(A) Camping On Public Property:
1. Except as may be permitted within municipal parks by the Director of Community Services, or his or her designee, it is unlawful to camp upon any public property owned by the city, including, without limitation, streets, sidewalks, parking lots, parking structures, easements, open space, parks, cemeteries, real property within or below, one hundred feet (100') above the ordinary high water mark of any lake, waterway, river, stream, pond, or reservoir, or corporation yards when there is available overnight shelter. It shall not be a violation of this chapter to camp in city owned open space when there is no overnight shelter available.
2. Except as otherwise permitted under the Placerville Municipal Code, it is unlawful for any person to sleep between ten o’clock (10:00) P.M. and five o’clock (5:00) A.M. in any vehicle parked on any public street, alley way, or parking area, or any privately owned parking area used for the parking of customers of any business enterprise without the consent of the owner of such business enterprise when there is available overnight shelter.
(B) Camping On Private Property:
1. It is unlawful to camp upon private property within the city except as otherwise provided in this section.
2. This section shall not apply to persons camping upon their own land or to persons camping with the written consent of the owner of the land, provided that such written consent is in their possession at the time and is shown upon demand of any peace officer and is not otherwise Placerville Municipal Code. No person shall camp, or permit to camp, on private property for a period of time exceeding seven (7) consecutive days without an interruption of at least seven (7) consecutive non-camping days. For purposes of this section, camping for any portion of a day shall count as a full camping day.
(C) City Manager Permit:
1. The city manager may, as provided in section 6-19-9 of this chapter, issue a temporary permit to allow camping on public or private property in connection with a special event.
(D) Violations:
1. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor. In addition to the remedies set forth in Penal Code section 370, the city attorney may institute civil or administrative actions to abate a public nuisance under this chapter. (Ord. 1702, 1-14-2020)