5.18.050 Time, place, and manner regulations.
A. A person without alternative shelter may camp only if all the following time, place, and manner regulations are met.
B. Time Regulations. A person without alternative shelter may camp if the person without alternative shelter complies with all of the following time regulations:
1. A person without alternative shelter may camp between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. After 7:30 a.m., a person without alternative shelter must dismantle the campsite and remove all personal property from the campsite.
2. A safe parking program guest may camp in a vehicle in a safe parking site for a continuous period as permitted by the regulations of the safe parking program.
C. Place Regulations. A person without alternative shelter may camp in or upon the public right-of-way; provided, however, that a person without alternative shelter may not camp in the following places at any time:
1. On city property, except that a safe parking program guest may camp in a vehicle at a city safe parking site.
2. Within 500 feet from a safe parking site, a shelter or a property where homeless services are provided.
3. Within 500 feet from a lot or parcel containing an elementary school, secondary school or a certified child care center.
4. Within 500 feet from a freeway egress or ingress.
5. Within 50 feet of an intersection.
6. Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
D. Manner Regulations. A person without alternative shelter may camp if the person without alternative shelter complies with all of the following manner regulations:
1. A person without alternative shelter may not obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic along a public right-of-way or into private property and businesses adjacent to a public right-of-way. For purposes of this subsection, a person without alternative shelter is presumed to obstruct pedestrian traffic if a person reduces the path of travel to less than 36 inches.
2. A person without alternative shelter may not (a) start or maintain any fire for the purpose of burning any combustible material in or around a campsite; or (b) use a gas heater in or around a campsite.
3. A person without alternative shelter may not accumulate, discard or leave behind in or around a campsite (a) any rubbish, trash, garbage, debris or other refuse; (b) any unsanitary or hazardous materials; or (c) any animal or human urine or feces.
4. A person without alternative shelter may not camp within 150 feet of another campsite.
5. A person without alternative shelter may not erect, install, place, leave, or set up any type of fixture or structure of any material or materials in or around a campsite. For purposes of this subsection, a “fixture or structure of any material or materials” does not include a tent, tarpaulin or other similar item used for shelter that is readily portable.
6. A person without alternative shelter may not dig, excavate, terrace soil, alter the ground or infrastructure, cause environmental damage, or damage vegetation or trees in or around a campsite. [BC 5.18.050, added by Ordinance No. 4841, 6/6/23]