§ 16-49. Beach service stipulations.

(a)

Qualified beach vendors operating on the beach shall only fly the beach warning flag(s) specified by the posted flag system of the Okaloosa County Beach Safety Division.

(b)

All qualified beach vendor equipment shall be placed in accordance with the requirements provided by the Okaloosa County Public Works Parks Division and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Beach storage boxes shall display the Okaloosa County Qualified Beach Vendor Certificate number on opposing sides of their box with letters not to exceed three inches in height but no less than two inches in height.

(c)

Qualified beach vendors shall maintain their permitted site(s) to be free of debris, trash, inoperable equipment and other non-essential items.

(d)

Qualified beach vendors shall ensure that their area's refuse will be placed in a county provided trash receptacle. Should a trash receptacle become full vendors shall remove the full bag, tie the bag shut, place it adjacent to the receptacle and place a new county provided bag (which is located in the bottom of the receptacle) in the receptacle.

(e)

In the event of a storm or impending disaster all beach vendor equipment on the county's public beach must be removed to the vendor's off-site storage area. Access for removal and replacement will be determined by Okaloosa County Public Works Department, Parks Division.

(f)

Spacing, set back, and beach safety corridor requirements stated in subsection 16-43(g) shall be adhered to at all times.

(g)

Qualified beach vendors shall not set up beach chair/umbrella, or other equipment before 7:30 a.m. Central Time, and shall remove beach chair/umbrellas or other equipment by one hour after dusk. Violation of this item can result in the qualified beach vendor certificate being revoked or prevention of a qualified beach vendor certificate being issued to the beach chair/umbrella service in the future.

(Ord. No. 08-06, § 9, 3-18-08; Ord. No. 13-07, § 9, 1-22-13; Ord. No. 17-18 , § 6, 9-5-17)