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specific or general dispute in Flagler County about the Customary <br />Use of the Beach by the public or by beachfront property owners. <br />5. The annual Independence Day celebration and fireworks display <br />from the Flagler Beach Pier attracts thousands of observers to the <br />Beach. Other events draw residents and tourists to the Beach in <br />ever increasing numbers as the Tourist Development Office <br />succeeds in promoting the County as an eco -tourism destination. <br />6. The Volusia Flagler Turtle Patrol is a nonprofit corporation that <br />patrols the entire length of the Beach utilizing all -terrain vehicles in <br />order to ensure the protection of sea turtles. <br />7. Florida State Road 140, identified in many of the early plats of the <br />Beach, was a public right of way. The County has not abandoned <br />the road and its successors located on the beach, although the <br />County has prohibited beach driving except by government vehicles <br />for emergencies, repairs or for protecting habitat and species. <br />C.) Local Government Action Consistent with Customary Use <br />1. For decades, the Board has demonstrated a commitment to <br />ensuring public access to the Beach by purchasing or dedicating <br />beachfront for public parks, and by building parking lots, dune <br />crossovers, restrooms and other amenities strategically spaced <br />along the beach to accommodate broad public access and <br />recreational use of the entire Beach. <br />2. Since the mid -1980's, with one inadvertent exception, the Board has <br />not permitted any new platting of the Beach to be parceled for <br />development, instead requiring the platting of conservation parcels <br />which do not permit any construction or development except for <br />limited dune crossovers. <br />3. The Flagler County Property Appraiser does not assess the Beach <br />portion of parcels along the coastline for the purposes of ad valorem <br />taxation. <br />4. Flagler County with the municipalities of Flagler Beach, Beverly <br />Beach and Marineland sought National Scenic Byway designation <br />for State Road AM based on its open beaches and their rural <br />ambiance. The National Scenic Byway designation was based on <br />the amount and ease of public's accessibility to the County's <br />beaches. <br />5. The Board contributes funding to ocean rescue services on the <br />Beach including for rescues conducted using ATV's in <br />Page 6 of 11 <br />204 <br />