For purposes of this chapter, the words and phrases in this chapter shall have the following meanings, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
CAMP or CAMPING.
(1) Residing in or using any public area or private property for living accommodation or habitation purposes with one's personal property, or within one's personal property (e.g., vehicle of any kind), or while storing one's personal property (including unauthorized parking of any vehicle); and/or
(2) Constructing, maintaining, occupying, inhabiting or using camping facilities and/or constructing, using or maintaining camping paraphernalia for living accommodation or habitation purposes, but is not limited to sitting, lying, or sleeping within such camp facilities and/or upon such CAMP paraphernalia for living accommodation or habitation purposes. For purposes of this chapter, CAMPING shall not include merely sleeping outside in a city or valley-wide park or the use of a blanket, towel or mat in a park during the time the park is open to the public.
CAMPING FACILITY or CAMPING FACILITIES. Includes, but is not limited to, tents, huts, or other temporary physical shelters.
CAMPING PARAPHERNALIA. Includes, but is not limited to, tarpaulins, cots, beds, sleeping bags, bedrolls, bedding, luggage, hammocks, cooking equipment and/or other similar articles of equipment or items that are accessory to camping facilities.
PUBLIC AREA. All property that is owned, managed or maintained by the city, and shall include, but not be limited to any public street, building, grounds, lot, parcel park, plaza or parking lot dedicated to the authorized use and enjoyment of the public, and any other public property owned, maintained or controlled by another government agency within the city where the city is authorized to enforce its police powers as described herein.
PUBLIC STREET. Includes but is not limited to any city right-of-way, street, road, highway, alley, sidewalk, parkway, bridge, culvert, drain, and all other facilities or areas necessary for the construction, improvement, and maintenance of streets and roads.
PERSONAL PROPERTY. Tangible personal belongings or possessions, which shall include any movable or tangible thing that is subject to ownership; property or chattels that can be seen, weighed, measured, felt, or touched, including, but not limited to, furniture, appliances, camping facilities, camping paraphernalia, money, books, vehicles of any kind and shopping carts.
SIDEWALK. That portion of the public right-of-way provided for the primary use of pedestrians along or adjacent to a street.
STORE or STORING or STORAGE. To put aside or accumulate for use when needed, to put for safekeeping, and/or to place or leave in a location; which does not include any personal property that clearly has been abandoned or discarded and which clearly has no value.
TENT. Any tarp, cover, structure or shelter, made of any material that is not open on all sides and which hinders an unobstructed view behind or into the area surrounded by the tarp, cover, structure or shelter.
(Ord. 2021-328, passed 10-20-2021)