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Board approves tougher unsafe‑camping rules with fire‑safety limits and conditions for enforcement
Summary
The board unanimously directed staff to draft an updated unsafe‑camping ordinance adding ignition‑source bans and expanded protections for county infrastructure, and to ensure shelter is offered before enforcement in non‑imminent situations.
The Board of Supervisors unanimously directed staff to return with an updated unsafe‑camping ordinance that adds new prohibitions intended to reduce wildfire danger and protect county infrastructure while retaining a resources‑first enforcement approach.
County staff presented two options: leave the existing County Regulatory Code section 73.108 unchanged; or adopt a package of enhancements (Option 1) that would add (A) prohibitions on ignition sources and open fires on county lands and other specified county properties to reduce fire risk, (B) expanded restrictions on camping and vegetation removal in county public‑works easements, culverts, channels, airports, wastewater treatment sites and other infrastructure, and (C) a codified notification and personal‑property management process for…
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