Beach accesses without public restrooms (Raleigh, Oak Island: HOA, houses, neighborhoods)
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It is surprising how many NC public beach accesses have no public restrooms. How does that work? Do beachgoers just pollute the coastal environment with eliminated body wastes, etc.? How does NC handle the problem of heavy beach use without providing access to public restrooms?
Every beach I'm aware of has public restrooms available, but not necessarily at every access point. One of the great things about NC's beaches is public access. Unlike some states, the public owns the beach from the high tide line to the ocean, and access to the public beach is guaranteed. Thus, most beaches have lots of public access points...Oak Island must have a couple of hundred and Wrightsville Beach has dozens. It would be impractical to place a bathrooms at every access point, so they are located at various points on the beach. Oak Island has 6 public restrooms along the beach, for example. Remember also that many beach goers are staying in houses along the beach, so they can simply walk back there.
Every beach I'm aware of has public restrooms available, but not necessarily at every access point. One of the great things about NC's beaches is public access. Unlike some states, the public owns the beach from the high tide line to the ocean, and access to the public beach is guaranteed. Thus, most beaches have lots of public access points...Oak Island must have a couple of hundred and Wrightsville Beach has dozens. It would be impractical to place a bathrooms at every access point, so they are located at various points on the beach. Oak Island has 6 public restrooms along the beach, for example. Remember also that many beach goers are staying in houses along the beach, so they can simply walk back there.
Exactly. The entire beach in NC is public. There are beach accesses in residential neighborhoods that have no public restrooms. How is the daytripper beachgoing public accommodated at those residential neighborhood beach accesses that have no public restrooms? Local homeowners/renters just return to their homes to use the restroom. What does the public do? Pollute the beach environment?
Exactly. The entire beach in NC is public. There are beach accesses in residential neighborhoods that have no public restrooms. How is the daytripper beachgoing public accommodated at those residential neighborhood beach accesses that have no public restrooms? Local homeowners/renters just return to their homes to use the restroom. What does the public do? Pollute the beach environment?
I thought I explained that. Perhaps I wasn't clear enough. They walk a short distance to a public restroom.
Or go while having lunch at a restaurant, or while shopping, etc.
They walk a short distance to a public restroom. Or go while having lunch at a restaurant, or while shopping, etc.
What if it isn't a short distance to a public restroom or restaurants, shopping, etc., because the beach access is located in a residential area? What is NC's solution for that? Just have daytripper beachgoers pollute the beach environment? This actually is a concern regarding a serious environmental issue.
Informed consent, I don't know how the beachgoing public has survived this issue lo these many decades .... I suggest you run for congress so you can address this monumental public health concern before it's too late .....
Informed consent, I don't know how the beachgoing public has survived this issue lo these many decades .... I suggest you run for congress so you can address this monumental public health concern before it's too late .....
They normally access the beach in areas that actually do provide public restrooms within a reasonable walking distance. That all changed when a NC judge ruled that a residential neighborhood without public restrooms had to open their previously HOA CC&R restricted beach access to the public.
Now, the question is... How does NC protect the beach environment when the public has access to areas of the beach that have no public restroom facilities?
They normally access the beach in areas that actually do provide public restrooms within a reasonable walking distance. That all changed when a NC judge ruled that a residential neighborhood without public restrooms had to open their previously HOA CC&R restricted beach access to the public.
Now, the question is... How does NC protect the beach environment when the public has access to areas of the beach that have no public restroom facilities?
They don't. On rare occasions, folks may have to pee in the ocean. That may contribute to the warming of the oceans, melting icebergs etc. and maybe that's the cause of global warming. Thanks for bring up this important topic.
Mr Raleigh .... I believe you just might have something there .... it's contributing to "global warming" ... however, I believe a few more degrees in the ocean might be welcomed on cooler days .... peeing in the ocean just may be a welcome blessing in disguise instead of an environmental catastrophe as some may suggest.
They don't. On rare occasions, folks may have to pee in the ocean. That may contribute to the warming of the oceans, melting icebergs etc. and maybe that's the cause of global warming. Thanks for bring up this important topic.
What about defecation in a delicate coastal environment as well as feminine hygiene product elimination? No nearby public restrooms, public trash cans, or their collection, etc. That's a recipe for environmental disaster.
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