City of Naples Health Information Update – Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Beach re-opening
May 11, 2020
Naples, FL (May 11, 2020) – On April 30, 2020, the City of Naples City Council implemented Phase I of the beach re-opening. Due to non-compliance with City regulations, the City decided to close the beaches at 12:01am on Sunday, May 10, 2020, until further notice. Today, City Council met at an Emergency meeting and heard from over a hundred residents and visitors.
City Council decided to re-open the beaches at 7:00am on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 with the following restrictions:
- Regulated visiting hours:
- Monday – Friday, open sunrise to sunset
- No coolers and tents (chairs and umbrellas allowed)
- Walking, running, swimming, fishing, and paddle boarding allowed
- Weekends: 7am – 11am
- Chairs, tents, umbrellas, or coolers prohibited
- Walking, running, swimming, fishing, and paddle boarding allowed
- Weekends: 5pm – sunset
- ONLY chairs allowed. (Tents, umbrellas, or coolers prohibited)
- Memorial Day weekend (Saturday, May 23rd through Monday, May 25th ):
- 7am – 11am
- Chairs, tents, umbrellas, or coolers prohibited
- Walking, running, swimming, fishing, and paddle boarding allowed
- 5pm – sunset
- ONLY chairs allowed. (Tents, umbrellas, or coolers prohibited)
- Parking:
- City of Naples & Collier County beach parking permits ONLY
- No hourly beach parking (metered parking)
- No parking on residential streets unless in properly marked parking areas
- Fines will be doubled from $100 to $200 with no early discount
- Illegally parked vehicles will be towed
- Bathrooms will re-open
- Discussion will be revisited at the June 3, 2020 Regular City Council meeting.
