Committee flags enforcement, equity concerns with proposed sidewalk camping rule
Committee members raised concerns about distinguishing temporary sitting from prolonged occupation and about impacts on bicyclists, runners, students, and people with mobility limitations; counsel noted courts have reviewed camping ordinances but sitting prohibitions are less tested.
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Members of the Ad Hoc Committee on Public Right of Way pressed staff and counsel on how the proposed amendments to Section 35-23 would be enforced and whether enforcement could avoid penalizing legitimate temporary uses of public space. Commissioners cited examples including bicyclists resting briefly, runners pausing, students waiting between classes, and people with mobility limitations who may need to sit temporarily.
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