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Town of Chilmark Beach Event Application

For Menemsha and Squibnocket Beach

Regulations for Town of Chilmark Beach Department

  1. Only one event a week will be scheduled per beach. This is done on a first come basis.
  2. Events shall not exceed forty people.
  3. Permit from the board of health must be submitted from the catering company along with permit for catered beach event, the catering company must submit the menu to BOH.
  4. A copy of the catering company’s license must be on file with the Town of Chilmark and can be submitted along with application.
  5. For a gathering over ten people. Taxies or mini-buses are required for transportation. No cars will be allowed in Menemsha for these events. Parking is limited at Squibnocket Beach Carpooling, Taxies or mini-buses are required applicants may not reserve parking spaces for either beach
  6. No tents or chairs are allowed.
  7. The permit tee is responsible for the removal of ALL trash. Town trash cans or dumpsters may NOT be used.
  8. All events on Menemsha Beach will be to the east of the second groin and they will not have exclusive use of any portion of the beach.
  9. Hours of events are limited to 5:00 PM- 11:00 PM
  10. All applications must be signed by the Police Chief. If you are planning to have a fire to cook. Fire Chief must also sign application. If event is catered the Board of Health must also sign application. Do not submit application before ALL appropriate departments have approved.
  11. Applications will be submitted to the superintendent of beaches only after the Police Chief, Fire Chief and the Board of Health for the final approval have signed them.
  12. Please include a letter explaining any special conditions that may exist.

Cook out Menemsha or Squibnocket

  1. There are NO open fires allowed in the State of Massachusetts.
  2. All fires on the beach must be contained in a grill.
  3. NO fires are to be left unattended.
  4. Grills are to be placed at a minimum of twenty-five feet from any beach grass, and are NOT to be placed on the dunes.
  5. Fires must be extinguished at the end of use; contents (cooking coals) must be buried at a minimum of two feet below the sand, in the inter-tidal zone and then doused with water.
  6. THERE ARE NO TRADITIONAL CLAMBAKES ALLOWED BETWEEN JUNE 15-LABOR DAY.
  7. If event is catered a copy of regulation must be provided to caterer, catered events must fill out caters report form to be approved by Board of Health.($100.00 fee for catered events).

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SIGNED AT THE BOTTOM, CONFIRMING THAT THE APPLICANT HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS ALL REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO A BEACH EVENT.

*Squibnocket events before 5:00 PM Cars must have valid beach sticker

Beach Event Application