This article is adopted pursuant to Section 125.01, Florida Statutes. Unless stated
otherwise, is intended to regulate comprehensive public health, safety and welfare
on or pertaining to the county beaches, James Lee Park and all parks and recreation
areas in the unincorporated areas of Okaloosa County. Local government policy toward
the beach, county parks, water bodies and recreational areas should be guided by the
recognition that proper management of these areas is vital to the economic development
of the county and that all reasonable competing uses of these areas must be protected
and balanced.
This article makes no finding of fact that the public either has or has not customarily
used any particular place of gulf front property beach.
