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Council adopts ordinance limiting metal detectors on town property
Summary
Chincoteague council unanimously approved a new ordinance restricting the use of metal detectors on town-owned property; the measure includes a permission exception for recovering lost items and was described as a response to recent appearances of detector users in parks.
Council member Savage presented and the Chincoteague Town Council approved a new ordinance limiting metal-detecting activity on town property.
Savage told the council the ordinance was prompted by “the recent appearance of individuals with metal detectors” and said the ordinance restricts use on parks and other town-owned land while providing for exceptions by permission. “The ordinance is presented here for council's review and consideration,” Savage said during the work session.
A councilor asked whether the ordinance would allow searches when someone has lost a personal item; Savage confirmed that recoveries are permitted with prior permission. The council then moved and approved the ordinance by voice vote.
The ordinance was introduced at the work session and approved for enactment; the transcript does not record individual roll-call votes. No questions or amendments that altered the substance of the measure were recorded at this meeting. The council did not identify an effective date in the recorded discussion; implementation steps were not specified during the session.
The council also discussed enforcement briefly: the ordinance delegates permission decisions to the town (as written in the draft presented), but the meeting did not include a timetable for signage, enforcement protocols, or penalties.
The council moved on to other business after the voice vote.
