12.06.010 Purpose.

The streets and public areas within the city should be readily accessible and available to the residents and the public at large. 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. Such activity can constitute a public health and safety hazard which adversely impacts neighborhoods and commercial areas. Camping on public property without proper sanitary measures adversely affects the public health, safety, and welfare of the city and interferes with the intended use and enjoyment of public property. The purpose of this chapter is to maintain streets, parks, and other public areas within the city in a clean, sanitary and accessible condition and to adequately protect the health, safety and public welfare of the community, while recognizing that, subject to reasonable conditions, camping and camp facilities associated with special events can be beneficial to the cultural and educational climate in the city. Nothing in this chapter is intended to interfere with otherwise lawful and ordinary use of public or private property.