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Council adopts ordinance to prohibit overnight camping or sleeping in vehicles on public property
Summary
After a public hearing, the City Council introduced and approved an ordinance adding a municipal code chapter to prohibit using vehicles for habitation overnight on public property and certain private property without consent; enforcement options include misdemeanor charges and civil nuisance abatement.
The Lathrop City Council on May 12 introduced an ordinance that makes it unlawful to use a motor vehicle for camping or sleeping on public property overnight and on private property without the owner’s consent.
Captain Tracy Shea of the Lathrop Police Department said the measure targets long‑term habitation: “This is more specifically targeted people that are living out of their cars,” she told the council at the public hearing, distinguishing the…
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