Cape Town, renowned as a sun-worshiping hotspot, has become a hotbed of conflict between beachgoers who want a dog-friendly beach environment and those who complain about the negative impact of dogs on the city’s beaches.
The areas under consideration are detailed as follows:
Kommetjie – proposed change at Long Beach, Kommetjie from free-running to no dogs
Soetwater – status quo, no dogs allowed
Witsand – status quo, dogs free-running
Misty Cliffs – minor change – Dogs on leash before 09:00 and after 18:00
Millers Point – status quo, no dogs allowed
Fisherman’s Beach – proposed change to no dogs
Frank’s Beach – proposed change to no dogs
Windmill Beach – proposed change from free-running to dogs on a leash
Burghers’ Walk – status quo, dogs on a leash
Water’s Edge Beach – proposed no dogs allowed
Seaforth Beach – proposed no dogs allowed
Long Beach, Simon’s Town – status quo, dogs free-running
Mackerel Beach – status quo, dogs free-running
Shelley’s Beach and tidal pool – status quo, no dogs allowed
Glencairn Beach and tidal pool – proposed change to no dogs allowed
Fish Hoek Beach – status quo of no dogs in the corner on the Jaggers Walk end of the beach, proposed dogs on a leash from the lighthouse to the start of Clovelly Beach
Clovelly Beach – proposed change from a free-running area for dogs to time restrictions for free-running dogs – Dogs on leash between 09:00 and 18:00
Wooly’s Pool – status quo, no dogs allowed
Kalk Bay Tidal Pools – status quo, no dogs allowed
Dalebrook Beach and tidal pool – proposed no dogs allowed
Danger Beach – proposed change from free-running area for dogs to dogs on a leash
St James Beach and tidal pool – status quo, no dogs allowed
Muizenberg Beach including Surfer’s Corner – status quo – Dogs on a leash December – March before 09:00 and after 18:00. Dogs on a leash April – November
Sunrise Beach – status quo
Sonwabe Beach – proposed dogs on a leash with horses at all times
Strandfontein Beach – status quo, no dogs allowed
Nine Miles Beach – proposed dogs on a leash with horses at all times
Blue Waters Resort – status quo, no dogs allowed
Beyond Blue Waters Resort – Dogs free-running at all times
Beachgoers have until 30 April to add their input by contacting Helen Jordaan, Professional Officer: Beach Amenities Coordination Sport, Recreation and Amenities Department City of Cape Town
Helen.jordaan@capetown.gov.za
Tel: 021 400 1691
Fax: 021 425 4705