REDLINES SHOWING PROPOSED REVISIONS TO SMMC SECTIONS
9.04.070, 12.20.100, 12.20.120, 12.20.130, AND 12.20.140
Created: 2024-03-14 14:33:59 [EST]
(Supp. No. 9)
9.04.070 - Recreational Activities.
(a) Camping. No Person shall camp, lodge or sleep overnight as defined in SMMC Section
12.20.12010.33.120 between sunset and sunrise in any Area without a Park Use Permit. Camping shall only be permitted in Areas designated specifically for those purposes. No Person shall camp overnight in a Park if under 18 years of age, unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian or as part of a sponsored outing conducted by a scout, church, or other youth organization where the leader of the organized outing is age 21 or older.
12.20.100 - Tow Away Authorized.
Any regularly employed and salaried officer of the Police Department of the City of San Marcos is hereby authorized to remove a vehicle from a street or highway to the nearest garage or other place of safety, under the circumstances hereinafter enumerated:
(a) Bus Loading Zone Restriction. Any vehicle which is parked in a bus loading zone as established by ordinance or resolution of the City Council of the City of San Marcos, and which bus loading zone is appropriately signed, giving notice that such vehicle will be removed under authority of this section.
(b) Violation of Temporary No Parking. When any vehicle has been parked or left standing on a street or highway 24 hours or more in violation of temporary no parking signs which have been posted on said street or highway pursuant to this article. (c) When Any Vehicle Has Been Cited More Than Five Times for the same parking violation in the same calendar year.
(d) Any violations of Sections 12.20.120, 12.20.130, and/or 12.20.140 hereunder.
12.20.120 - Camping or Remaining on Public Property.
(a) No person shall camp or sleep overnight or loiter in, on or upon any public property, public facility, public right-of-way or property over which the City has been granted an easement. (b) For purposes of this chapter, "camp" shall mean to establish a temporary means of shelter and/or living accommodations during day and/or evening hours by means which may include, but which shall not be limited to, the following: storing personal belongings; making a camp fire; using a tent or shelter or other structure for a living accommodation; carrying on cooking activities; digging or earth breaking activities.
REDLINES SHOWING PROPOSED REVISIONS TO SMMC SECTIONS
9.04.070, 12.20.100, 12.20.120, 12.20.130, AND 12.20.140
Created: 2024-03-14 14:33:59 [EST]
(Supp. No. 9)
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit camping in public campgrounds as otherwise authorized by resolution or ordinance.
(Ord. No. 2005-1257, 01-10-06)
12.20.130 - Camping or Remaining on Private Property Without Permission.
No person shall camp (as defined in Section 12.20.120 above) or sleep overnight or loiter in, on or upon any private property without the written permission of the owner or lessee of the property.
(Ord. No. 2005-1257, 01-10-06)
12.20.140 - Sleeping in Parked Automobiles.
No person shall sleep or recline in any automobile parked upon any public street or highway within the City limits of San Marcos for any period greater than two hours continuously.