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TOWN OF YARMOUTH
BEACH MANAGEMENT PLAN
South Middle Beach & Judan Way
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
April 2025
(updated July 2025)
Prepared for:
Town of Yarmouth
Department of Public Works
Parks Division
74 Town Brook Road
West Yarmouth, MA 02673
Prepared by:
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BEACH MANAGEMENT PLAN
South Middle Beach & Judan Way
Yarmouth, MA
Table of Contents
1.0 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 1
2.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS .............................................................................................. 1
3.0 MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................... 4
3.1 Beach Maintenance ................................................................................................................... 5
Proactive Beach Maintenance Activities ................................................................................... 5
Reactive Beach Maintenance Activities .................................................................................... 5
3.2 Existing Beach Equipment and Typical Uses ............................................................................ 7
3.3 Emergency Procedures for Seaweed Management ................................................................. 8
3.4 Operations and Special Events ................................................................................................. 8
4.0 BEACH ACCESS POINTS.............................................................................................. 9
4.1 All Access Points ....................................................................................................................... 9
4.2 Access Points for Annual Maintenance ................................................................................... 10
5.0 PROTECTION OF SHOREBIRD NESTING HABITAT ...................................................... 10
6.0 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................. 12
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A – Access and Maintenance Plan
Attachment B – Rules & Regulations for Town Parks and Beaches and Park & Beach Parking Areas
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BEACH MANAGEMENT PLAN
South Middle Beach and Judan Way
265 South Shore Drive, Yarmouth, MA
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Town of Yarmouth (the Town) Department of Public Works, Parks Division (Parks) serves
the community through the delivery of safe, healthy, accessible, quality, year-round leisure-time
experiences in addition to preserving and improving its parks and resources. An important
aspect of the Parks duties involves maintenance and management of public beach areas,
including cleaning and grooming beaches, litter control, garbage removal, restroom
maintenance, and collection of daily beach fees, as well as overall management of beaches in
collaboration with the Town’s Division of Recreation and the Division of Natural Resources. The
Town owns and manages many coastal and freshwater beaches, most of which provide the
public with year-round access to recreational opportunities, attracting both locals and visitors
with various available waterfront activities.
South Middle Beach and Judan Way (the Site) are popular Yarmouth coastal beaches, serving
residents and year-round tourists and driving economic activity, particularly during the summer
season. Additionally, these beaches support various coastal wetland resource areas, including
Coastal Beach, Coastal Dune, and Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage, and are valuable
coastal resiliency, wildlife habitat, recreational, and tourism resource for the Town and its
residents and visitors.
This Beach Management Plan (the Plan) provides a detailed outline of proposed beach
management activities for the beaches at South Middle Beach and Judan Way, with overall
goals including protection and maximization of wetland resource area values; allowance of
adequate public access; and preservation of recreational values. To address these goals, the
Plan details proposed management/maintenance activities specific to the Site in a manner that
is compliant with the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act (M.G.L. Ch. 131 § 40) and the
Town of Yarmouth Wetlands Protection Bylaw (Ch. 143). These beach areas are combined
together in this management plan for the purposes of operational efficiency, as they are in close
proximity to one another and have been maintained as a single site by the Town, relative to
beach management activities.
2.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS
South Middle Beach is a coastal beach on the Nantucket Sound, located at 265 South Shore
Drive, Yarmouth, MA (Photo 1). This part of the Site is 3 acres in total area with additional
amenities and resources including a restroom facility adjacent to South Shore Drive, lifeguard
stands along the beach, and a residents-only parking lot north of the Site at 268 South Shore
Drive. The northern half of the Site is a pine-oak forested area with access paths to and from
the parking area, and a pick-up/drop-off driveway near the road and bathroom facility. South of
the forested area, the Site supports a Coastal Dune and Coastal Beach, with a sand path
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through the dune providing access to the beach area, which includes a wooden stairway at the
north side of the dune (Attachment A). Just prior to Memorial Day Weekend (on or around May
15th), the Town installs seasonal Americans with Disabilities Act compliant (ADA) mats (mobi-
mats) along the access path to the beach to provide a more stable access surface during the
beach season for those with disabilities or mobility challenges. The Site borders residential
properties to the east and west and South Shore Drive to the north.
Photo 1. View looking east from the west side of South Middle Beach.
The Judan Way public beach area is a coastal beach on the Nantucket Sound, located within
the Right-of-Way between 18 Beachwood Road and 14 Judan Way, Yarmouth, MA (Photo 2).
The Site is approximately 8,000 square feet in total area from the southern end of the paved
Judan Way roadway and is separated from the South Middle Beach site by the 14 Judan Way
property (approximately 80 feet between the sites). Public parking spaces are available along
the Judan Way roadway. Just prior to Memorial Day Weekend (on or around May 15th), the
Town installs seasonal Americans with Disabilities Act compliant (ADA) mats (mobi-mats) along
the access path between Judan Way and the beach to provide a more stable access surface for
those with disabilities or mobility challenges. This area of the Site borders residential properties
to the east and west and South Shore Drive to the north.
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Photo 2. View looking northwest at the Judan Way beach area.
South Middle Beach and Judan Way are valuable coastal resiliency, wildlife habitat,
recreational, and tourism resources for the Town of Yarmouth, its residents, and visitors.
Coastal Beaches and Coastal Dunes are significant to wildlife, wildlife habitat, storm damage
prevention, flood control, and recreation. Coastal Beaches dissipate wave energy with their
gentle slope, their permeability, and their granular nature, which in turn, permit changes in
beach form in response to changes in wave condition. Coastal Dunes play an important role in
protecting landward resource areas and properties from storm damage and flooding by
dissipating wave energy and/ or blocking storm elevated sea levels and storm waves.
The Site is mapped as Priority Habitat of Rare Species (PH 2156) and Estimated Habitat of
Rare Wildlife (EH 693) as classified by the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program
of the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (NHESP). As such, these beaches
provide important nesting habitat for state-listed shorebirds, such as Piping Plovers (Charadrius
melodus) and Least Terns (Sternula antillarum), both of which are protected under the
Massachusetts Endangered Species Act; Piping Plovers are also federally protected under the
Endangered Species Act.
The Site is also an important recreational and tourism resource offering approximately 310
combined linear feet of public beach and quality amenities for residents and tourists. To
maintain the quality of the beach resource for recreational purposes while protecting the value
of the coastal wetland resource areas and rare species habitat, a balanced approach to the Site
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maintenance activities must be achieved through the use of best management practices for
Coastal Beach and Coastal Dune management.
3.0 MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
Management activities at the Site include both proactive and reactive measures within coastal
dune and coastal beach, including protection/preservation, beach maintenance, seaweed
management, and oversight and care of man-made structures or amenities such as access
points/paths, fencing, and ADA mats (.
Primary Coastal Dunes are the first line of defense against coastal storm flooding and serve as
a sand source to adjacent beaches. Beach grasses, drift/wrack material, and other vegetation
on the dunes trap sand and store it as a future sediment supply for the beaches. To protect
public and private property, the primary Coastal Dune should be preserved and protected as a
continuous, unbroken natural barrier along the length of the Coastal Beach to the greatest
extent possible. It is also important to provide controlled and managed access points for
recreational users of the Coastal Beach. The beach areas provide recreational benefits to all,
and as such, the Town has a vital interest in the continued protection of the Coastal Beach and
Coastal Dune areas. Protection of these interests is supported by routine annual maintenance
activities performed by the Town.
The Coastal Dunes at the Site have undergone notable growth over the past 20 years, creating
a healthy and important coastal resource; however, this growth, along with seasonally set-
aside/protected nesting habitat areas, has reduced the overall availability of access paths and
recreational areas of the beach for tourists and residents.
Figure 1. Change in South Middle Beach and Judan Way Dunes between 2005 and 2024 (Source:
Google Earth).
In the past, the Town has carried out small scale dune maintenance to limit further dune
expansion. This included the excavation of the un-vegetated toe of the dune and redistribution
of the sand onto the main beach area, and the clearing of windblown sand within the access
paths to the beach. This activity can have a destabilizing effect on the dune and negatively
impact habitat for nesting shore birds; therefore, this practice is no longer allowed, and the dune
2005 2012 2024
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system shall be allowed to migrate naturally. The exception to this is the activity of clearing
windblown sand built up along the designated access points/pathways (Access Points A and
B) as shown on Attachment A. The Town wishes to maintain the access paths at their existing
width as delineated by the sand fencing set in place at the beginning of each season.
To maintain these access points, accumulated sand will be removed using a front-end loader,
skid steer, and/or excavator and all care will be taken to minimize impact to dune stability and
vegetation. No heavy equipment will be used on or within 15 feet of the toe of the dune outside
these access pathways, and no heavy equipment will be used below the Mean High Water
(MHW) line 2.4 feet (NAVD88).
3.1 Beach Maintenance
Beach maintenance includes both proactive and reactive measures that occur throughout the
year. All maintenance activities will be carried out to avoid negative effects to Coastal Beach
and adjacent Coastal Dunes.
Proactive Beach Maintenance Activities
Proactive maintenance includes oversight and care of man-made structures such as access
points/paths and fencing, maintenance of accumulated seaweed and debris, and American
beachgrass (Ammophila breviligulata) plantings.
Plantings of American beachgrass would occur annually as part of the Beach Management Plan
on an as needed basis and may be proactive or reactive. Beachgrass plantings would occur
along the dune crest and back slope of the dune or along the front slope of the dune in areas
adjacent to beach access ways to improve dune stability and coastal resilience or to mitigate
dune erosion. While sand fencing is set in place along access points at the onset of each
season, the areas in proximity to the dunes will be assessed for erosion (or damage from
beachgoers) at the end of each season, and planted in March, if determined by Natural
Resources, Conservation, and DPW to be of significant concern. It is estimated that no more
than 100-200 SF of beachgrass would be planted in any given location.
Beachgrass plantings will be installed with 12-18” spacing between plugs, 2 culms per plug. If
plantings occur on the front (seaward facing) slope of a dune, spacing is increased to 36” on
center.
All proactive maintenance shall occur before April 1st to avoid negative impacts to nesting plover
and tern populations in compliance with the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (MESA),
M.G.L. c.131A, and its associated implementing regulations (321 CMR 10.00).
Reactive Beach Maintenance Activities
Seaweed serves as a critical source of food and important habitat for marine animals. Plant
debris deposited on the shoreline also provides important nutrients and organic matter for the
ecosystem. Organic matter in the drift line (the area where items from the sea are deposited on
the shore between high and low tides) provides food and habitat for small crustaceans and
several other species, which then provide food for fish, crabs, and nesting and migrating birds.
Vegetative debris along the drift/wrack line is vital for resident and migratory shorebirds, which
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feed largely on invertebrates which eat the vegetation. The drift/wrack line also catches sand
that facilitates the development and build-up of beaches and dunes, which is important for storm
damage protection and flood control.
Under normal conditions (non-emergency conditions), seaweed removal from the beach shall
be limited to the area between 15 feet seaward of the base of the primary dune and MHW (2.4
feet NAVD88), following the above-noted best practices. Excess accumulations of seaweed on
the Site beaches can cause aesthetic and/or public health concerns and management
challenges, particularly during warmer weather when the material decays and causes odor
problems. Monitoring seaweed build-up and removal of a portion of the fresh seaweed material
by hand on a regular basis during periods of high accumulation may help to control the amount
of seaweed that accumulates over time and reduce the need for more intensive mechanical
raking.
The season during which policy applies: This policy is in effect during the public swimming
season (third week of June through Labor Day).
Reactive beach maintenance includes removal of marine debris1 to provide the public with a
litter free beach; removal of excessive amounts of fly infested seaweed that has been declared
a health hazard by the Health Department; and emergency measures in the wake of severe
weather events.
Beach cleaning will be carried out seasonally beginning in mid-March using a tractor with a
towable beach rake to remove debris. Removal activities will be conducted on an ‘as needed’
basis, but generally not more than two (2) times per week and every effort will be made to
remove as little sediment from the beach as possible. Maintenance equipment and access to all
beach areas of the Site will be from the Judan Way location.
The following best practices for beach cleaning shall be followed:
1) All machinery used on the beach shall remain at least 15 feet seaward of the dune toe to
protect the stability and ecology of the dune area. The toe of the dune is the location of a
visible break in slope and is not necessarily occupied by dune vegetation. It is
understood that if this provision is violated, beach cleaning will be prohibited under an
Enforcement Order issued by the Conservation Commission.
2) Removal efforts shall be focused on the areas of trash and nuisance seaweed on the
open beach area. No raking shall occur below the MHW line (within the intertidal zone),
leaving the lower drift/wrack line(s) to provide a seed source, nutrient source, and
foraging habitat for shorebirds and to help build the beach and dunes.
3) The mechanical rake shall be set to only skim the surface to avoid scraping or moving
beach sediments.
4) Beach raking will be performed, if necessary, after assessments of the beach area are
conducted by Town staff. The primary focus of raking is to provide the public with a
1 Marine debris is defined as any persistent solid material that is manufactured or processed and directly
or indirectly, intentionally or unintentionally, disposed of or abandoned into the marine environment.
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recreational beach that is free of trash and nuisance seaweed , as well as to fill any
holes that may cause safety concerns.
5) Under ‘normal’ conditions, bucket loaders shall not be used to collect seaweed; these
vehicles can be used to transport seaweed collected by the mechanical rake.
6) All beach cleaning activities shall be carried out in accordance with the MESA
regulations in conjunction with oversight by Mass Audubon during the shorebird nesting
bird season (between April 1st and August 31st).
7) Material removed from the beach shall be deposited at an appropriate off-site facility.
3.2 Existing Beach Equipment and Typical Uses
Table 1 below provides details on the types and typical uses of Town-owned equipment that will
be utilized to implement the Site maintenance activities noted in this plan.
Table 1. Existing Beach Equipment and Typical Uses
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3.3 Emergency Procedures for Seaweed Management
During various times of the year, major storms could deposit excessive amounts of seaweed in
areas approved for routine maintenance activities. In the event that extreme volumes of
seaweed have accumulated at the Site and as deemed to create a public health or safety
concern by the Board of Health, the Yarmouth Public Works staff will follow emergency
guidelines as stated in the Yarmouth Wetlands Protection Bylaw (Ch. 143 § 7).
The presence of excessive seaweed material could potentially hinder or prevent these routine
maintenance activities due to the volume of debris, and additional equipment, including a skid
steer loader and/or excavator (with suitable attachments), may be necessary to assist in
removal. If this type of equipment use is necessary, the operators will employ the safest, most
efficient, and effective best management practices available during the execution of the removal
activities to ensure the coastal resource areas are protected as required. This procedure will
only take place after consultation with the Conservation Agent and the Director of Public Works,
and an administrative approval/sign off.
Although seaweed is a natural, organic material, once it is removed from a beach, disposal can
pose some challenges. Disposal strategies will vary depending on the potential space available
for storage and drying of the seaweed, the amount of material to be disposed of, the resources
available for disposal, and the potential ecological impacts.
A disposal strategy shall be developed by Town staff responsible for the management of the
property and agreed by the Conservation Commission, prior to the summer season.
3.4 Operations and Special Events
The Town of Yarmouth maintains Rules and Regulations for Town Parks and Beaches
(including associated parking areas), a copy of which is also attached to the updated Beach
Management Plans as Attachment B. These Rules and Regulations include prohibitions
against several activities that may be harmful to the resource areas and habitat for various
wildlife and are enforced by the Town of Yarmouth.
Beaches remain open, with lifeguards on duty daily from 9:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Activities are
monitored on-site by staff from the Division of Natural Resources and seasonally by Mass
Audubon, as necessary in accordance with the Town’s contract with Mass Audubon. Mass
Audubon provides weekly update reports to the Town with the status of nesting birds and any
other concerns.
There are no rentals or commercial vendors allowed at South Middle Beach or Judan Way other
than contracted concession stand adjacent to the bathhouse.
All requests to use public property are reviewed by Town division heads for concerns prior to
approval being granted. The Town maintains open communication to ensure that all interested
parties are informed about special events on Town beaches.
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Activities during special events have an adaptive management plan to be protective of the
natural resources at Yarmouth beaches. Weekly update reports provided by Mass Audubon to
the Town are also shared with any interested parties.
4.0 BEACH ACCESS POINTS
To facilitate availability of public access to the Site recreational areas, annual maintenance of
the access points/paths to the beach are necessary. The Department has identified two access
points (Access Points A and B) as described below. Locations of the access points are shown
on Attachment A.
4.1 All Access Points
ACCESS POINT A:
This is a sand-based
emergency vehicle
access, equipment
maintenance access,
and pedestrian access
point to the beach
approximately 60’ x 10’
(Photo 3).
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Photo 3. View looking south at Access Point A at Judan Way.
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ACCESS POINT B:
This is a sand-based
pedestrian access point
to the beach
approximately 125’ x 10’
(Photo 4).
4.2 Access Points for Annual Maintenance
The following maintenance activities and equipment needs are anticipated for annual
maintenance of Access Points A-G:
• Maintenance Activities:
o Remove windblown sand from the walkways and stairs and spread out on the
beach.
o Replace/ repair snow fencing (as needed).
• Equipment Needs:
o Rubber tracked or tired skid steer, excavator, and/or front-end loader with
suitable attachments may be required to complete these maintenance activities,
with utilization of best management practices and adherence to all required
regulatory conditions.
5.0 PROTECTION OF SHOREBIRD NESTING HABITAT
The Site provides important nesting habitat for shorebirds as mapped by the MA NHESP. The
Town of Yarmouth participates in Mass Audubon’ s Coastal Waterbird Program to monitor,
manage, and protect Piping Plover, Least Tern, and Common Tern nesting populations on
Yarmouth’ s public beaches. The following best practices have been adopted for the Site:
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Photo 4. View looking north at Access point B at South Middle Beach.
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1. All areas of suitable piping plover nesting habitat will be identified and delineated by a
qualified Shorebird Monitor (Mass Audubon) with posts and warning signs or symbolic
fencing on or before April 1st. Suitable nesting habitat for all species of terns should be
identified and delineated on or before May 15th. Timing for the removal of the posts,
warning signs, and symbolic fencing will be determined by Mass Audubon, at which
point they will notify the Yarmouth Conservation Commission and DPW. Mass Audubon
staff will perform the removal of posts, warning signs, and symbolic fencing upon
approval from the Yarmouth Conservation Commission.
2. All initial (pre-season) beach maintenance (lifeguard chairs, boardwalk maintenance,
etc.) will be done before April 1st.
3. Endangered species monitoring begins when the presence of listed species is noted and
continues until the last chick has fledged, at such time Mass Audubon will notify the
Town Conservation Commission and DPW that monitoring is no longer needed for the
current season.
4. Installation of permanent and/ or temporary symbolic fencing and signage are installed
for the creation of refuge areas to protect incubating Piping Plovers or Least Terns and
their eggs. The fencing is maintained if the eggs are viable. Once hatching begins, the
symbolic fencing is modified to allow free movement of the chicks. If unfledged chicks
move outside the delineated symbolic fencing, then the boundaries of the protected area
can be adjusted. All symbolic fencing and signage installation, adjustments, and removal
activities will be conducted by a qualified Shorebird Monitor from Mass Audubon.
5. Daily communications will occur between the Town and the qualified Shorebird Monitor
(s) and before any maintenance activity occurs at South Middle Beach or Judan Way.
The operator of any machinery shall meet the qualified Shorebird Monitor (s) onsite and
discuss the current location of protected shorebird adults and chicks and any updated
information/procedures as needed to perform beach raking activities properly and safely
for the protection of the species. No raking or seaweed removal shall occur unless a
qualified Shorebird Monitor has located plovers and determined that the work can begin.
6. All equipment, vehicles (non-emergency), and beach rakes shall not travel within 100
yards of unfledged Piping Plover or Least Tern chicks, unless the qualified monitor is
able to locate and track all unfledged chicks.
7. When unfledged chicks are on the beach, raking must be conducted with the guidance
of a qualified Shorebird Monitor who has determined the location of unfledged chicks. If,
due to imminent health or human safety concerns, mechanized cleaning must occur
within 100 yards of unfledged chicks, vehicles must be guided by a qualified Shorebird
Monitor who has first determined the locations of all unfledged chicks.
8. All use and staging of vehicles (for all non- emergency situations), including but not
limited to distributing equipment to lifeguard stations and ADA mats, must avoid areas of
symbolic fencing.
9. Trash within fenced areas occupied by beach-nesting birds should only be removed if it
presents a hazard for birds or people. It must be removed by hand. Removal should be
conducted by, or under the immediate supervision of, a qualified Shorebird Monitor who
has first determined the locations of all nests and unfledged chicks.
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10. The ADA mobi-mats will be installed by the Town on or around May 15th, with direct
guidance and oversight from the qualified Mass Audubon Shorebird Monitor .
11. The use of fireworks is prohibited on South Middle Beach and Judan Way.
12. Dogs are not allowed on South Middle Beach or Judan Way from April 1st through to
Labor Day.
13. Kite flying is prohibited on South Middle Beach or Judan Way between April 1st and
August 31st each year.
A complete list of the current Rules and Regulations for Town Parks and Beaches and Park &
Beach Parking Areas is provided in Attachment B.
6.0 REFERENCES
Howes, B. et al. Massachusetts Estuaries Project. Linked Watershed-Embayment Model to
Determine Critical Nitrogen Loading Thresholds for the Bass River Embayment System,
Towns of Yarmouth and Dennis, Massachusetts, Final Report – April 2011. University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth, School of Marine Science and Technology and Massachusetts
Department of Environmental Protection.
Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management (CZM). Managing Seaweed Accumulations on
Recreational Beaches, Guidance from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone
Management, May 2013.
Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (MESA). Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and
Wildlife. 1990. Accessed October 2024 via https://www.mass.gov/info-details/ma-
endangered-species-act-mesa-overview.
Massachusetts Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS). Accessed
March 2025 via http://www.mass.gov/mgis/.
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act. Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection. 2014. Accessed March 2025 via https://www.mass.gov/doc/310-cmr-1000-the-
wetlands-protection-act/download.
Weston and Sampson. Town of Yarmouth 2023 Open Space & Recreation Plan. July 2023,
revised June 2024.
Wood Hole Group, Inc. Yarmouth Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation
Plan. July 2023.
Yarmouth Conservation Commission. Access March 2025 via
https://www.yarmouth.ma.us/325/Conservation.
Rules & Regulations
For Town Parks and Beaches
And Park & Beach Parking Areas
Lifeguards are on duty from 9:30am to 4:30pm.
Children under twelve (12) years of age must be accompanied by an adult.
Swim only in designated areas.
THE FOLLOWING ARE PROHIBITED:
1. Unauthorized vehicles on the Beaches.
2. Malt and alcoholic beverages.
3. Discharge of firearms and/or fireworks.
4. Open fires, except in designated areas.
5. Glass containers or bottles.
6. Overnight camping or parking.
7. Animals.
8. Loud and/or boisterous behavior.
9. Selling of goods, wares and products except by authorized vendors.
10. Solicitation for any of the preceding items & real estate, condos &
timeshares.
11. Depositing of household trash in litter barrels.
12. Kite flying, ball playing, Frisbee playing except in designated areas.
13. The use of the Town boats at Town beaches, except by lifeguards.
14. The use of inflatable and floating devices in the water when the red safety
flag is flying.
15. Diving from boat loading or marine floats.
16. Gambling and games of chance.
17. Any political or other canvass, including solicitation as stated in item #9.
18. Landing or launching boats within designated swimming areas.
19. Umbrellas when the red safety flag is flying.
20. Smoking on the beaches.
21. Skateboarding in public parks and on municipally owned parking areas.
22. Fishing or surf casting in designated swimming areas.
By Order of the Board of Selectmen
Penalty for Violation is no less than $50.00 nor more than $300.00.
Adopted June 9th, 2009
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