HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 5189ORDINANCE NO. 5 189
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9.70 OF THE
BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO SLEEPING IN
PUBLIC PLACES.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 9.70 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
9.70.010 Purpose.
The streets and public areas within the city should be readily accessible and
available to residents and the public at large. The use of these areas for camping
purposes or storage of personal property interferes with the rights of others to use
the areas for which they were intended and can constitute a public health and
safety hazard which adversely impacts the city. The purpose of this chapter is to
maintain public places within the city in a clean, sanitary and accessible
condition and to adequately protect the health, safety and public welfare of the
community. Nothing in this chapter is intended to interfere with otherwise lawful
and ordinary uses of public or private property.
9.70.020 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated in
this section:
1. "Camp" means to place, pitch or occupy camp facilities; to live temporarily in
a camp facility or outdoors; to use camp paraphernalia.
9.70.030 Sleeping in public places.
It is unlawful for any person:
A. To camp, or to place, erect, or maintain for the purpose of camping or
sleeping, any tent, house trailer, motorhome, camper, or any other camping
facility or shelter of any kind whatsoever on any public property of this city; or
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B. To sleep out of doors on any public property, including city parks, sidewalks,
or city -owned parking lots and parking structures.
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the provisions of the
Bakersfield Municipal Code and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and
after the date of its passage.
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HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted, by
the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
NOV - 6 2014 by the following vote:
YES: COUNCILMEMBER: ARIAS, GONZALES, WEIR, SMITH, FREEMAN, GRAY, KAUR
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER:
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J LIE DRIMAKIS, CPMC, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
APPROVED: NOV - 6 2014 Council of the City of Bakersfield
By: 4Ut" 4ill
KAREN GOH
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
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UA H. RUDNICK City Attorney
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
County of Kern )ss.
JULIE. DRIMAKIS, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of
Bakersfield; and that on the 18th day of November 2024 she posted on the
Bulletin Board at City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of the following:
Ordinance No. 5189, passed by the Bakersfield City Council at a meeting held
on the 6th day of November 2024 and entitled:
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9.70 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO SLEEPING IN PUBLIC PLACES.
JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
City Clerkand Ex Officio of the
Council :of the -City of -Bakersfield
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