Lomita Municipal Code Ch. 17 Unlawful Camping

For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed below:

Camp. To pitch, erect, create or occupy an encampment, or to use camp paraphernalia for the purpose of, or in a way that facilitates, creating outdoor living accommodations or remaining outdoors overnight in a fixed location.

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

Encampment. One or more temporary, makeshift, or hand-built structures, including tents, that are used to shelter one or more persons or their belongings and that are not authorized to be placed in their existing location by the property owner. Encampment includes any camp paraphernalia and personal property associated with, or located in or around, the structures or tents.

Public property. Any real property, or interest or easement thereon, owned, leased, controlled, or maintained by the City of Lomita or other public entities.

(Ord. No. 869, § 2, 2-18-25)

It is unlawful for any person to camp or maintain camp paraphernalia or an encampment in or upon any public property, including in any street, sidewalk, or park.

(Ord. No. 869, § 2, 2-18-25)

Violation of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both.

(Ord. No. 869, § 2, 2-18-25)

This chapter shall not apply to any person camping, occupying camp facilities, or using camp paraphernalia, or to any person storing personal property, including camp facilities and camp paraphernalia, on any public property designated by the city or property owner for such purposes. The city council may, by resolution or ordinance, establish one or more specified areas of public property for such purposes.

(Ord. No. 869, § 2, 2-18-25)