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REGULATIONS FOR THE VILLAGE DISTRICT OF EIDELWEISS BEACHES
1. Location:
There are five (5) District beaches subject to these regulations as follows: One is
located at Little Pea Porridge Pond by the dam; two beaches are located on Middle Pea Porridge Pond (Eidelweiss Drive and Geneva Place) and two beaches are located on the Big Pea Porridge Pond (Porridge Shore Dr and Eidelweiss Drive).
2. Regulation:
A. No canoes or any other water craft or vehicles of any description shall be allowed on the beaches, or left overnight, except in a registered rack space.
B. No animals are allowed on the beaches.
C. No overnight camping is permitted.
D. No littering of District beaches is allowed in accordance with RSA 207:36-b.
E. No conduct that interferes with the rights of others to use and enjoy the public beaches is permitted. Disorderly conduct shall be dealt with in accordance with RSA 644:2.
F. All District beaches are closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
G. Moving or removal of swim lines, signs, tables etc. is prohibited.
H. Beaching of canoes, boats or other water craft at all beaches is prohibited.
I. All canoes or any other water craft or vehicles of any description shall be removed from all storage racks no later than November 11th and registered craft may be placed annually no sooner than April1st.
J. All canoes or any other water craft or vehicles of any description left on the beaches or on the storage racks after November 11th will be auctioned off or otherwise disposed of at the discretion of the Board of Commissioners. Should the owner of the craft claim the watercraft during the impound period prior to disposal, the owner will be charged a $100 fee for retrieval of the impounded craft.
K. No glass containers are allowed on the beaches.
L. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
M. No fireworks or camp fires are allowed on the beaches.
N. No fishing is allowed on the beaches when there are swimmers on the beaches.
O. Canoe racks are for the use of Eidelweiss residents, property owners and their guests only. Registration is required for use of any rack space. Registration form is available at www.vdoe-nh.org. Registration will open on the first work day of March of and will remain open for the next 10 business days for the submission of registration form and $25 payment to the District office. All complete registration forms with payment received during the registration period will be kept in order of receipt. Registration forms will include Eidelweiss property address, email and phone number along with a minimum of 4 rack space choices in priority order. Assignment of rack spaces will occur within 7 days of registration closure using highest priority choice for available rack space while rack spaces are available. Only 1 registration per property will be permitted during the registration period. If there are open unassigned spaces after the assignment of rack spaces, a second registration request and payment may be submitted and will be processed in the order of receipt. All rack apace assignments are final and may not be exchanged or refunded. All persons who are assigned a space will receive notice of their unique ID number via US Mail. Note: all watercraft must be registered prior to placing a craft in a rack.
P. All water craft stored in a canoe rack is to have owner assigned ID number visible on the craft. Any craft in a space without an ID number or an improper ID number for the rack space will be removed and may be auctioned off or otherwise disposed of at the discretion of the Board of Commissioners. Should the owner of the craft claim the watercraft during the impound period prior to disposal, the owner will be charged a $100 fee for retrieval of the impounded craft.
Q. Any craft located at any beach which is outside of an assigned rack space will be removed and may be auctioned off or otherwise disposed of at the discretion of the Board of Commissioners. Should the owner of the craft claim the watercraft during the impound period prior to disposal, the owner will be charged a $100 fee for retrieval of the impounded craft.
3. Enforcement
A. Any duly appointed police officer is charged with enforcement of these regulations, duly appointed officers of the Department of Safety, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department and Officers of the Fish & Game Department are also authorized to enforce these regulations.
B. Any law enforcement officer may issue a notice of violation.
C. Such notice of violation shall impose a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25), which must be paid to the District Clerk within 10 (10) days of the notice of violation.
D. In the event such fine is not paid by the violator responsible within the time period specified, a summons shall be issued for appearance in District Court. If found guilty of violating this ordinance, the violator responsible shall be fined up to two hundred and fifty dollars ($250).
E. The Board of Commissioners, in conjunction with the Chief of Police, may amend this Ordinance as the need arises.
Ordinance approved at the District Annual Meeting, February 28, 1998.
Revised August 13th, 2004.
Revised November 12, 2013 following a Public Hearing on October 26, 2013.
Revised February 27, 2018 following a Public Hearing October 14, 2017.
Mike Smith
Ron Sandstrom
Ralph Lutjen
Board of Commissioners