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Briarcliffe Acres council adopts ordinance banning driving on the beach
Summary
On April 21, 2025, the Briarcliffe Acres Town Council adopted Ordinance 2025.02 — prohibiting driving on town beaches — after tabling a separate bicycles-on-beach measure; the vote was unanimous.
On April 21, 2025, the Briarcliffe Acres Town Council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 2025.02, which amends the town beaches code to prohibit driving on the beach. Mayor Dave Buonviri called the meeting to order at 5 p.m., and the motion to table Ordinance 2025.01 and adopt Ordinance 2025.02 was made by Mayor Pro Tempore Peggy Bell and seconded by Councilwoman Laura Pendley.
The action came during Old Business following workshop discussions. Council members voted without recorded opposition; the minutes state the vote was "unanimous." The same motion also moved to table Ordinance 2025.01, a separate proposal addressing bicycle use on beaches, for further consideration.
The ordinance was presented as a second reading; the council did not record additional amendments during the meeting. There was no public input recorded on the item in the meeting minutes. Councilwoman Laura Pendley noted that the town's broader Ordinance Review Project will continue, and amended ordinances will be reviewed by Legal Counsel before publication.
By adopting Ordinance 2025.02 the council revised the town's beaches code (Article II) to prohibit driving on the beach; the minutes reference the amendment as Sec. 16-29. The minutes do not specify an effective date in the record or whether enforcement procedures will change; those details are to be handled in follow-up administrative work and legal review.
The council adjourned at 6:14 p.m.
