The public sidewalks, accessways and streets, including, but not limited to, rights-of-way underneath or adjacent to said sidewalks, accessways and streets, and other public areas within the City of Napa, should be readily accessible and available to residents, the public at large, and city maintenance and emergency crews. 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, and also subjects those persons using such areas to substantial health and safety risks. Many persons, including families with young children, have been camping in automobiles and other public places in the city in unsafe conditions, with no running water, toilets, cooking or sanitation facilities, even though accommodations in shelters are available to them, resulting in increased disease, illness and crime. The purpose of this chapter is to maintain public streets and areas within the City of Napa in a clean and accessible condition and to diminish problems such as disease, illness and crime by encouraging the use of appropriate shelter facilities.
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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 any of the following: (1) to pitch or occupy camp facilities; (2) to use camp paraphernalia; and (3) to sleep in, on or under any parked vehicle, including an automobile, bus, truck, camper, trailer, mobile home or recreational vehicle.
"Camp facilities"
includes, but are not limited to, tents, huts, or temporary shelters. When parked and used for the purpose of sleeping, automobiles, buses, trucks, campers, trailers, mobile homes and recreational vehicles shall be deemed as "camp facilities."
"Camp paraphernalia"
includes, but is not limited to, tarpaulins, bedding, cots, beds, sleeping bags, hammocks or non-city designated cooking facilities and similar equipment.
"Park"
means the same as defined in Section 12.32.010 of this code.
"Store"
means to put aside or accumulate for use when needed, to put for safekeeping, to place or leave in a location.
"Street"
means the same as defined in Section 1.04.030 of this code.
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Except as expressly indicated, 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, sidewalk or park, or any right-of-way, shoulder or other publicly-owned or controlled area under, near or adjacent to any street, sidewalk or park; provided, however, that nothing in this chapter shall prohibit overnight camping on land owned, managed, controlled or operated as a city park, playground, tot lot or other facility with permission from the Community Resources Director under Section 12.36.060 of this code.
B. 
Any public parking lot or public area, improved or unimproved, enclosed or open.
C. 
Any publicly-owned or controlled areas, including, but not limited to, those areas under, near or adjacent to, or which provide access to, any street, right-of-way, sidewalk, park, bridge, shoulder, stream, creek, river or waterway.
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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 street, sidewalk or park, or any right-of-way, shoulder or other publicly owned or controlled area under, near or adjacent to any street, sidewalk or park.
B. 
Any public parking lot or public area, improved or unimproved, enclosed or open.
C. 
Any publicly-owned or controlled areas, including, but not limited to, those area under, near or adjacent to, or which provide access to, any street, right-of-way, sidewalk, park, bridge, shoulder, stream, creek, river or waterway.
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