Chapter 9.12
PUBLIC URINATION AND DEFECATION

Sections:

9.12.010    Unlawful activities designated—Violation—Penalty.

9.12.010 Unlawful activities designated—Violation—Penalty.

A. No person shall wilfully urinate or defecate or expose his person or private parts for the purpose of urination or defecation in such a manner that the genitals, vulva, pubis, pubic symphysis, pubic hair, buttocks, natal cleft, perineum, anus, anal region or pubic hair region of any person is exposed to public view, in any public area or sidewalk.

B. The people of the city find and declare that public urination and defecation are offensive to the community and, in particular, to those who become unwilling spectators in the acts.

C. Public urination and defecation are health hazards and contribute to the deterioration of the city’s appearance.

D. City employees, charged with the maintenance and preservation of the streets and public areas, are unduly burdened with the task of removing, cleaning, and restoring the public areas to their original condition.

E. It is in the public interest and necessary to the public health, sanitation, safety and welfare that the public streets and sidewalks be used and enjoyed by as many people as possible free from the offensive acts and results of public urination and defecation.

F. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor, punishable as otherwise provided in this code. (Ord. 364-80 § 1, 1980)