The Saratoga Springs City Council finds that there is a compelling public interest in keeping access to, on, through and across public places free and accessible to all persons, and to keep those areas accessible to persons with disabilities in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Saratoga Springs 7-1-2025. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Means to maintain a campsite upon City Property.
Means any personal property that reasonably appears to be arranged to be used as a place to sleep, lodge or camp, including but not limited to, tents, huts, awnings, lean-tos, sleeping bags, blankets, tarps, portable stoves, mattresses, stools, milk crates, chairs, tables, sofas or commercial shopping carts.
Means a location upon City Property where camping material is placed.
Is defined as any public sidewalk, street median, public parking garage, public parking lot, public gazebo or public easement.
A.
No person may engage in camping on any City Property.
B.
No person may sleep or lie or sit on or in any City Property.
C.
No person may sleep or lie or sit in any doorway that is adjacent to a public sidewalk.
D.
No person may place any camping material on any City Property.
E.
No person may lie across any public bench on any City Property.
F.
No person may sit on any curb of any street or landscaped area, or place any item or items of personal property within any landscaped bed of any City Property.
The prohibitions in § 95A-3 shall not apply to:
A.
Any person who sits or lies down due to a medical or other emergency.
B.
Any person who sits down on a curb during a parade, demonstration, exhibition, or other lawful event designed to attract the attention of the public.
C.
Any chairs, tables, or collections of other items, that are used for approved outdoor dining or commerce.
D.
Any person who sits on any public benches on City Property.
No person shall be cited for a violation of this chapter unless he or she continues to engage in conduct prohibited hereunder after first having been given a warning, either verbal or written, by a police officer or code enforcement officer indicating that the said conduct is prohibited and must be immediately discontinued.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of up to $100. Any person who shall be convicted of a second or subsequent offense shall be subject to a fine of up to $250 for each such conviction.