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Deltona advances public camping ordinance in first reading; commissioners, residents press for homeless-services plan
Summary
On first reading the commission approved an ordinance to prohibit public camping on city property and rights-of-way, aligning city code with recent Florida statutory changes. The new ordinance sets escalating fines and creates a complaint process; public commenters urged the city to pair enforcement with a homelessness services plan.
The City Commission approved Ordinance 15-2025 at first reading to establish Chapter 43 (Public Camping) in the City of Deltona Code of Ordinances. The ordinance largely implements requirements in the Florida statute that took effect Oct. 1, 2024, and prohibits public camping and sleeping on city buildings, grounds and rights-of-way except in narrowly defined recreational or designated areas.
Under the ordinance's proposed enforcement framework, code enforcement officers and law-enforcement officers may issue penalties: a first violation with a minimum…
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