meeting. 
Note: There may be additional changes made to the linked documents prior to the public workshops. 
Please be advised that two or more Walton County Commissioners may attend this meeting. 
 
<a href="http://www.co.walton.fl.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=518" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">www.co.walton.fl.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=518</a>

FYI.  I received this today..

[B]NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR BEACH ACTIVITIES ORDINANCE[/B]
 
You are hereby notified and invited to a series of Public Workshops to allow input from the public regarding the Beach Activities Ordinance.  
 
November 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 
 
November 8, 2012 at 1:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse located at 571 US Highway 90 West, DeFuniak Springs, FL.
 
November 15, 2012 at 4:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL.  
 
Please be advised that two or more Walton County Commissioners may attend this meeting.
 
 
Best regards,
 
Louis E. Svehla
Public Information Manager
Walton Board of County Commissioners

FYI. I received this today.. 
 
NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR BEACH ACTIVITIES ORDINANCE 
 
You are hereby notified and invited to a series of Public Workshops to allow input from the public regarding the Beach Activities Ordinance. 
 
November 7, 2012 at 10:00 AM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 
 
November 8, 2012 at 1:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse located at 571 US Highway 90 West, DeFuniak Springs, FL. 
 
November 15, 2012 at 4:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL. 
 
Please be advised that two or more Walton County Commissioners may attend this meeting. 
 
 
Best regards, 
 
Louis E. Svehla 
Public Information Manager 
Walton Board of County Commissioners

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