Point Pleasant Beach Residents-Only Parking Near Beaches To End

POINT PLEASANT BEACH – Point Pleasant Beach's policy that required parking east of the railroad tracks essentially to be for residents only will expire on Friday.

"It's pretty much exactly the same as before," Mayor Paul Kanitra said.

He also said the Manasquan Inlet area will be fully open on Friday.

Kanitra had defended the town's actions, saying his community did not have enough special officers to deal with the summer crowds at the beach.

Since then, however, the state has agreed to make sure that more special officers are available for Jersey Shore communities.

State-of-emergency placards had been sent to all homes in Point Pleasant Beach granting residents access to parking. The rules were as follows:

• All parking east of the railroad tracks required an emergency placard to be displayed at all times.
• Fifteen-minute parking was allowed if customers were patronizing a business for curbside pickup.
• Contractors, landscapers and delivery drivers were to be exempted while actively engaged in work.

Kanitra said his town is "literally doing the exact same thing the governor is with Island Beach State Park where he has reduced capacity by 50 percent.