13.20.035 Camping, Fires, and Other Activities on City Beaches.
(a) The intent of this section is to regulate camping, fires and other activities on City beaches that threaten or have the potential to threaten or damage public and private property, use and enjoyment of the beaches, public safety, health and welfare, and other City interests.
(1) Camping, starting or maintaining open fires, and parking on City beaches is prohibited as follows:
(i) On that portion of the South Beach beginning at the line common to the NE ¼, and SE ¼, of Section 7, Township 5 North, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian Alaska South to the City of Kenai boundary, located on Section 7 and 18, Township 5 North, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian, as shown on Appendix III of this title.
(ii) On all City beaches, the burning of pallets and other wood materials containing metal fasteners.
(2) With reasonable public notice, and without further authorization, the City Manager may temporarily close City beaches or portions thereof to camping, starting or maintaining open fires, parking, vehicular access and other similar activities. Causes for such temporary closures include but are not limited to extreme high tides, conditions creating high fire dangers, health hazards, high waters or flooding or other risks to public safety, health or welfare or for the maintenance of City owned or managed property.
(i) Any temporary closure described in subsection (a)(2) of this section authorized by the City Manager must be reported to Council at the next Council meeting after the temporary closure takes effect.
(ii) Temporary closures authorized by the City Manager as described in subsection (a)(2) of this section may not exceed thirty (30) days. The Council may extend and modify closures by resolution.
(b) “City beaches,” for purposes of this section, means the areas of the North and South Beach as shown on Appendices III and IV of this title.
(c) A violation of this section shall be punishable as provided in KMC 13.05.010, except that a violation of subsection (a)(1)(ii) of this section shall be punishable by a fifty dollar ($50.00) fine.
(d) The provisions of this section do not apply to governmental officials in the performance of their official duties, or to private property owners otherwise lawfully engaged in activities on their private property.
(Ords. 2744-2014, 2755-2014, 2985-2017 (Substitute))