City of Industry Municipal Code Ch. 9.82 Camping

The purpose of this chapter is to maintain public and private property within the city in a clean, sanitary, accessible and safe condition in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the community, while recognizing that, subject to reasonable conditions, camping and camping facilities associated with special events can be beneficial to the cultural and educational well-being of the community.

(Ord. 731 § 2, 2007)

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter have the meaning set forth in this section.

"Camp" or "camping"

means to do any of the following:

To sleep at any time between the hours of ten p.m. and seven a.m. in any of the following places:

a.

Outdoors, with or without bedding, sleeping bag, blanket, mattress, tent, hammock, or other similar protection, equipment, or devices;

b.

In, on, or under any structure or thing not intended for human occupancy, whether with or without bedding, sleeping bag, blanket, mattress, tent, hammock, or other similar protection, equipment, or devices;

c.

In a stationary vehicle.

To establish or maintain, outdoors or in, on, or under any structure, object or thing not intended for human occupancy, at any time between the hours of ten p.m. and seven a.m., a temporary or permanent place for sleeping by setting up any bedding, sleeping bag, blanket, mattress, tent, hammock, or other sleeping equipment or device in such a manner as to be usable for sleeping purposes.

To establish or maintain, outdoors or in, on, or under any structure or thing not intended for human occupancy, at any time during the day or night, a temporary or permanent place for cooking or sleeping by setting up any bedding, sleeping bag, blanket, mattress, tent, hammock, or other sleeping equipment or device or by setting up any cooking equipment, with the intent to remain in that location overnight.

"Camping equipment"

includes bedrolls, blankets, tarpaulins, cots, beds, mattresses, pads, sleeping bags, hammocks, lanterns, stoves or non-city designated cooking facilities and similar equipment.

"Camping facilities"

include tents, huts, lean-to's, tarps, trailers, vehicles, or other forms of temporary shelter used for camping.

"City manager"

means the city manager of the city of Industry or the manager's designee.

"Establish"

means setting up or moving equipment, supplies or material onto public or private property for the purpose camping, or maintaining or using camping facilities.

"Maintain"

means keeping or permitting equipment, supplies or materials to remain on public or private property in order to camp or operate or use camping facilities.

"Private property"

means all privately-owned real property including privately-owned streets, sidewalks, alleys, creeks, waterways, lots, parcels, and other forms of improved or unimproved land or real property.

"Public property"

means all publicly-owned or dedicated property including public streets, sidewalks, alleys, rights-of-way, creeks, waterways, parks, open spaces, lots, parcels, and other forms of improved and unimproved land or real property.

"Special event"

means those commercial events authorized under Section 17.44.050 of this code as well as such noncommercial events operated or sponsored by the departments of the city, or youth or school events that the city manager deems to be in the public interest and which the manager determines not to constitute a potential public nuisance or threat to the public health, safety, or welfare.

"Store"

means to set aside or accumulate for use when needed, to put for safekeeping, or to place or leave in a location.

"Vehicle"

means any motorized or unmotorized vehicle including, but not limited to, cars, automobiles, camp cars, camp trailers, campers, house cars, mobile homes, trailer coaches, or other vehicles or trailers.

(Ord. 731 § 2, 2007)

A. No person may camp, occupy camping facilities, use camping equipment while camping, or store or maintain personal property, including camping facilities or camping equipment, on any public property in the city, except as provided in Section 9.82.040.

B. No person may camp, occupy camping facilities, or use any camping equipment while camping, on any private property in the city, except as provided in this subsection and in Section 9.82.040. Notwithstanding the foregoing, camping in the rear yard or in a vehicle may occur on the property of and with the consent of the owner of a parcel with a residential use provided the cumulative time the property or vehicle is used for camping does not exceed seven days within any six-month period.

(Ord. 731 § 2, 2007)

A. The city manager may issue a temporary permit allowing camping on public or private property in connection with a special event. In rendering this determination, the city manager may consult with various city departments and the city's health officer prior to issuing any temporary special event camping permit. The city may charge a reasonable fee, as established by the city council, for processing such a camping permit. In exercising discretion to issue a temporary permit, the city manager may consider any facts or evidence bearing on the sanitary, health, safety, and welfare conditions on or surrounding the area upon which the proposed temporary camp or camping facility is to be located.

B. In authorizing any camping permit for a special event, the city manager may impose such conditions upon the permit as the manager deems reasonably necessary to ensure that the camping activity does not jeopardize the public health, safety, or welfare. Such conditions may include security, sanitation facilities, the number of occupants, posting of bonds or deposits, insurance, quiet hours, duration of the permit, and permitted activities on the premises.

C. Any special event camping permit issued under this section must be posted in a conspicuous place upon the area where the camp or camping facility is located.

D. Any special event camping permit issued under this section may be revoked at anytime by the city manager if the city manager reasonably determines that the maintenance or continuing operation of the camp or camping facility is a public nuisance or poses a threat to or is adverse to the public health, safety, or welfare.

(Ord. 731 § 2, 2007)