HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 2309 - Amend Title 10ORDINANCE NO. ~.3 0 ~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDDING AMENDING PORTIONS OF REDDING
MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 10 -PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS
AND WELFARE
The City Council of the City of Redding does ordain as follows:
Section 1: Redding Municipal Code Title 10 (Public Peace, Morals and Welfare) is
amended as follows:
I. CHAPTER 10.40 (Unlawful Camping) is added and shall read as follows:
10.40.010 - Camping on public property.
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Except as may be permitted within municipal parks by the Community Services
Director, or his or her designee, it is unlawful to camp upon any public property
owned by the city, including, without limitation, streets, easements, parks, dump
sites, creekbeds, electric utility substations, parking lots, or corporation yards.
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Except as otherwise permitted under Title 18 of the Redding Municipal Code, it is
unlawful for any person to sleep between ten p.m. and five 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.
Section 10.40.020 - Camping on private property.
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Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful to camp upon private
property within the City.
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Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, 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
prohibited by Title 18 of the Redding 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.
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This section shall not apply to persons lawfully camping within campgrounds or
trailerparks approved pursuant to Title 18 of the Redding Municipal Code nor shall
it be construed to waive or preempt any requirement or authorization provided under
Title 18 of the Redding Municipal Code.
Section 10.40.030 - Definitions.
Unless it is apparent from the context that another meaning is intended, the following words,
when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this
section:
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"Camp" and "camping" are defined as the placement on public or private
property for the purpose of making a living accommodation, no matter how
temporary, of tents, tarpaulins, temporary shelters, house trailers, motor
vehicles or parts thereof, trailers, cooking facilities, cots, ground covers,
bedding, hammocks, backpacks, sleeping bags and other equipment of a
similar nature used to live temporarily in the outdoors.
"Vehicle" for purpose of this section, shall be defined by Section 670 of the
Vehicle Code of the state of California as it now exists or may hereafter be
amended.
Section 10.40.040 - Violation
A violation of any section within this chapter shall be charged as an infraction except
that any person convicted of three or more violations of any section within this
chapter may, in the discretion of the City Attorney or District Attorney, be charged
with a misdemeanor.
Section 2: The passage of this ordinance is not a "project" according to the definition
in the California Environmental Quality Act (Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 21000 et seq.), and is not
subject to the provisions requiring environmental review.
Section 3: This ordinance shall tale effect 30 days after the date of its adoption, and
the City Clerl~ shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause its publication according
to law.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this ordinance was introduced and read at a regular meeting of
the CityCouncilonthd 17th day of June; 2003, and was read and adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the 1st day of July, 2003, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kight, Mathena,PPbhlmeyer, Stegall andCCibula
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Attest:
Connie Stro"h-r~ayer, C~'~C/lerk
Form Approved:
B/rad' L. Fuller, City Attorney