The enforcing employee shall provide occupants of an encampment notice of intent to remove the encampment at least 24 hours in advance of any action to remove the encampment. Notice shall be in writing and shall be served personally on the occupant(s) of the encampment present when the enforcing employee attempts to serve notice. In addition, the enforcing employee shall post the notice on or near the encampment, so as reasonably to communicate the notice to persons living at the encampment but not present during the attempt to serve notice. The notice shall contain the following information:
(a) the location of the encampment;
(b) the date and time notice was served or posted;
(c) a statement that the encampment violates this chapter;
(d) an advisement that the County or City will remove the encampment 24 hours after the date and time of the notice;
(e) information about any housing or shelter and homeless services available for occupants of the encampment and the phone number and address to contact in order to obtain the housing or shelter or other health and human services;
(f) an advisement that any personal property remaining at the encampment site when the enforcing employee returns to remove the encampment will be impounded for no fewer than 90 days and will be discarded thereafter if not claimed; and
(g) the address, phone number, and operating hours of the location where the personal property will be stored and may be retrieved and that the County or City will charge no fee for storage or retrieval. (Ord. 1514, eff. December 5, 2019)