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(Boulder Beach); two beaches are located on Middle Pea Porridge Pond (Eidelweiss Beach on Eidelweiss Drive and Geneva Beach on Geneva Place) and two beaches are located on Big Pea Porridge Pond (Porridge Shore Beach on Porridge Shore Dr and Thusis Beach on Eidelweiss Drive).

2.  Regulation:

A. No motorized vehicles of any type are allowed on District Beaches. 

B. No canoes or any other water craft of any description shall be allowed on the beaches unattended, or left overnight, except in a registered rack space.

C. No animals are allowed on the beaches, except for leashed service dogs.   

D. No overnight camping is permitted, except with permission from the Board of Commissioners.

E. No littering of District beaches is allowed in accordance with RSA 207:36-b.

F. 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.

G. All District beaches are closed from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

H. Moving or removal of swim lines, signs, tables etc. is prohibited.

I. All canoes or any other water craft of any description may not be placed on racks until registered and a rack space has been assigned. 

J. All canoes or any other water craft of any description shall be removed from all storage racks no later than November 11^th.  Any watercraft left on the beaches or on the storage racks after November 11th will be impounded 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 of 180 days or 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. No fireworks or camp fires are allowed on the beaches.

M. No fishing is allowed on the beaches when there are swimmers on the beaches.

N. Canoe racks are for the use of Eidelweiss residents, Eidelweiss property owners and their guests only. Registration is required for the use of any rack space.  The registration form is available at www.vdoe-nh.org. Registration will be open on April 15 and remain open for the next 15 business days.  The completed registration forms received will be processed in order of receipt.  Assignment of rack spaces will occur within 7 days of registration closure using highest priority choice for available rack space.  Only 1 registration per property will be permitted during the initial registration period.  If there are remaining spaces available after the initial assignment a second registration request may be submitted and will be processed in the order of receipt.  All persons who are assigned a space will receive notice of their unique rack space ID via email if an email address is provided, or via US Mail.

O. Any watercraft that is placed in a rack space not allocated to them or any craft left on the beach unattended or overnight will be impounded 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 property  during the impound period of 180 days, the owner will be charged a $100 fee for retrieval of the impounded craft.

3.  Enforcement

Any person violating any provision of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a violation.

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.  Any law enforcement officer may issue a notice of violation.

B. Such notice of violation shall impose a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25), which must be paid to the District Clerk within ten (10) days of the notice of violation.

C. 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).

D. 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 13, 2004.

Revised November 12, 2013 following a Public Hearing on October 26, 2013.

Revised February 27, 2018 following a Public Hearing October 14, 2017.

Revised April 9, 2019 following a Public Hearing March 28, 2019.

Adam Leiser             

Kathy Koziell

Board of Commissioners