Beach Vendor Meeting

[John G]

Yup, small business member... Don't let the socialist tell you what to do!

You go girl.

 

[Zebraspots]

But similar to the golf cart issue, i have many, many repeat customers that have always stayed in communities like watercolor or rosemary beach that banned or restricted LSV's. These customers have decided to rent elsewhere, so they could still have the luxury of a golf cart. I do believe the same will apply to beach chairs, if you make the luxuries inaccessible, there will definitely be people who decide to go where they can be catered too. My stance on the issue is lets not make vacationing in South Walton more trouble than its worth to our guests. Keep the luxuries readily available.

What some consider a luxury, others consider a nuisance. If the beach chair and other vendors were behaving, these rules wouldn't be necessary.

 

[lenzoe]

How does the county define a public beach vs. a private beach?

And are chair setups at properties that own to the water governed by this ordinance, or by the turtle watch ordinance restricting vendor chair setups to after 7:30 am?

P.S.

If the choice is between chair vendors and those permanent beach tent setups, I think I'll barf.

 

[steel1man]

How does the county define a public beach vs. a private beach? And are chair setups at properties that own to the water governed by this ordinance, or by the turtle watch ordinance restricting vendor chair setups to after 7:30 am? P.S. If the choice is between chair vendors and those permanent beach tent setups, I think I'll barf.

anything left over night on the beach could be collected by SWBControl or there fair game if you want a tent..

 

[lenzoe]

anything left over night on the beach could be collected by SWBControl or there fair game if you want a tent..

Thanks. But I'm curious if chair vendors on "private" beaches, however the county defines those, can set up chairs before 7:30 am, say at 6:30? Or do this and the turtle watch ordinance only apply to "public" beaches. For example, I keep hearing that Adagio has a private beach, or Andy's complex has a private beach. Are they exempt?

And I read the propose ordinance changes a couple of times but couldn't find a definition of "public beach" or "private beach," which is why I ask about the county definition.

 

[Andy A]

As far as the county is concerned, there are no "private" beaches when it come to items left on the beach when they shouldn't be. They can pick them up if left overnight. The turtle watch owns the beach in the morning until 7:30, and rightly so. This includes all beaches. Private beaches are not exempt from Walton County ordinances or turtle watch ordinances and regulations.

 

[miznotebook]

The county and TDC's use of the term "public beaches" has been a little confusing, but in recent discussions on vending they seem to be referring to public beach accesses and beachfront associated with those. This would include the property leased from the state on Grayton Beach, even though it is adjacent to privately-owned upland property. (Vending was discontinued last year on the latter property because upland property owners' permission is required and those owners decided they did not want vending.) The rules for time of vendor access to the beach refer to all vendors in the ordinance.

 

[Rick]

They actually need to wait for the all clear from South Walton Turtle Watch via Alerts.

 

[John G]

Does Walton County know how many Beach Vendors operate on the Beaches of South Walton ?

Are they all in possession of the proper Permits?

 

[steel1man]

Does Walton County know how many Beach Vendors operate on the Beaches of South Walton ? Are they all in possession of the proper Permits?

this AM at 8:00 ish we already have 4 different vendors sit-up ( one first timer) and two more to come,so 6 vendors on one public beach. They will share
41'x41' if passed...#WWF. #Iamsellingtics .Sowal's next problem? vendor fights...on and on.......