To protect the health and safety of community members, including individuals experiencing homelessness in the city, to responsibly maintain publicly owned real property and publicly owned assets open to the public for all people of the city, and to increase opportunities to provide outreach to individuals experiencing homelessness to connect those individuals to supportive services including shelter and housing, the Council has determined it is necessary to regulate the use of public property for camps and camping with respect to individuals experiencing homelessness. It is the purpose of this chapter to regulate camps and the act of camping, on public property in an objectively reasonable manner with regards to persons experiencing homelessness. This chapter shall be liberally constructed for the accomplishment of this purpose.
(Ord. 2023-04, passed 6-26-2023)