As spring breakers head to beaches along the country’s southeastern coast, several beach towns are cracking down.

The city of Miami Beach, one of the premier Spring Break destinations, has led the charge in trying to deter excessive partying and chaos during the travel season.

Miami Beach’s implementation of stricter rules this year during Spring Break is being heralded by city officials for maintaining a calmer environment than previous years.

As part of the city’s crackdown new rules include increased parking rates on the busiest weekends, increase in towing rates, closed parking garages, increased police presence and DUI security checkpoints.

However, business owners have complained that the changes have had an adverse effect on their profits by driving out visitors.

Mitch Novick, owner of Sherbrooke Hotel, told CBS News that while the lack of chaos is welcome the effects on businesses have been “disastrous.”

“This year has been disastrous for many businesses down here, at least the ones I’ve spoken to,” Novick said. “It’s the draconian restrictions that have been put in place.”

Over the weekend beachgoers were put off by the strict regulations and headed to other nearby beach locations at Fort Lauderdale and Sunny Isles Beach.

It was reported by Fox News that Sunny Isles police ended a, “large, non-permitted spring break gathering.”

Lisa Svechin, mayor of Sunny Isles, said that while tourism is important local leaders of beach towns are turning to prioritize the safety of residents.

“As you establish yourself more, and you’re able to have businesses and long-term residents, not so many transient residents as we used to, you start to have certain values of the city,” Svechin told Fox News.

As for Alabama, officials in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach both issued warnings to spring breakers that laws will be enforced and there will be increased police presence during Spring Break.