Don Pedro/Knight Island right-of-way encroachments
Summary
Residents have planted vegetation and built hardscape in the county's rights-of-way on the barrier islands for decades, squeezing public beach parking and raising safety questions. The county is weighing enforcement, an ordinance change, or an island-specific overlay, and residents want natural vegetation protected while hardscape blocking access is addressed.
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Last discussed Jul 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
Enforcement could require temporary staff hires, and losing beach parking could jeopardize beach renourishment funding and tourism dollars.
Island residents who keep their landscaping, plus the public if beach access and parking are preserved.
Property owners could face removal of decades-old landscaping, and neighbors fear a winners-and-losers outcome if enforcement is selective.
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