41-85 ORDINANCE NO. 41-85
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 17, "PARKS, BEACHES AND
RECREATION", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING ARTICLE II, "MUNICIPAL BEACH", BY
AMENDING SECTION 17-30, "SURFING", TO ADD LANGUAGE V/HICH
PROHIBITS THE USE OF ANY SURFBOARDS OR OTHER SIMILAR
ARTICLES IN A MANNER V/HICH CONSTITUTES A HAZARD TO ANY
OTHER PERSON; PROVIDING A GENERAL REPEALER; PROVIDING A
SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOV,', THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, A5 FOLLOV/5:
Section 1. That Article II, "Municipal Beach", Section 17-30, "5urfing", of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Defray Beach, Florida, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as
follows:
5ec. 17-33. 5urfing.
No surfboarding shall be permitted except in areas designated by the city manager. It shall
be the duty of the chief lifeguard to see that proper markers are maintained to indicate the location of
any area so designated. No person shall use any surfboard~ paddleboard~ skimmer~ belly board~ rubber
life raft~ canoe~ boat~ or other similar obiect made entirely or partially of w. ood~ metal~ glass~ hard
p!astic~ or any other hard substance at any timer on the beach or in the Atlantic Ocean in a manner
that constitutes a hazard to any other person.
Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances which are in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Section 3. That should any section or provision of this ordinance or any portion thereof,
any paragraph, sentence, or word be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or part thereof other than the
part declared to be invalid.
Section ~. That this ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after its passage on
second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading on this the 14th
day of May , 1985.
MAYOR/
ATTEST:
City~Jlerk
First Reading April 25,
Second Reading May 14, 1985