Restricted Beach Access to the Public as of July 1st?? (Manasota Key: real estate, oceanfront)

[AngCanSouthFlorida]

In a few months, private businesses and homeowners can decide if they want to restrict beach access to the public in certain stretches of dry sand after a bill signed by Florida Gov. Rick Scott.

The "Possession of Real Property" bill bans cities and counties from "adopting or keeping in effect certain ordinances and rules based upon customary use" – meaning local government cannot force a private beach to be open for public use in certain instances.

When the bill comes into effect on July 1, it will be up to each individual business and homeowner to decide if a segment of its respective private beach will be available for public use.

However, any part of the beach that becomes wet due to the tide will remain public. The bill only applies to dry sand that is not affected by the high tide water line.

The new law is the first of its kind in the United States and counters the long-standing policy that deemed beaches belong to the public.



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[ruski]

How do you tell dry sand from wet sand in a rain?

[City Guy997S]

Hey for what those people pay for beachfront real estate they can certainly have it and the tax bills that go with it!

But.......if the beach erodes, don't ask the local govt. to replace the sand.

[blueherons]

The current beach law is Federal Law which always supersedes local and state laws.

[LifeIsGood01]

Next thing you know the rich will want to buy the ocean and the moon

[Travelassie]

Originally Posted by City Guy997S

Hey for what those people pay for beachfront real estate they can certainly have it and the tax bills that go with it!

But.......if the beach erodes, don't ask the local govt. to replace the sand.

Exactly. Frosts me when I hear the oceanfront property owners whine about beach erosion, and expect taxpayers to cough up the funds to replenish their beachfront property. Manasota Key in SW FL comes to mind here, a consequence of building on a sand bar.

[City Guy997S]

Originally Posted by Travelassie

Exactly. Frosts me when I hear the oceanfront property owners whine about beach erosion, and expect taxpayers to cough up the funds to replenish their beachfront property. Manasota Key in SW FL comes to mind here, a consequence of building on a sand bar.

If I won the powerball I wouldn't buy anything oceanfront! I appreciate the beach but the salt exposure is tough on cars/houses and the traffic usually sucks anywhere near the beach!