Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 5 — Public Welfare, Morals, and Conduct
Avalon Municipal Code Ch. 5-8 Camping
Avalon Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Avalon
Cite as: Avalon Municipal Code Chapter 5-8 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Editor's Note: Chapter 8 which was formerly titled Registration of Certain Employees, was repealed by § 1, Ordinance 481, effective March 6, 1965.
§ 5-8.01. Definition.¶
[§ 1, Ord. 681, eff. August 6, 1980]
For the purposes of this chapter, "camp" shall mean a place where one or more people are temporarily lodged either out of doors or in shelters such as tents or other makeshift shelters.
§ 5-8.02. Camping Prohibited.¶
[§ 1, Ord. 681, eff. August 6, 1980]
It shall be unlawful for any person to camp or to erect or maintain tents or other temporary shelters or occupy the same at any place within the City limits.
§ 5-8.03. Exceptions from Provisions.¶
[§ 1, Ord. 681, eff. August 6, 1980]
The provisions of § 5-8.02 of this chapter shall not apply to:
(a) Camping within camp grounds designated and approved by the City;
(b) Camping on private property containing cooking and sanitary facilities by the owner thereof or members of such owner's immediate family for no more than two consecutive nights.
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