The following definitions are applicable in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:
A. 
“Camp”
means to pitch, use, or occupy camp facilities for the purposes of habitation or sleeping, as evidenced by the use of camp paraphernalia.
B. 
“Camping facilities”
includes, but is not limited to, trailers, tents, huts, or temporary shelters or vehicles if said vehicle is being used as temporary living or sleeping quarters.
C. 
“Camping paraphernalia”
includes, but is not limited to, tarpaulins, cots, beds, sleeping bags, hammocks, mattresses, cooking facilities or similar equipment.
D. 
“Director”
means any person authorized by the mayor to exercise authority over a public place or his or her designee.
E. 
“Park”
means and includes all city parks, public squares, park drives, parkways, boulevards, bathing beaches, and play and recreation grounds under the jurisdiction of the city of Ilwaco parks and recreation department.
F. 
“Public place”
means and includes streets, ways, boulevards, sidewalks, planting or parking strips, shoulders, squares, triangles, rights-of-way, publicly owned parking lots or publicly owned areas, improved or unimproved, and other public places appropriated to the public for public use, including buildings, structures and appurtenances situated thereon.
G. 
“Recreational vehicle”
means a travel trailer, motor home, truck camper, or camping trailer that is primarily designed and used as temporary living quarters, is either self-propelled or mounted on or drawn by another vehicle, is transient and is not immobilized or permanently affixed to a mobile home lot.
H. 
“Store”
means to put aside or accumulate for use when needed, to put for safekeeping, to place or leave in a location.
I. 
“Street”
means any highway, avenue, lane, road, street, drive, place, boulevard, alley, right-of-way, and every way or place in the city of Ilwaco open as a matter of right to public vehicular travel.
(Ord. 830 § 1 (part), 2014)
It shall be unlawful for any person to store, pitch or park camping facilities or to store or pitch camping paraphernalia in any park or other public place. Recreational vehicles may be parked in authorized parking spaces within city public rights-of-way if said recreational vehicle is not at that time being used as temporary living quarters.
(Ord. 830 § 1 (part), 2014)
A person violating any provision of this chapter commits an infraction under Section 1.20.010. Each day, or a portion thereof, during which a violation occurs shall constitute a separate violation. Each violation will be punished by a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per violation, not to exceed a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per day that violations occur.
(Ord. 830 § 1 (part), 2014; Ord. 959 § 3, 2025)
The director may promulgate rules and regulations he or she deems necessary and appropriate to implement, administer and enforce this chapter.
(Ord. 830 § 1 (part), 2014)