§ 10-1702. PROHIBITED ACTS.

(a)

It is unlawful and a public nuisance for any person to camp, occupy camp facilities, or use camp paraphernalia in the following areas:

(1)

Any public property; or

(2)

Any private property.

(i)

It is not intended by this section to prohibit overnight camping on private residential property by friends or family of the property owner, so long as the owner consents and the overnight camping is limited to not more than one consecutive night.

(ii)

Nothing in this article is intended to prohibit or make unlawful, activities of an owner of private property or other lawful user of private property that are normally associated with and incidental to the lawful and authorized use of private property for residential or other purposes; and provided further, nothing is intended to prohibit or make unlawful, activities of a property owner or other lawful user if such activities are expressly authorized by this Code or other laws and regulations.

(iii)

Nothing in this article is intended to prohibit or make unlawful the mere possession of or transportation of camp facilities or camp paraphernalia on public or private property, except as provided in this article.

(iv)

The City Manager may, as provided in section 10-1704 of this article, issue a temporary permit to allow camping on public or private property in connection with a special event.

(b)

It is unlawful and a public nuisance for any person to wash one's body or belongings in a fountain.

(c)

It is unlawful and a public nuisance to urinate or defecate in public, as per section 9-2512 of this code.

(Added Ord. 2017-40, § 1, eff. 9-29-17)