SECTION 15.34. Certification Status of Village of Surfside Beach Dune Protection and Beach Access Plan

(a) The Village of Surfside Beach has submitted to the General Land Office a dune protection and beach access plan (Plan) which is certified as consistent with state law. The Plan was adopted on December 12, 2000 and amended on June 29, 2012.

(b) The General Land Office certifies as consistent with state law the Village of Surfside Beach Plan as amended by the Brazoria County Erosion Response Plan. The Erosion Response Plan was adopted by the Village of Surfside Beach on June 29, 2012 by Resolution 06292012A.

(c) The General Land Office certifies as consistent with state law the Village of Surfside Beach Plan as amended on December 9, 2014 by Ordinance No. 201414 to increase the Beach User Fee for an annual permit from $8.00 to $12.00.

(d) The General Land Office certifies as consistent with state law the Village of Surfside Beach and Dune Plans as amended on September 29, 2015 by Ordinance No. 2015.9.28. The Plan amendments adopted include:

(1) A variance from §15.5(b)(3) of this title (relating to Beachfront Construction Standards) and §15.6(f)(3) of this title (relating to Eroding Area Standards) which allows the use of fibercrete in four-foot by four-foot sections, four inches thick, separated by expansion joints to construct a driveway, provided that it is located more than one hundred (100) feet landward from the line of vegetation and is no greater than twenty (20) feet wide and does not exceed ten (10) percent of the lot square footage.

(2) An annual Beach User Fee for parking along the beach-facing side of Beach Drive.

(3) A restriction of 810 linear feet of vehicular access from Thunder Road to Jettyview Park with the provision of a minimum of 54 dedicated alternative parking spaces at Jettyview Park.

(e) The General Land Office certifies that the Beach User Fee and the Beach User Fee Plan adopted by the City Council of the Village of Surfside Beach in Ordinance 2023-10-10 on October 10, 2023, is consistent with state law. The Plan adopts a Beach User Fee of up to $15.00 dollars a day and an annual fee of up to $30.00. The amendments also update the beach access section of the Plan.

Source Note: The provisions of this §15.34 adopted to be effective October 21, 2003, 28 TexReg 9075; amended to be effective March 7, 2013, 38 TexReg 1371; amended to be effective March 2, 2015, 40 TexReg 936; amended to be effective May 25, 2016, 41 TexReg 3741; amended to be effective February 11, 2024, 49 TexReg 717