San Clemente Municipal Code Ch. 8.86 Camping

For purposes of this chapter and this Code, unless otherwise provided by this Code, the following definitions apply:

"Camping" means to pitch or occupy camp facilities or to use camp paraphernalia.

"Camp facilities" include, but, are not limited to, tents, huts, or other temporary shelters.

"Camp paraphernalia" includes, but is not limited to, tarpaulins, cots, beds, sleeping bags, hammocks, non-City designated cooking facilities, or similar equipment.

(Ord. No. 1650, § 3, 2-20-2018; Ord. No. 1682, § 5, 12-10-2019; Ord. No. 1689, § 5, 1-21-2020)

Except as otherwise provided by this Code or by resolution of the City Council, it is unlawful for any person to engage in camping:

A. Upon any land or easement owned, operated, or managed by the City;

B. Upon any land for which Title 17, Zoning, the General Plan, or a specific plan designates as private open space and prohibits camping;

C. Upon any land designated by the Fire Chief as a fire risk area. Fire risk areas include, but, are not limited to, areas in or near a very high fire hazard severity zone identified by the City or by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, areas in or near a wildland-urban interface, and areas in or near to a heightened fire rating by the Orange County Fire Authority.

(Ord. No. 1650, § 3, 2-20-2018; Ord. No. 1682, § 5, 12-10-2019; Ord. No. 1689, § 5, 1-21-2020)

See Chapter 12.18 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 1682, § 5, 12-10-2019; Ord. No. 1689, § 5, 1-21-2020; Ord. No. 1722, § 5, 2-1-2022)

A. .....The City may enforce any violation of this chapter pursuant to Section 1.16.010 of this Code and any other means provided by law.

(Ord. No. 1671, § 2, 3-19-2019; Ord. No. 1673, 5-21-2019; Ord. No. 1674, 6-4-2019; Ord. No. 1675, § 2, 6-18-2019; Ord. No. 1676, § 2, 8-20-2019; Ord. No. 1682, § 5, 12-10-2019; Ord. No. 1689, § 5, 1-21-2020; Ord. No. 1695, § 4, 4-7-2020; Ord. No. 1696, § 4, 5-5-2020; Ord. No. 1779, § 3, 9-3-2024)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1676, § 2, adopted Aug. 20, 2019, added a provision to Ord. No. 1674, numbered as Section 10 of the ordinance, that states, "This Ordinance shall expire and have no force and effect on June 30, 2020."

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1779, § 4, adopted Sep. 3, 2024, repealed § 8.86.050, which pertained to transitional camp rules—community safety plan and derived from Ord. No. 1677, § 2, adopted Aug. 20, 2019.