The public parks, beaches, streets, sidewalks and other public areas within the city should be readily accessible and available to residents and the public at large for their intended purposes. The purpose of this section is to maintain public areas within the city in a clean, sanitary, safe, attractive and accessible condition and to protect the health, safety, environment and general welfare of the community. In addition, the use of public areas for camping and sleeping interferes with the rights of others to use and enjoy those areas as they are intended.
(Ord. 1516 § 1, 2009)
For purposes of this chapter:
"Camping"
means residing in or using any public area for living accommodation or lodging purposes, as exemplified by remaining for prolonged or repeated periods of time not associated with ordinary use of such public area, with one's possessions or while storing one's possessions (including, but not limited to, tents, huts, temporary shelters, hammocks, tarpaulins, cots, beds, sleeping bags, bed rolls, mattresses, bedding, backpacks, luggage, carts, cooking equipment and cookware). These activities constitute camping when it reasonably appears, in light of all the circumstances, that a person is using the public area as a place of living or lodging accommodation, regardless of the person's subjective intent or the nature of other activities in which the person might also be engaged. For purposes of this section, "store" means to put aside or accumulate for use when needed, to put for safekeeping, to place or to leave in a location. "Camping" shall not include merely sleeping outside or the use of a blanket, towel or mat.
"Public area"
means a public place, including, but not limited to, public streets and alleyways; public parking lots, whether publicly owned or privately owned; public sidewalks; public parks; public playgrounds; public beaches; public landscaped areas; and other publicly owned property. "Public area" shall not include any area designated as a public campground pursuant to federal, state or local statute, ordinance or resolution.
(Ord. 1516 § 1, 2009)
(a) 
It is unlawful for any person to camp in any public area.
(b) 
It is unlawful for any person to sleep in the following public areas:
(1) 
In any public park or beach during the period from one-half hour after sunset to five a.m. of the following day;
(2) 
In or on any public street or sidewalk, boardwalk or other public ways intended for pedestrian or vehicular uses and owned and maintained by the city;
(3) 
On the grounds of city-owned or maintained buildings, facilities or other improved city property, except as may be designated otherwise by the city council.
(c) 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect, supersede or otherwise prevent private causes of action for trespass or other public civil, penal or administrative prosecution for trespass or maintaining a nuisance under state or local statute or ordinance.
(Ord. 1516 § 1, 2009)