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Orange Beach leaders discuss draft ordinance to curb commercial activity on beaches; vendors and watercraft rentals targeted
Summary
Residents and business owners questioned a draft ordinance aimed at preventing unsupervised commercial vending and watercraft rentals on Orange Beach’s public beachfront; officials said concierge services and family-oriented vendors would still be allowed and emphasized the measure would provide enforcement authority.
City of Orange Beach leaders on April 2 discussed a draft ordinance intended to limit commercialization of the city’s beachfront, drawing questions from local business owners about how the policy would affect concierge, picnic and photography services.
Angel Bennett, who identified herself as a local business owner and co‑founder of The Beach Moms, told council members she was concerned the agenda language and press coverage left unclear which activities the ordinance would ban. "When I first saw that this morning ... I became concerned because it had a picture of a beach picnic, which is a significant portion of our business," Bennett…
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