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Adopt Ordinance 8580-14 on second reading, amending Section 22.35 of the City of Clearwater Code of Ordinances, to clarify areas where fishing on public beaches is restricted.
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SUMMARY:
The intent of the original language in Section 22.35 was to prohibit fishing from public beaches in a specific area of Clearwater Beach as described in section 33.114.
The current language restricts far more area than originally intended and in essence includes any area where persons are allowed to swim.
Approval of this ordinance will clarify and restrict fishing within only those areas specified in Section 33.114.
This ordinance is necessary to protect the public from an inherent safety conflict between fishing and swimming in the same public beach areas.
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