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htjhs8Beach Lover
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besides having a "real" 4wd vehicle......

what is required to register your vehicle?

1. florida vehicle registration ?
2. proof of insurance ?
3. proof of florida address ?

just wondering......thks

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jodiFL avatar
jodiFLBeach Fanatic
#2
You have to OWN property in Walton county and bring proof, vehicle registration and they will walk out to your vehicle to make sure it IS 4wd. The lady told me you would be surprised how many people want one for their cars etc like its some kind of bumper sticker.
wrobert avatar
wrobertBeach Fanatic
#3
You have to OWN property in Walton county and bring proof, vehicle registration and they will walk out to your vehicle to make sure it IS 4wd. The lady told me you would be surprised how many people want one for their cars etc like its some kind of bumper sticker.


Another ordinance in direct violation of the US Constitution. Full faith and credit......baby!
ShallowsNole avatar
ShallowsNoleBeach Fanatic
#4
Another ordinance in direct violation of the US Constitution. Full faith and credit......baby!

And your alternative is to close the beach to driving altogether?

In case you didn't notice, some of us have difficulty trodding through knee-deep soft sand, even before alcohol becomes involved. :blush:
Matt J avatar
Matt JSWGB
#5
You have to OWN property in Walton county and bring proof, vehicle registration and they will walk out to your vehicle to make sure it IS 4wd. The lady told me you would be surprised how many people want one for their cars etc like its some kind of bumper sticker.

Apparently it was the car accessory in ATL for a while.

Another ordinance in direct violation of the US Constitution. Full faith and credit......baby!

So any other state in the union has the ability to issue these stickers and Walton county must accept them?
Miss Kitty avatar
Miss KittyMeow
#6
Another ordinance in direct violation of the US Constitution. Full faith and credit......baby!

Stop being a right fendered lug nut job. 😀
Lynnie avatar
LynnieSoWal Insider
#7
Apparently it was the car accessory in ATL for a while.

You know? I did see several with a bunch of the beach permits strategically placed on the window so that you could see the number of permits.......i.e. number of years! It was an elitist club for certain!

Funny you mention that......... :funn:

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jodiFL avatar
jodiFLBeach Fanatic
#8
Apparently it was the car accessory in ATL for a while.

I told her she should just go ahead and take the money to pad the county coffers. Then let local businesses make $$ pulling those Lexus' and BMWs off the beach. Hey if they want to pay $100 for a bumper sticker.....:idontno:
wrobert avatar
wrobertBeach Fanatic
#9
And your alternative is to close the beach to driving altogether?

In case you didn't notice, some of us have difficulty trodding through knee-deep soft sand, even before alcohol becomes involved. :blush:


Well really they should. Would be the best thing for the environment that everyone proclaims to wanting to protect.

But I am a realist and they do make around a million a year on those stickers. So if they are going to sell them, then they need to sell them. To anyone that wants to buy them.

As for the walking thing, I offered to push you.
wrobert avatar
wrobertBeach Fanatic
#10
besides having a "real" 4wd vehicle......

what is required to register your vehicle?

1. florida vehicle registration ?
2. proof of insurance ?
3. proof of florida address ?

just wondering......thks


Well I believe that the whole owning property requirement is a bit over the top, it does not say how much property. So if you need to own some Walton County property, let me know, I can fix you up with a sq foot to meet requirement. While you will have to pay the county annually for the permit, you can buy me off just once.
ShallowsNole avatar
ShallowsNoleBeach Fanatic
#11
Doesn't matter how much property, or where in Walton County it is. My teenage son could legitimately buy a permit (IF he had a 4WD) since his name is on a deed to a small piece of the farm.
wrobert avatar
wrobertBeach Fanatic
#12
Doesn't matter how much property, or where in Walton County it is. My teenage son could legitimately buy a permit (IF he had a 4WD) since his name is on a deed to a small piece of the farm.


That is the way I am figuring it. So I guess I will sell some land for a $100 a sq ft. and let people get them a beach permit so they can go down there and destroy the ecosystem like the rest of us.
30ashopper avatar
30ashopperSoWal Insider
#13
besides having a "real" 4wd vehicle......

what is required to register your vehicle?

1. florida vehicle registration ?
2. proof of insurance ?
3. proof of florida address ?

just wondering......thks

All I needed was my drivers license. She looked up my jeep registration / property ownership on the computer. No inspection was needed.
scooterbug44 avatar
scooterbug44SoWal Expert
#14
That is the way I am figuring it. So I guess I will sell some land for a $100 a sq ft. and let people get them a beach permit so they can go down there and destroy the ecosystem like the rest of us.

Eat some prunes already!

Nothing wrong with the requirement that you own land to get a beach permit. As you pointed out, someone could own a square foot and get a permit.

And the amount of "destruction to the ecosystem" caused by driving a permitted vehicle in a designated area is so minimal it is ridiculous. :roll:
conched outBeach Lover
#15
Please don't judge me :blush:
Where is the county office.
Won't use (the sticker/beach) much I promise.
wrobert avatar
wrobertBeach Fanatic
#16
Eat some prunes already!

Nothing wrong with the requirement that you own land to get a beach permit. As you pointed out, someone could own a square foot and get a permit.

And the amount of "destruction to the ecosystem" caused by driving a permitted vehicle in a designated area is so minimal it is ridiculous. :roll:


So it is okay with you to destroy the ecosystem as long as it is just a little bit of destruction? Interesting. Instead of the debate being about destruction, it gets to be about the amount of destruction and where that line is crossed. One drop of oil ruins millions of gallons of water.

The owning land requirement is a bit unconstitutional, unless you are one of those that believes the Constitution is a 'living' document, subject to change and interpretation as seen fit for the times.
ShallowsNole avatar
ShallowsNoleBeach Fanatic
#17
So it is okay with you to destroy the ecosystem as long as it is just a little bit of destruction? Interesting. Instead of the debate being about destruction, it gets to be about the amount of destruction and where that line is crossed. One drop of oil ruins millions of gallons of water.

The owning land requirement is a bit unconstitutional, unless you are one of those that believes the Constitution is a 'living' document, subject to change and interpretation as seen fit for the times.

So a county commission cannot enact laws to protect the rights of its landowners and residents in the face of challenges brought on by a changing society that threatens a community's way of life?

Dear, you understand the reasons the permits have restrictions. You just like to argue about it. :roll:
Matt J avatar
Matt JSWGB
#18
The owning land requirement is a bit unconstitutional, unless you are one of those that believes the Constitution is a 'living' document, subject to change and interpretation as seen fit for the times.

A bit unconstitutional? Isn't that like being sorta pregnant?
wrobert avatar
wrobertBeach Fanatic
#19
So a county commission cannot enact laws to protect the rights of its landowners and residents in the face of challenges brought on by a changing society that threatens a community's way of life?

Dear, you understand the reasons the permits have restrictions. You just like to argue about it. :roll:


I understand the reasons. Just like some dislike Walmart and McDonald's others are afraid that those people who can not afford to buy beach land will slip down here and drive on their beaches. But the beaches belong to the people. Not the BCC or Walton County landowners.

The only problem is the BCC does not have the legal authority to require that you own land to enjoy a public beach. Remove the beaches from the argument. What if they required you owned land to use Helen McCall Park or the Bark Park?
scooterbug44 avatar
scooterbug44SoWal Expert
#20
Study your history - when the Constitution was written only white male property owners were allowed to have certain rights - among them voting. Thus, making landownership one of the prerequisitives to drive a vehicle on the beach does NOT violate the Constitution.

I've never heard anyone complain that they couldn't drive on the beach because they didn't own property - more that they didn't have the appropriate vehicle.

Owning beach land isn't the criteria, owning land anywhere in Walton County (yes, even north of the bay) is the criteria. Since one could argue that a family in Freeport is more likely to own a 4 wheel drive vehicle than a family in Seaside, your attempt to make it a class issue falls flat. A lack of land ownership does not preclude anyone from enjoying the beach, merely driving on it!

And as far as ecological damage, that is why you can only drive your vehicle on one small part of the beach.

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