Lodi Municipal Code Art. II Trespassing and Loitering

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

A. "Camp" or "camping" means to pitch, erect, or occupy an encampment, or to use camp paraphernalia or both, for the purpose of, or in a way that facilitates outdoor sheltering for living accommodation purposes or for remaining outdoors overnight.

B. "Camp paraphernalia" means personal property used to facilitate occupancy of an area and includes, but not limited to, personal property typically associated with camping such as tarps, cots, beds, sleeping bags, hammocks, bedding, camp stoves, cooking equipment, buckets, and similar equipment, mattresses, couches, dressers, or other furniture.

C. "Community center" means any building or structure, or portion thereof, operated by or under the jurisdiction of the city of Lodi or city of Lodi Parks and Recreation Department and used for a planned recreation program.

D. "Encampment" means one or more temporary, makeshift, or hand-built structures not intended for long-term continuous occupancy, including tents, that are used to shelter one or more persons or their belongings and that are not authorized by the property owner. Encampment includes, but not limited to, any camp paraphernalia and personal property associated with or located in or around the structures or tents.

E. "Posted property" means any property specified in Section 9.08.090, which is posted in the manner provided in Section 9.08.100.

F. "Recreation facility" means any building or structure, or portion thereof, operated by or under the jurisdiction of the city of Lodi or the city of Lodi Parks and Recreation Department and used for recreation purposes.

G. "School property" means any building, structure, or property, or portion thereof, operated by or under the jurisdiction of the Lodi Unified School District and used for education or recreation purposes.

H. "Sign" means a board, placard, or card not less than seventeen inches by twenty-two inches in size with lettering not less than one inch in height, which appear the words, "Stopping, Standing, or Parking Vehicles Prohibited by Law. Vehicles Will be Removed at Owner's Expense. LPD Phone (209) 333-6727," as to stopping, standing, or parking, or upon which appear the words, "Trespassing-Loitering Forbidden by Law," and any time limit that may be specified thereon as to trespassing-loitering.

(Ord. 1790 § 1, 2007)

(Ord. No. 2028, § 2, 12-18-2024)

Any property within the city may be posted against stopping, standing or parking vehicles on posted property and/or may be posted against trespassing, camping, maintaining an encampment, storing camping paraphernalia, and loitering in the manner provided in Section 9.08.100, and thereby become posted property subject to the provisions of this article. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following property:

A. An established and existing right-of-way for public road purposes;

B. Any property which comes within the provisions of Section 554 of the Penal Code.

(Prior code § 15-21)

(Ord. No. 2028, § 2, 12-18-2024)

Property may be posted against trespassing, camping, maintaining an encampment, storing camping paraphernalia, and loitering and/or stopping, standing or parking vehicles on posted property in the following manner:

A. If the property does not contain any lineal dimension exceeding three hundred feet, by posting signs at each corner of the area and at intervals not exceeding one hundred feet and, if such property has a definite entrance or entrances, at each such entrance.

B. If the property has lineal dimensions exceeding three hundred feet, by posting signs at each corner of the area and at intervals not exceeding two hundred feet and, if such property has a definite entrance or entrances, at each such entrance.

(Prior code § 15-22)

(Ord. No. 2028, § 2, 12-18-2024)

It is unlawful for any person to enter or remain on any posted property without the written permission of the owners, tenant or the occupant in legal possession or control thereof.

(Prior code § 15-23)

(Ord. No. 2028, § 2, 12-18-2024)

It is unlawful for any person to willfully enter, remain, camp, maintain camping paraphernalia, or loiter in or about any community center, recreation facility, or school property operated by or under the jurisdiction of the city of Lodi, the Lodi Parks and Recreation Department, or the Lodi Unified School District that has been posted in accordance with this article, when the property or any section or part thereof has been declared closed, whether temporary or at stated intervals, and whether entirely or merely as to certain uses by an authorized employee or representative of such city, department, or school district, as applicable, except when the person is given permission to do so by an authorized employee or representative of such city, department, or school district, while the person is using the facilities of, or is participating in, a planned program at any such community center, recreation facility, or school property.

(Ord. 1790 § 2, 2007)

(Ord. No. 2028, § 2, 12-18-2024)

The provisions of this article shall not apply to the entry upon posted property in the course of duty of any peace officer or other duly authorized public employee.

(Prior code § 15-24)

(Ord. No. 2028, § 2, 12-18-2024)

The provisions of this article shall not apply to any lawful activity by which the public is informed of the existence of an alleged labor dispute.

(Prior code § 15-25)

(Ord. No. 2028, § 2, 12-18-2024)

It is unlawful for any person without authority to tear down, deface or destroy any sign posted pursuant to this article.

(Prior code § 15-26)

(Ord. No. 2028, § 2, 12-18-2024)

No person shall stop, park or leave standing such vehicle (as defined in the California Vehicle Code Section 670) at any time within or upon any posted property without written permission of the owner, tenant or the occupant in legal possession or control thereof. Vehicles parked in violation of this requirement may be removed at the vehicle owner's expense. Violations of this requirement are deemed to be an infraction.

(Ord. 1744 § 1, 2003)

(Ord. No. 2028, § 2, 12-18-2024)