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Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina Code of Ordinances
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA CODE OF ORDINANCES
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
CHARTER
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 90: ABANDONED VEHILCES
CHAPTER 91: ANIMALS
CHAPTER 92: BEACH AND SHORE REGULATIONS; WATER RECREATION
§ 92.01 DEFINITIONS.
§ 92.02 LITTERING AND SMOKING ON BEACH PROHIBITED.
§ 92.03 CONTAINERS FOR FOOD AND DRINK.
§ 92.04 DEVICES FOR COOKING FOOD.
§ 92.05 USE OF MOTOR VEHICLE BY HANDICAPPED PERSONS TO ENTER OCEAN.
§ 92.06 AUTHORITY TO DECLARE OCEAN UNSAFE.
§ 92.07 SWIMMING IN OCEAN PROHIBITED WHEN UNSAFE.
§ 92.08 TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE AND LAUNCHING OF VESSELS ON THE BEACH ADJOINING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
§ 92.09 TENTS, UMBRELLAS AND CANOPIES ON BEACH STRAND.
§ 92.10 OPERATING BOAT NEAR BEACH.
§ 92.11 DIVING FROM FISHING PIER.
§ 92.12 USE OF SURFBOARD OR SKI-BOARD RESTRICTED.
§ 92.13 MOTORBOAT MUFFLERS.
§ 92.14 BAITING OR ATTRACTING SHARKS PROHIBITED.
§ 92.15 VEGETATION, SEA OATS; NOT TO BE REMOVED.
§ 92.16 FISHING FROM BRIDGES.
§ 92.17 FILLING HOLES AND TRENCHES CREATED ON BEACH STRAND.
§ 92.18 USE OF VEHICLES ON BEACH PROHIBITED.
§ 92.19 [RESERVED].
§ 92.20 MOORING BUOYS PROHIBITED WITHIN THE ZONING JURISDICTION OF THE TOWN.
§ 92.21 PROHIBITION ON DOCKING VESSELS AT WYNN PLAZA.
§ 92.21.1 DIVING FROM WYNN PLAZA.
§ 92.22 ABANDONED VESSEL UNLAWFUL; REMOVAL AUTHORIZED.
§ 92.23 (RESERVED).
§ 92.24 NOTICE WHEN VESSEL REMOVED; HEARING.
§ 92.25 AUTHORIZED TOWING SERVICES.
§ 92.26 OPERATION OF PERSONAL WATERCRAFT.
§ 92.27 MOORING OF BOATS AND CONSTRUCTION OF PIERS.
§ 92.28 SALE OR RENTAL OF MERCHANDISE, EQUIPMENT OR PERSONAL SERVICES PROHIBITED ON BEACH FRONT.
§ 92.29 BUSINESS ACTIVITIES PERMITTED ON BEACH FRONT.
§ 92.30 PROHIBITION ON PASSENGER PICK UP OR DELIVERY.
§ 92.31 UNLAWFUL TO RELEASE BALLOONS ON TOWN PROPERTY, BEACH FRONT AND WATERS SURROUNDING THE TOWN.
§ 92.32 DIVING FROM BRIDGES.
§ 92.33 PROTECTION OF DUNES.
§ 92.99 PENALTY.
CHAPTER 93: CIVIL EMERGENCIES
CHAPTER 94: FIRE PREVENTION
CHAPTER 95: GARBAGE, TRASH, AND WEEDS
CHAPTER 96: HEALTH AND SANITATION
CHAPTER 97: NOISE AND PUBLIC NUISANCES
CHAPTER 98: SPECIAL EVENTS, PARADES, DEMONSTRATIONS, PICKETING, PUBLIC BEACH
CHAPTER 99: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 100: ALARM SYSTEMS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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§ 92.14 BAITING OR ATTRACTING SHARKS PROHIBITED.
   No person fishing from a pier or the shore within the town limits shall bait or cause to be used any bait which attracts sharks of any type to the shores or piers. This section shall not prevent regular and normal fishing now done on piers and shores of the town, except to the extent it affects the baiting and luring of sharks to the waters of the town.
('72 Code, § 14-12) Penalty, see § 92.99
§ 92.15 VEGETATION, SEA OATS; NOT TO BE REMOVED.
   No persons shall remove from any property owned by the town any sea oats or other native vegetation which is useful and helpful in the preservation of such land against wind, water, or tidal erosion.
('72 Code, § 14-17) Penalty, see § 92.99
§ 92.16 FISHING FROM BRIDGES.
   (A) There shall be no fishing, crabbing, or taking of marine life of any kind or by any means, from any public bridge within the corporate limits of the town except as provided herein.
   (B)   Fishing shall be permitted on the north side of the Highway 74 bridge crossing Banks Channel from October 1 through March 31 provide that during such time, no fishing, crabbing, or taking of marine life of any kind or by any means shall be permitted on such bridge above those areas designated as travel ways for vessels passing underneath such bridge.
('72 Code, § 15-8) (Ord., passed 5-28-8l; Am. Ord. 1068, passed 12-17-87; Am. Ord. 1149, passed 7-11-91; Am. Ord. 1353, passed 2-10-00; Am. Ord. 1456, passed 2-12-04) Penalty, see § 92.99
§ 92.17 FILLING HOLES AND TRENCHES CREATED ON BEACH STRAND.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to dig holes, trenches or other depressions on the beach strand adjacent to the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and depart the beach strand without having first completely filled such hole, trench, or other depression.
(Ord. 1549, passed 9-13-07)
§ 92.18 USE OF VEHICLES ON BEACH PROHIBITED.
   No vehicle as defined in Chapter 70 of the town code shall be permitted on the foreshore, beach strand or barrier dune system within the town limits of the town except as follows:
   (A)   Vehicles owned and/or operated by employees and agents of the town, county, the state, and the U.S. Government while engaged in official duties shall not be subject to the provisions of this section.
   (B)   The Board of Aldermen or Town Manager may approve the operation of vehicles on the areas described hereinabove pursuant to the provisions of an activity or event approved by the Board of Aldermen or Town Manager. A permit, issued by the Wrightsville Beach Police Department, must accompany vehicles accessing the beach strand. The permit will specify the date and location where the vehicle will be operated.
   (C)   Handicapped persons shall be permitted to use vehicles on the areas described above in accordance with the provisions of § 92.05 hereinabove.
   (D)   Bicycles (excluding those equipped with a throttle) are permitted on the beach strand at any time between October 1 and April 1. Between April 1 and October 1, bicycles are prohibited on the beach strand between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
(Ord. 1105, passed 10-21-89; Am. Ord. 1531, passed 3-15-07; Am. Ord. 1626, passed 4-22-10; Am. Ord. 1823, passed 3-11-21; Am. Ord. 1859, passed 5-9-24)
§ 92.19 [RESERVED].
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