The public streets and areas within the city should be readily accessible and available to residents and the public at large. The use of these areas for camping purposes or storage of personal property interferes with the rights of others to use the areas for which they were intended. The purpose of this chapter is to:
A. 
Maintain public streets and areas within the city in a clean and accessible condition, and
B. 
Make it unlawful to camp in areas which are not designed for camping.
(Ord. 1489 § 1, 1995)
Unless the particular provisions or the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this section shall govern the construction, meaning and application of words and phrases used in this chapter.
"Camp"
means to pitch or occupy camping facilities; to use camp paraphernalia.
"Camp facilities"
means and includes, but is not limited to, tents, huts or temporary shelters.
"Camp paraphernalia"
means and includes, but is not limited to, tarpaulins, cots, beds, sleeping bags, hammocks or noncity designated cooking facilities and similar equipment.
"Park"
means a park, reservation, playground, recreation center or any other area in the city owned and used by the city and devoted to active or passive recreation.
"Store"
means to put aside or accumulate for use when needed, to put for safekeeping, to place or leave in a location.
"Street"
means and includes any publicly maintained or owned street, road, highway, alley, sidewalk, parkway, bridge, culvert, drain and any facility or other area in the city necessary for the construction, improvement and maintenance of streets and roads.
(Ord. 1489 § 1, 1995)
It is unlawful for any person to camp, occupy camp facilities or use camp paraphernalia in the following areas, except as otherwise provided:
A. 
Any street;
B. 
Any off-street parking lot or structure that is maintained, owned or operated by the city.
(Ord. 1489 § 1, 1995)
It is unlawful for any person to store personal property, including camp facilities and camp paraphernalia, in the following areas, except as otherwise provided by resolution of the city council:
A. 
Any park;
B. 
Any street;
C. 
Any off-street parking lot or structure that is maintained, owned or operated by the city.
(Ord. 1489 § 1, 1995)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 1.20, the chief of police and his designees shall be responsible for enforcing the provisions of this chapter. Violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 1489 § 1, 1995)