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Baker County adopts emergency ordinance banning camping on county-owned property
Summary
The Baker County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted Ordinance 2025-02, an emergency measure restricting camping on county-owned public property. The ordinance took effect immediately after the board's vote.
Baker County commissioners unanimously adopted Ordinance 2025-02, a measure that restricts camping on county-owned public property, and invoked an emergency clause so the ordinance took effect immediately.
The ordinance was the subject of a continuation public hearing. After board members opened the hearing, no members of the public offered testimony for or against the measure. A commissioner moved “to adopt ordinance number 2025‑02, an ordinance restricting camping on county owned public property, by title one,” and another commissioner seconded. The motion passed with the board verbally recording “aye” and the chair declaring the motion carried.
County staff described the ordinance in brief at the hearing and asked the board for a formal vote after no public testimony was offered. The board’s adoption included the emergency clause, meaning the ordinance is effective immediately.
The hearing record shows no written public testimony was provided at the meeting. The board did not discuss implementation details such as enforcement protocols, designated locations, or timelines for posting signs at county properties during the public portion of the session.
The board moved on to other agenda items after the vote; staff said further procedural steps for implementing the ordinance would follow, but no timetable was announced at the meeting.
