Within this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Camp.
The use of a designated place for living accommodations of a temporary nature in any area zoned residential, business or commercial, administrative-professional, public building or public use, industrial or historic, such accommodations to include, but not be limited to the following:
(1) 
The storing of clothing, food, beverages and/or other personal belongings;
(2) 
The act of sleeping or lying in or on a cot, blanket, sleeping bag, or similar sleeping equipment;
(3) 
The use of any tent or tent-like shelter or other similar structure, furniture, container of refuse or vehicle for living accommodations;
(4) 
The making of a campfire; or
(5) 
The carrying out of cooking activities.
Designated place.
Any place where the public has the right of access and includes, but is not limited to streets, highways, parks, public parking lots, alleyways, sidewalks and other pedestrian ways wherever located within the city limits of the City of La Grange, Texas, including but not limited to areas zoned residential, business or commercial, administrative-professional, public building or public use, industrial or historic.
(Ordinance 19-21 adopted 11/12/19)
(a) 
Camping in any designated place is prohibited.
(b) 
A person who commits an offense under this section is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor punishable upon conviction by a fine of $500.00.
(c) 
It is a rebuttable presumption that a person is camping in violation of this section if they engage in any of the activities listed in the definition of the word “camp” as set forth above regardless of the intent of the participant or participants or the nature of any other activities in which they may also be engaging.
(d) 
It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that:
(1) 
The person is the person who owns the property or has secured the permission of the property owner and has obtained a permit to camp in a public area adjacent to such property from the city manager; or
(2) 
The person is camping in a city or public park, which includes the property owned by the city known as the county fairgrounds, and had in his or her possession at the time of the offense a valid written permit authorizing such activity signed by the city manager or his designee.
(Ordinance 19-21 adopted 11/12/19)
(a) 
The city manager or his designee may issue permits for camping on or in public parks to any person who desires to camp in a public park.
(b) 
The city manager may impose reasonable temporal or other restrictions for the issuance of such a permit, which restrictions shall be appended to the permit.
(Ordinance 19-21 adopted 11/12/19)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor as set forth herein. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the city and its officers shall have the right to enjoin any violation of this ordinance by injunction issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(Ordinance 19-21 adopted 11/12/19)