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Hallandale Beach passes first reading to limit long-term anchoring in Golden Isles Lake
Summary
The Hallandale Beach City Commission approved on first reading an ordinance creating an anchoring limitation area for Golden Isles Lake that prohibits long-term anchoring, authorizes citations and vessel removal, and implements a 30-day limit on unattended anchored vessels.
The Hallandale Beach City Commission on first reading approved an ordinance to create an anchoring limitation area in Golden Isles Lake that would prohibit vessels from remaining anchored long term and allow for citation and removal.
City Attorney briefing explained the change follows a recent state statute amendment that now allows municipalities — rather than only counties — to establish anchoring limitation areas. “The state passed an amendment to the statute, which now allows municipalities to create their own, like, anchoring limitation areas,” the City Attorney said, noting the city coordinated with Broward County before drafting the ordinance.
The ordinance as introduced creates a new Section 28-12 in…
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