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re: Beach rules in Walton County, Florida

Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:09 pm to
Posted by BuyloSellhi
The South
Member since May 2017
622 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:09 pm to
Wrong.

Starting July 1 public beach access will be limited to public beach areas. Private beachfront owners own the property to the “wet sand” line.

And the enforcement of trespassing will be enforced starting on July 1.

No issues walking along the beachfront and enjoying the view. But setting up your campsite and cheap lawn chairs will have to be done on public beach areas.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
25455 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:11 pm to
quote:

Starting July 1 public beach access will be limited to public beach areas. Private beachfront owners own the property to the “wet sand” line.


So you're saying the state is just going to extend people property free of charge? I find that hard to believe.
Posted by thesoccerfanjax
Member since Nov 2013
6128 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:15 pm to
The “wet sand line” leaves a few hundred yards of beach at low tide at many beaches, especially where I live making this effectively useless. This law is just an update of a similar law that has been in effect for a very long time. This law doesn’t change much in reality.

That said, the panhandle was built for tourism and beach access is made intentionally difficult. On most of the east coast it’s the exact opposite Wirt public access points every 50-100 yards for miles on end.

And like others mentioned, rarely does the propert owner actually own that sliver of sand between the high tide line and their house. Almost never.
This post was edited on 6/18/18 at 8:18 pm
Posted by EA6B
TX
Member since Dec 2012
14754 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 9:29 pm to
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Starting July 1 public beach access will be limited to public beach areas. Private beachfront owners own the property to the “wet sand” line.


Almost all privately owned beach in the state of Florida has a Public access easement attached, nothing in the law has changed that, the new law actually makes it impossible for counties like Walton to pass ordinances that prevent public use of private beaches.
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