Ending beach driving on some parts of Daytona Beach now has the support of the Daytona Beach Chamber of Commerce.

The plan is to ban beach driving in front of 5 star hotels like the Hard Rock Hotel and the idea is to spur economic growth.

"We believe that the request to take about a mile of beach to encourage investment of some very upscale hotels will help spur economic development in our area," said Nancy Keefer from the Daytona Regional Chamber of commerce.

The proposed County ordinance hasn't been introduced but local entrepreneurs tell News 13 that taking cars off the beach would discourage people from coming to the world’s most famous beach.

Deborah Hamilton manages a Sea Scape, a small mom and pop beachside hotel which she says has a high occupancy rate, even during the slow season.

"We're kinda unhappy about that. We like driving on the beach and I know all my guest like driving on the beach," said Hamilton.

County Council members will consider an ordinance which gives business and hotels the option to have cars removed from the beach in front of their businesses if they meet certain criteria like having a five star hotel rating with a major multi-million dollar investment and provide off-beach parking for every parking spot taken from the beach.

But Hamilton says beach driving is the reason tourists visit the area.

"Our beaches are packed in the summer because of that reason; you can drive on the beach. What do you think it would do to your business? I think it will slow us down a little bit," said Hamilton.

Hamilton says Volusia County council and the chamber are more concerned with big investors and is ignoring mom and pop establishments."

"If the other motels/hotels wanna fall into that very stringent criteria then they should have the same opportunity to go after that," said Keefer.

Hamilton and other shop owners say if they give the county an inch they will take a mile.

"I think once they get their foot in the door with closing some of the beach off, they’re gonna keep going and everybody will want their own private beach," said Hamilton.

Right now there are no other large investors, like the owners of the old Desert Inn or Hard Rock hotel, who want to ban beach driving from their properties.

The beach driving issue will be taken up during the next scheduled county council meeting, May 7.