[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Atlantic
City as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-7-1995 by Ord. No. 41-1995]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A standard ocean kayak powered by the muscular strength of
its occupant utilizing a paddle to propel it through the water.
Propelling a kayak along the ocean surface through the use
of a paddle by the occupant of the kayak.
Land at the edge of the ocean.
The area of the ocean adjoining the shoreline in the public
park of the City of Atlantic City.
No person shall engage in the sport of ocean kayaking within
the City of Atlantic City or in the surf and ocean adjoining the public
park, except as provided in this article.
The above-mentioned areas set forth in § 228-3 of this article shall be designated and posted with signs near the high-water line, setting forth that kayaking is permitted and that surf-bathing is dangerous and done at the risk of the bather. Lifeguards shall also announce at regular intervals with loudspeakers that the use of the beach in the areas set forth in § 228-3 is primarily for kayaking and that bathers are using the surf at their own risk.
Kayaking shall be prohibited in all other areas of the oceanfront
adjacent to the public park between Memorial Day and the last Sunday
in September.
[Amended 11-25-2008 by Ord. No. 104]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof before the Municipal Court Judge of the City
of Atlantic City, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $2,000
or be imprisoned for not more than 90 days in the county jail, or
both, in the discretion of said Municipal Court Judge.
A.Â
The Chief of lifeguards or designated officers may limit or prohibit
kayaking at times they determine that prevailing weather or other
conditions may tend to make kayaking unsafe to persons operating a
kayak or other bathers.
B.Â
The Chief of lifeguards may regulate types and designs of kayaks
allowed to be used for kayaking and may prohibit the use of equipment
which he or she deems unsafe.
[Adopted 5-26-1999 by Ord. No. 21-1999]
There shall be permitted in the surf and ocean adjacent to the
beach at Providence Avenue the following activities:
No person shall engage in the water sporting activities set forth in § 228-8 except as provided in this article.
The water sporting activities set forth in § 228-8 shall be prohibited in all other areas of the shore and oceanfront except as specifically authorized herein.
[Amended 11-25-2008 by Ord. No. 104]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof before the Municipal Court Judge of the City
of Atlantic City, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $2,000
or be imprisoned for not more than 90 days in the county jail, or
both, in the discretion of said Municipal Court Judge.
A.Â
The Chief of lifeguards or designated officers may limit or prohibit the water sporting activities set forth in § 228-8 at times they determine that prevailing weather or other conditions may tend to make kayaking unsafe to persons operating a kayak or other bathers.
B.Â
The Chief of lifeguards or designated officers may
regulate types and designs of water sports equipment which he or she
deems unsafe.
