Chapter 9.60
CAMPING PROHIBITION
Sections:
9.60.010 Camping defined.
A. “Camping” means the use of park land or other publicly owned property for living accommodation purposes including but not limited to any of the following:
1. Sleeping activities;
2. Making preparations to sleep;
3. Laying down of bedding for the purposes of sleeping;
4. Storing personal belongings;
5. Erecting any tent, tarpaulin, shelter, or other structure that would permit one to sleep overnight;
6. Using a motor vehicle, motor home and/or trailer as those terms are defined by Chapter 46.04 RCW for the purposes of sleeping;
7. Knowingly causing a fire including campfires, cooking fires, bonfires or other open flames.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, “camping” shall not include sleeping in a public park during the daylight hours as long as no tent, tarpaulin, shelter, or other structure has been erected, shall not include starting a fire in a city designated fire pit in any developed park and shall not include activities approved through a special events permit. (Ord. 1478 § 1 (Exh. A)(part), 2013).
9.60.020 Park hours.
The city’s parks are open as specified in Chapter 12.04 NBMC. (Ord. 1720 § 2, 2020: Ord. 1478 § 1 (Exh. A)(part), 2013).
9.60.030 Camping prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person to engage in camping in any park or other publicly owned property, or on any sidewalk, street, alley, lane, public right-of-way, or under any bridge or viaduct, or in any other public place to which the general public has access. (Ord. 1478 § 1 (Exh. A)(part), 2013).
9.60.040 Penalty.
Violation of NBMC 9.60.030 shall be a misdemeanor punishable in accordance with NBMC 9.05.050(B); and a violation of NBMC 9.60.020 shall be an infraction, subject to a fine of up to $100.00 and punishable in the same manner as a traffic infraction in accordance with NBMC 2.76.040. (Ord. 1478 § 1 (Exh. A)(part), 2013).