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Myrtle Beach to reconsider loitering rules

Submitted by WWAY on Fri, 04/10/2009 - 4:01pm.READ MORE:
MYRTLE BEACH -- Myrtle Beach officials say they'll reconsider new ordinances aimed at preventing loitering at bike rallies as residents complain it also bans tailgating. City spokesman Mark Kruea told The Sun News of Myrtle Beach that people cannot cook or occupy the parking lots for anything other than parking. The city passed 15 new rules last year that included a ban on alcohol consumption in parking lots. Turning parking lots into outdoor restaurants, bars and parties was also banned. Mayor John Rhodes said he hoped to make sports venues exempt from the anti-loitering ordinance. The Carolina Harley-Davidson Dealers Association has moved its spring rally to North Carolina in part because of restrictive ordinances in Myrtle Beach. Several rallies have been held in and around Myrtle Beach each year. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Big Fan of the Legal Process

Submitted by Typical_Biker (not verified) on Sun, 04/12/2009 - 10:33am.
True sin is SC has the 49th worst ranking for lost jobs, and this is the MB Political leaders priority> No problem, this is why I LOVE our legal system. See you in a few weeks! Kruea said no tickets were issued to tailgaters Thursday by city police. The new ordinances, passed to curtail motorcycle rallies, make it illegal to have beer or wine in parking lots, and includes a ban on turning designated parking lots or required landscaped areas into outdoor restaurants, bars or parties. "There's a way [the Pelicans] could do it legally, to have a picnic without changing a law," Kruea said. A special event permit could allow tailgating in the parking lot, if that were part of the plan. It could allow the Pelicans to serve alcohol, too, in the parking lot, Kruea said. Special events permits are not available in May, Kruea said.
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