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Wasco council introduces three municipal code amendments on public decency, vending and unlawful camping
Summary
The Wasco City Council introduced and waived first reading of three municipal code amendments: prohibiting public urination or defecation (Title 9), banning vending from human‑powered vehicles in travel and bike lanes (Title 10), and expanding the unlawful‑camping definition to include motor homes and trailers (Title 12).
The Wasco City Council introduced and waived first reading of three municipal code amendments in public hearings held at the regular meeting.
Staff presented each ordinance and recommended introduction. Missus Cobb told the council the Title 9 amendment would add a provision prohibiting public urination or defecation to the city’s municipal code. Miss Scott presented a Title 10 amendment to prohibit vending from human‑powered vehicles in traveled roadways, parking lanes and bicycle lanes; Scott said sidewalk vending remains permitted consistent with state sidewalk‑vending law but vendors may not vend from drive lanes or bike lanes and must maintain ADA access. Missus Cobb then presented a Title 12 amendment to add motor homes, trailers and campers to the unlawful‑camping definition, aligning enforcement language to cover those vehicles as well as tents and temporary shelters.
Council members asked questions about enforcement, notification and permitting. One council member asked whether sidewalk vending rules would conflict with state law; staff said they conducted a legal review and that mobile sidewalk vending remains permitted so long as ADA access is preserved. Council members asked for copies of the chart and the sidewalk vending compliance checklist; staff agreed to provide those materials.
Each item was introduced and the first reading was waived by unanimous roll‑call votes. No public speakers addressed these items during the hearings, and staff said final adoption would be scheduled at a later meeting following the standard ordinance process.
Why it matters: the three amendments change how the city enforces public‑space conduct (public decency), regulates street vending in travel lanes and bike lanes, and clarifies the unlawful‑camping definition to include recreational vehicles and trailers. The changes are procedural at this stage — introduction and waiving of the first reading — and still require final adoption to become enforceable law.
