A.

It shall be unlawful for any person to camp on private property in the town without the express written consent of the property owner, except in any location where camping has been expressly authorized by the town. In residential zoning only, camping may be allowed where expressly authorized in writing by the property owner on a temporary basis for a period not to exceed 14 days within a single calendar year.

B.

It shall be unlawful for any person to camp on any public property or in any abandon vehicles, except in any location where camping has been expressly authorized by the town, including public streets, sidewalks, parks, rights-of-way within the town, or any other publicly owed parking lot or area, improved or unimproved.

C.

Definitions.

"Camp" or "camping" means the use of property for the purpose of unauthorized overnight occupancy, or to reside or dwell on public property with shelter overnight, or the use of public property for the purpose of overnight occupancy or longer occupancy. The term "shelter" as used in this definition includes, without limitation, any tent, tarpaulin, lean-to, sleeping bag, bedroll, blankets, or any form of cover or protection from the elements other than clothing. The term "reside or dwell" includes, without limitation, conducting such activities as eating, sleeping, or the storage of personal possessions. Evidence of unauthorized camps includes, but is not limited to, sleeping, or making preparations to sleep by laying out personal belongings, bedding, bedroll(s), blanket(s), sleeping pad(s), sleeping bag(s), erecting or occupying a tent, makeshift shelter, lean-to, tarpaulin, enclosure, or other structure used for overnight living purposes, or any form of cover or protection from the elements other than clothing, or making preparations for a fire or making a fire (except for fires at sites specifically designated or authorized for a fire by the parks, recreation and open space (PROS) department), setting up or using a camp stove, cooking device, or other type of heating source (except for grills and personal grills permitted in designated areas by PROS). Camp or camping can include using a vehicle for overnight occupancy where overnight occupancy or overnight camping violates town code or a town rule or regulation or is not otherwise authorized by the town. Camping does not include napping during the day or picnicking.

"Public property" means, by way of illustration, but not limited to, a highway, highway median, any street, street median, road, road median, alley, sidewalk, strips of land between streets and sidewalks, lanes, catch basins, pedestrian or transit mall, bike path, greenway, public parking lot, or any other structure or area encompassed within the public right-of-way; any park, parkway, mountain park, open space, natural area, trail, beach, playground, or other publicly owned recreation facility; a municipal watercourse, bodies of water, watercourses, stormwater infrastructure such as, but not limited to, bridges, pipes, inlets and culverts; or any other grounds, buildings, or other facilities owned or leased by the town or by any other public entity, regardless of whether such public property is vacant or occupied and actively used for any public purpose.

(Ord. No. 6-2024, § 4, 5-13-2024)