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Bay County adopts updates to beach safety code, adds rules for weddings and bonfires
Summary
The Bay County Board of County Commissioners on May 20 adopted amendments to Chapter 5 of the county code that add rules for beach weddings and bonfires, establish an administrative appeals section and remove fee amounts from the ordinance text.
The Bay County Board of County Commissioners on May 20 adopted amendments to Chapter 5 (Boats, Beaches and Water Safety) of the Bay County Code of Ordinances that add specific rules for beach wedding events and beach bonfires, establish a centralized administrative appeals section, and make multiple clarifying edits.
The action was presented by the County Attorney and approved by unanimous roll call. The ordinance package removes specific fee amounts from the chapter (so fines and fees can be updated in a separate schedule), adds a new administrative appeals section (proposed section 1-11) that the board can reference across chapters, and adds a set of new subsections to 5-88 addressing weddings and bonfires.
Why it matters: The changes codify practices already occurring on Bay County beaches and set clearer expectations for organizers, vendors and emergency responders. They define what constitutes a beach wedding event, distinguish smaller gatherings from larger events that require a special-event permit, set…
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