For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
"Camp"
has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 9.08.090 of the Malibu Municipal Code.
"Camping facility"
includes, but is not limited to, a tent, hut, or other temporary shelter.
"Camping paraphernalia"
includes, but is not limited to, tarpaulins, cots, beds, hammocks, unpermitted cooking or heating equipment or paraphernalia, or similar equipment.
(Ord. 492 § 2, 2021)
Except as otherwise permitted by the city, it is unlawful for any person to camp in the following locations:
A. 
Upon or in any city-owned public park, public beach. public street, or public right-of-way.
B. 
Upon or in any vacant or undeveloped private property on which camping is prohibited;
C. 
Upon any land designated by the fire chief or the city manager as a fire risk area, including areas in or near a wildland-urban interface and brush areas.
(Ord. 492 § 2, 2021)
Except as otherwise permitted by the city, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following at any location where camping is prohibited:
A. 
Start, build or use a fire for the purposes of warming, cooking, or otherwise, except as may be approved by the city manager or the fire chief, consistent with Chapter 8.12 of this code;
B. 
Discharge wastewater and/or dispose of trash or garbage in any manner not expressly permitted by law (such as, for example, a public trash disposal container);
C. 
Urinate or defecate, except when using a urinal, toilet, or other facility designated for that purpose (such as a public restroom during the hours in which such restroom is open to the public);
D. 
Erect or use a camping facility or use camping paraphernalia; or
E. 
Engage in any activity that is prohibited by applicable local, county, state or federal law.
(Ord. 492 §2, 2021)
A. 
Except as otherwise provided in this code or by resolution of the city council, any personal property left unattended at a location where camping is prohibited under Section 8.36.020 of this chapter shall be considered abandoned and may be removed or impounded by the city or by peace officers in accordance with agency procedures.
B. 
Unless the public health and safety necessitates the immediate disposal of property collected under subsection A, such property may be recovered by the owner according to procedures established by the city manager, or designee, or by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.
(Ord. 492 § 2, 2021)
A. 
Absent exigent circumstances posing an immediate threat to the public health, safety, or welfare, the provisions of Section 8.36.020(A) of this chapter will not be enforced against individuals based solely upon the fact that they are sitting, lying, or sleeping on city-owned public property, when such individuals do not have access to adequate temporary shelter.
B. 
Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, no person shall engage in any camping activity on city-owned public property if such property is: (1) within any area that the city manager, public safety manager or city council may determine from time to time to constitute an extreme fire danger (which may include any area designated as a VHFHSZ by Cal FIRE); (2) within 200 feet of a residence; or (3) within 1,500 feet of any public or private elementary, vocational, junior high, high school, or college.
C. 
Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, no person may obstruct the public right-of-way as prohibited in Section 9.08.050 of this code.
(Ord. 492 § 2, 2021)