CAMP. Means public property where one or more persons are camping.
CAMPING. Means the use of public property for temporary living accommodation purposes by the occupation or habitation of an area through the use of temporary shelters, and/or recreational vehicles and/or camping paraphernalia.
CAMPING PARAPHERNALIA. Means equipment or supplies that are used by a person or persons to facilitate camping, which includes but is not limited to grills, outdoor cookers, lanterns, latrines, temporary shelters of whatever kind, or other similar type equipment or supplies.
EMERGENCY. Means situations when a failure to act immediately could lead to serious harm to public health or safety.
PERSONAL ITEMS. Means any item that is reasonably recognizable as belonging to a person and has apparent utility and does not include items that
have no apparent utility or in an unsanitary condition, including, but not limited to, identification documents, birth certificates, and other personal documents and effects.
PUBLIC PROPERTY. Means any real property owned by, or leased to Metro Government located within the boundaries of Jefferson County, which includes but is not limited to green spaces, open spaces, right-of-ways, public sidewalks, cross-walks, streets, curbs, public alleyways, public passageways, publicly owned commercial lots, publicly owned residential lots, publicly owned vacant lots, or publicly owned cleared lots, but does not include the public parks owned, leased to, or managed by the Louisville Metro Parks Department; property owned, leased to, or managed by the Waterfront Development Corporation; property owned, leased to, or managed by the Parking Authority of the River City (“PARC”); property leased by Metro and managed by the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts; or property owned, leased, or managed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky or its agencies.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. Means a motor vehicle, trailer or hybrid trailer that is equipped with amenities and features intended for the owner or others to use for the purposes of leisure activities, camping and/or sleeping, including but not limited to, motor homes, travel trailers, camper vans, truck campers, pop-up campers, teardrop trailers, fifth-wheels, toy haulers or motor homes.
STORE. Means to put aside or accumulate for use when needed, or to put, place, or leave in a location for safekeeping or future use.
TEMPORARY SHELTER. Means a non- permanent accommodation that is intended to be used by a person or persons for protection from the various weather elements while camping which includes, but is not limited to, tents, huts, cots, beds, sleeping bags, bedrolls, knapsacks, hammocks, tarpaulins, canvases, lean-to’s or other similar types of equipment or structure.
(Lou. Metro Ord. No. 131-2012, approved 7-31-2012; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 21-2018, approved 2-14-2018; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 199-2022, approved 12-15-2022)