Ocean City is considering a ban on beach tents and restrictions on canopies over complaints from beachgoers.

City Manager Terry McGean said the number of tents on the beach during peak times has substantially increased over the past few years — along with the number of complaints.

Some visitors and residents are also upset about the people setting up large “front row” areas early morning and leaving tents unattended for hours.

“[The increased number of complaints] are primarily related to having views blocked by tents and folks coming out very early in the morning and setting up tents or canopies to claim a space on a crowded beach, then allowing these structures to sit vacant for a good part of the day,” McGean wrote in an email to The Baltimore Sun.