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Nassau Bay council removes grandfather clause, adopts ordinance regulating private exterior cameras
Summary
On Feb. 9 the Nassau Bay City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2026-0112-2 regulating placement of privately owned exterior cameras, removing a grandfather clause for pre-existing cameras and adopting setback requirements; the vote was unanimous.
The Nassau Bay City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2026-0112-2 on second and final reading Feb. 9, imposing rules for placement of privately owned exterior cameras and establishing setbacks from public rights-of-way and city easements.
Mayor Philip Johnson read the ordinance caption before the Council discussed removing Section 6, a grandfather clause for pre-existing cameras. Councilmember Chase Waterwall made the motion to adopt the ordinance as amended (removing Section 6); Mayor Pro Tem Lucie Johannes Sommer seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Ordinance No. 2026-0112-2 is now adopted.
The ordinance text (as captioned at the meeting) includes provisions for compliance and enforcement and a severability clause. Councilmembers present and recorded as voting aye were Mayor Philip Johnson; Mayor Pro Tem Lucie Johannes Sommer; Councilmembers Brian Johnson, Haley Uhl, Sarah Horton, Ashleigh Klug; and Councilmember Chase Waterwall.
The Council did not record any separate amendment to the ordinance beyond the explicit removal of the grandfather clause during the Feb. 9 meeting. The council did not specify a separate effective date during the public reading at the meeting; the caption as read governs the ordinance's stated provisions.
What happens next: The ordinance was adopted at the Feb. 9 meeting; residents interested in details should consult the city clerk’s office or the final ordinance posted to the City of Nassau Bay website for the full text and effective date.
