It shall be unlawful for any person to start or maintain a fire on the beaches of the town except under the following criteria.
(A) Application for a fire must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance at the town’s Fire Department, payable and refundable during normal business hours.
(B) The location must be approved by the Fire Chief or his or her assistant and specifically stated on the application.
(C) Conditions of permitting:
(1) No treated wood of any kind is permitted for burning;
(2) No toxic materials, including trash or debris, of any kind will be used for burning;
(3) No permits will be granted when a drought exists;
(4) No permits will be granted when a state red flag watch is declared;
(5) Beach fire permits will always be granted at the discretion of the Fire Chief. He or she may deny or cancel a permit if conditions indicate a fire danger to the RC-1 area and adjoining properties. Conditions may include, but are not limited to, strong on-shore winds, flood tides, turtle nesting season, and the like; and
(6) Failure to follow any of the conditions of the permit and the terms of agreement will result in removal of the permit and the forfeiture of the deposit.
(D) A deposit of $250 for resident/property owners and a deposit of $500 cash or cashiers check for non-resident/non-property owners must be submitted to the Fire Department through Town Hall and will be refunded upon examination of the area by the Fire Chief or his or her duly appointed representative. The approved area must be clean of all debris, trash, unburned wood, coals, ashes and litter within a 100-foot radius of the fire by 10:00 a.m. the following day.
(E) The fire must be extinguished and the participants dispersed by 11:00 p.m.
(F) Failure to obtain a fire permit will result in a $500 fine.
(G) No vehicles will be used to transport items to the beach.
(Prior Code, § 8-10) (Ord. passed 10-15-1988; Ord. passed 11-20-2001; Ord. passed 5-28-2002) Penalty, see § 10.99