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May 9. 2022 The monopoles are down!
Palm Beach Code Enforcement Board ordered the homeowners along North Ocean Blvd to remove all monopoles by May 9th. 2022 and pay a fine.
The wooden monopoles were removed - and environmentally challenging plastic cones were set in their place.
April 21. 2022 Palm Beach Code Enforcement Board Meeting Outcome
ONCE AGAIN - Thank you for your letters and your appearance at the Palm Beach Code Enforcement Board Meeting - it was a great success!
It was a big victory for beachgoers in favor of open and free use of the beach. After a nearly two hour “trial”, the Board voted unanimously to enforce the removal of the homeowner installed monoposts in the dry sand.
The Board found the issued citation under existing Town Code Section 134-2 to be correct and instructed the homeowner by May 9. 2022 to remove the posts and other barriers installed without a permit.
While this hearing was all about enforcing the law it was not lost on the Board Members through letters they received in advance and public testimony that we, the public was not pleased with the restrictions and behavior of the violator.
Letting our Town Officials know how concerned you are about the poles, ropes, cones installed along the beach heading to the waters edge - and - the strategically planted sea oats that create a fence, a barrier to stop folks from walking across the dry sand is vital to the Town’s understanding of this dire situation.
The tactics of the homeowners along North Ocean Blvd, coupled with beach erosion have made the beach unusable at times, not to mention unsightly.
can be heard here:
https://townofpalmbeach.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=2486&meta_id=245500
The 101 Seminole Monopoles Violation discussion begins at 2:19:45 on the timeline.
April 12. 2022 Palm Beach Town Council Meeting
can be heard here:
https://townofpalmbeach.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=2477&meta_id=245080
The Monopoles discussion begins at 6:36:01 on the timeline.
March 18. 2022 Code Enforcement Board Meeting
can be heard here:
https://townofpalmbeach.com/853/Meeting-Audio
The 101 Seminole Monopoles Violation discussion begins at 12:15 on the timeline.
March 24. 2022 Shore Protection Board Meeting
can be heard here:
https://townofpalmbeach.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=2476&meta_id=244716
March 18. 2022 Code Enforcement Board Meeting
can be heard here:
https://townofpalmbeach.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=2474&meta_id=244400
February 17. 2022 Code Enforcement Board Meeting
can be heard here:
https://townofpalmbeach.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=2459&meta_id=243074
Article X, Florida Constitution
Section 11:
Sovereignty Lands
The title to lands under navigable waters, within the boundaries of the state, which have not been alienated, including beaches below mean high water lines, is held by the state, by virtue of its sovereignty, in trust for all the people. Sale of such lands may be authorized by law, but only when in the public interest. Private use of portions of such lands may be authorized by law, but only when not contrary to the public interest
