THINGS
TO KNOW ABOUT LEWES
TO MAKE YOUR STAY MORE PLEASANT
Lewes
City Hall:
City Hall is located on E. Third Street, and is open Monday thru
Friday,
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Public
Restroom Facilities:
Zwaanendael Park: open year-round 24 hours a day.
Market Street Park: weather permitting open year-round, 8:00 a.m.
- 11:00 p.m.
Beach #1 and #2: open 7:00 a.m. - dusk, Memorial Day thru Labor
Day.
Noise:
Any unreasonable, loud, disturbing and unnecessary noise being detrimental
to the life or health of any individual or contrary to public welfare,
especially between the normal sleeping hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00
a.m., is prohibited.
Parking:
It shall be unlawful for any person to park, stand, or store any
boat, trailer, commercial vehicle, recreational vehicle or trailer
on any street located within a residential district, unless loading
or unloading of such vehicle.
Beach
Rules:
It shall be unlawful for any person to be on Lewes Beach (from Roosevelt
Inlet to the Cape May-Lewes Ferry Terminal) between the hours of
12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.
Sleeping: It shall be unlawful for any person to sleep, lie,
loiter on, occupy as sleeping quarters or be under the guise or
pretending to sleep on any part of the public beaches within the
corporate limits of the City between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Fires: No open burning.
Alcohol: None allowed.
Permits: Required for activities on beach.
Dogs: No dogs are allowed on any beach strand between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. any day between May 1st and September
30th.
Horses: It shall be unlawful for any person to ride, walk
or exercise a horse upon any public beach located within the corporate
limits of the City from April 1st thru September 30th.
Fishing: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to fish in the area of Lewes Beach extending from Pilot Point to
the property of the Lewes Yacht Club between the hours of 10:00
a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and for a distance offshore of 300 feet, from
May 1st thru September 15th.
Jetskis: It shall be unlawful for any person to operate jetskis
within a distance of 300 feet of any beach strand within the corporate
limits of the City of Lewes.
Dogs: The owner or person in control of a dog shall keep
the dog under leash, and shall carry and use a bag or other device
to pick up and remove from property any excrement which said dog
shall drop.
Rollerskates/skateboards/rollerblades:
A. Persons under twelve (12) years of age may use or employ
rollerskates, rollerblades/inline skates, skateboards or similar
devices on any sidewalk within the City of Lewes. No person twelve
(12) years of age or older shall use rollerskates, rollerblades/inline
skates, skateboards or similar devices on any sidewalk within the
City of Lewes, except the sidewalk on the east side of the Savannah
Road drawbridge.
B. On any sidewalk where persons are using or employing rollerskates,
rollerblades/inline skates, skateboards or similar devices, such
persons shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians.
C. No person shall use rollerskates, rollerblades/inline
skates, skateboards or similar devices with the areas of any City
Parks, except Blockhouse Pond Park.
D. Persons using or employing rollerskates, rollerblades/inline
skates, skateboards or similar devices shall conduct their activity
as far to the right of the traffic lane as possible, in a single
file and flowing with traffic.
E. Any persons employing rollerskates, rollerblades/inline
skates, skateboards or similar devices, shall follow the rules of
the road established for bicycles pursuant to Title 21 of the Delaware
Code.,br F. No person shall use rollerskates, rollerblades/inline
skates, skateboards or similar devices on any ramps, jumps or other
devices to perform stunts upon any public sidewalk, parking lot
or in the restricted public parks.
G. No persons shall use rollerskates, rollerblades/inline
skates, skateboards or similar devices so as to injure public or
private property.
H. No person using rollerskates, rollerblades/inline skates,
skateboards or similar devices shall attach himself or herself to
any moving motor vehicle upon any street, parking lot or public
right-of-way.
I. Any person using rollerskates, rollerblades/inline skates,
skateboards or similar devices between sunset and sunrise shall
wear reflective markings or material of sufficient reflectivity
to be visible from both sides from six hundred (600) feet when directly
in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle.
Trash
Collection:
Summer Schedule: Monday and Thursday for the beach and
east side of the City; Tuesday and Friday for the west side of the
City including Savannah Road, School Lane and Drake Knoll.
Winter Schedule: Monday for the beach and east side of the
City; Tuesday for the west side of the City including Savannah Road,
School Lane and Drake Knoll.
Bulk
Trash Collection:
The fourth Wednesday of November, January, March and May. City
will not collect: items containing freon, construction materials,
business generated trash, hazardous liquids, tires, concrete, tree
stumps, yard/garden waste containing dirt.
Recycling
Igloos:
Recycling igloos are located on American Legion Road.
For
additional information, or questions, please contact City Hall at
645-7777.
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