MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – The City of Myrtle Beach may change parking regulations for 31st Avenue North to 52nd Avenue North also known as the “Golden Mile” in an effort to make the street safer.

During the summer months, Ocean Boulevard on the north end of Myrtle Beach which is four lanes turns into two, because so many cars park up and down the street.

People who live along the “Golden Mile”, say it’s a danger to them and anyone else who is trying to get across the street to the beach.

“I remember the first time I saw people out in front of my house on the beach,” said Myles Osterneck.

Osterneck lives along Ocean Boulevard in the area known by some as the “Golden Mile”. He says he’s been there since the 60s. However, since that first sunbather Osterneck says he saw decades ago, things have changed.

“You have to come out all the way here {the street} with the car before you can see anything coming this way,” said Osterneck

That’s because parked cars block Osterneck’s view from his driveway. Something he says is a safety hazard and most likely will lead to an accident sooner than later.

And the city is looking to change the parking regulations before it does.

“What we’re looking at is probably eliminating parking on the east side of Ocean Boulevard all together and on the west side making it paid parking as a means of encouraging people to find other places to park,” said Myrtle Beach City Manager John Pedersen.

People who live in Myrtle Beach would still park for free at the metered spots and he says the city is also considering closing the avenues off to people who live outside the city.

“But we are going to provide incentives to drive as many people as possible to the center of town,” said Pedersen.

He says that includes discounted parking for Horry County residents in downtown Myrtle Beach and making parking downtown cheaper than along the “Golden Mile”.

Osterneck says he would love to see the change.

“That would be great,”

Pedersen says right now all of these ideas are just concepts.

He says a plan will be brought to city council within the next month and the goal is to have these changes implemented by this upcoming season.