Under an ordinance adopted by the borough council last month, the only motor vehicles allowed on Ship Bottom beaches from the second week of May through the last Saturday in September are for municipal, state, or federal use.

“It’s a liability,” Mayor William Huelsenbeck said when questioned during the May 28 council meeting about not allowing beach access to motor vehicles in September. “Swimmers are there; it’s like inviting people because the lifeguards are there.