165ORDINANCE NO. Ay
AN ORDINANCE Finding and Declaring that it is
Necessary to the Public Safety and Welfare
that all that Area of The Ocean Beach within
the Corporate Limits of the Town of Atlantic
Beach, Florida, Lying Southerly ofthe Prolongation
Easterly of the Southerly line of 15th Street
to the Low `'dater Mark of the Atlantic Ocean=
and Northerly of the Prolongation Easterly to
said Low Water Mark of the Northerly line of Lot
5, Block 36, Atlantic Beach, according to Plat
Recorded in Plat Book 5, page 69, of the Current
Public Records of Duval County, Florida, Be
Established as a Safety Zone; Establishing such
Area as a Safety Zone for the Use of Persons En-
gaged in Bathing, Sun-bathing, Games, Fishing and
Similar Recreational Activities, and Prohibiting
the Operation of Vehicles of all kinds and the
Riding of Animals on or within said Area; Providing
for the Erection and 'Maintenance of Suitable
Barricades or Obstructions to Prevent the Entry
of Vehicles into said Area; and Providing Penalties
For the Violation of this Ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND TO'N COUNCIL OF THE
TOtt,N OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the Mayor and Town Council of the
Tovm of Atlantic Beach, Florida, after full investigation,
have found and hereby declare that it is necessary to the
public safety and welfare that all that area of the Ocean
Beach within the corporate limits of the Town of Atlantic
Beach, Florida, lying southerly of the prolongation easterly
of the Southerly line of 15th Street to the low water mark of
the Atlantic Ocean and Northerly of the prolongation easterly
to the said low water mark of the Northerly line of Lot 5,
Block 36, Atlantic Beach, according to plat recorded in Plat
Book 5, page 69 of the current public records of Duval County,
Florida, be and the same is hereby established as a safety
zone for the use of persons engaged in bathing, sun-bathing,
games, fishing and similar recreational activities, and that
vehicular traffic within said area be prohibited.
Section 2. It shall beunlawful for any person to
propel, operate or drive any power -driven vehicle or any
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vehicle drawn by draft animal, o---lsieyele, or to ride any
animal, at any time,within that area of the Ocean Beach within
the corporate limits of said Town of Atlantic Beach, Florida,
lying southerly of the prolongation easterly of the southerly
line of 15th Street to the low water mark of the Atlantic
Ocean, and northerly of the prolongation easterly to said low
water mark of the northerly line of Lot 5, Block 36, Atlantic
Beach, according to plat recorded in i'lat Book 5, page 69,
of the current public records of juval County, Florida.
That there shall be erected and maintained, and the Town
Manager is hereby directed to erect, a suitable obstruction
along the northerly and southerly lines of said area to prevent
the entry therein of vehicles and other traffic prohibited by
this ordinance.
Section 3. Any person violating any of the provisions
of this ordinance shall upon conviction be punished by fine not
exceeding 4 or by imprisonment not exceeding 30
days.
Passed by the Town Council on first reading September
ate, 1954.
Passed by the Town Council on second reading September
A.A&, 19 54.
Passed by the Town Council on third and final reading,
and certified to the Mayor, on October /;. 1954.
Attest:
Approved: October/e?'''(' 1954
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