It shall be unlawful for any person to sleep at any time in
any motor vehicle of any description parked on any highway, public
park, parking lot, picnic grounds, or on any other public or semipublic
area; or in any motor vehicle of any description parked in any such
place, or for any reason to aid, assist, encourage or promote the
same to be done by any other person.
It shall be unlawful for any person to camp or sleep at any
time on any highway, public park, parking lot, picnic ground, or on
any other public or semipublic area, or upon the grounds of any other
person in the Town, without the consent of the owner, or for any person
to aid, assist, encourage or promote the same to be done by any other
person.
Sections
107-1 and
107-2 shall not apply to premises duly licensed and operated to accept house trailers, recreational vehicles, motor homes and campers in accordance with the applicable Land Use and Development Ordinances.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CAMP or CAMPING
To use the public, semipublic or other area set out above
for living accommodations, including the keeping or storing of personal
property or the use of a campfire, camp stove, or other heating source
or cooking device.
SHELTER
Any cover or protection from the weather elements other than
clothing, such as a tent, shack, sleeping bag, or other structure
or material.
SLEEPING
Includes, but is not limited to, making preparations to sleep,
including the lying down of bedding for the purposes of sleeping.
Any person convicted of violating a provision of this article
shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $50 for the first offense
and not less than $50 nor more than $100 for each subsequent offense.