Ventura County Municipal Code Art. 1 Tents and Lean-tos

Any person who lives or sleeps in a tent, lean-to or similar structure located in the unincorporated area of Ventura County without having an approved toilet available, either inside such tent, lean-to or similar structure or within fifty feet of it and upon the same property on which the tent, lean-to or similar structure is located, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. For the purposes of this Section the words "approved toilet" mean either a toilet supplied with running water to carry the sewage from the toilet through drainage piping to a public sewer or, if a public sewer is not available or if it is impracticable to connect with it, a toilet supplied with running water to carry the sewage through drainage piping to a septic tank system which meets with the approval of the Ventura County Health Officer. In a prosecution for a violation of this Section, proof that a public sewer is within 100 feet of the toilet and at no higher elevation shall be prima facie to connect with it. It shall be the duty of the Ventura County Health Officer to enforce this Section and he shall be authorized to enter upon any private property in the unincorporated area for the purpose of determining whether a violation of this Section exists.