7/27/2020 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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12 Temporary Beach Parking and Access Restrictions(Per Order of the Board of Selectmen dated July 27, 2020) A. In accordance with applicable provisions of the Town of Nlashpee Charter, Bylaws, G.L. c: 90, §20A, and any other enabling audwrhy, the Board of Selectmen, in consideration of the COVID 1.9 State of t.naergency declared by the Governor On March 10, 2020 and the related Advisories and Guidances issued by State authorities, hereby adopts the within tenal.mrary beach parking and acr.ess restrictions. Said restrictions are deemed necessary due to recently observed overcrowding and congestion at John's Pond and other Town beaches (collectively, the "Town Beaches") in order to regulate, on a temporary basis, the size of gatherings at saic] Town Beaches for the purposes of preserving and maintaining the public health, safety and welfare and effectively regulating vehicular parking on roads in and around said Town Beaches during the COWD09 panclernic. Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 1) Any other order, rule or regulation concerning parking adopted by the Board of Selectmen notwithstanding, no operator of any vehicle shall park or stared the same on any portion of any street or road leading to Johns Pond, specifically:, Back Road, Cranberry Avenue, Highview Averue Hilltop Road, Hoophole Road and Valley Road and as designated by the signs containing the words "NO PARKING', which signs shall be placed on such roads or portions thereof pursuant to and for the duration of this temporary restriction. The Chief of Police and or his designees, are authorized and directed to place and erect temporarily, or cause to be so placed an(] erected, such signs on any st_rch portion of any road subject to this temporary restriction. 2) Access to Town Beaches shall be restricted to M,aslipee residents, members of the Mashpee Wanapanoag Tripe, and those with vehick- disability phWs or- placards and/or current Town Beach permits during the term of this temporary restriction. This beach access restriction is intended to advance the interests of the afore-mentioned Advisories and Guidances by preventing large gatherings at and overcrowding of the Town Beaches duhng the COVID 19 State of Emergency, All persons authorized to access said Beaches during this ternporary restriction will be expected to comply with all recommended COVID.19 safety measures, inc]uclOg appropriate social-distancing and wearing of face masks when social distancing is not possible, while on the Town Beaches. These temporary restrictions shall commence on .July 28, 20XY and shall remain in effect until rescinded by the Board of Selectmen or until the State of Emergency declared by the Governor is terminated, whichever occurs first. The Chief of Police and/or his designees are authorzed to enforce these temporary restrictions by the issrr MCP of citations and/or removal of non-compliant vehicles or persons in accorclawe with applicable laws and regulations. So Ordered.