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South Salt Lake council advances discussion of citywide camping ban; item moved to Jan. 22 meeting
Summary
Council members discussed a proposed ordinance to prohibit camping on all public property, citing state mitigation funding requirements and enforcement challenges. Staff presented legal context and enforcement procedures; council voted to move the item to the Jan. 22 meeting for more information.
The South Salt Lake City Council on Jan. 8 moved discussion of a proposed ordinance that would prohibit camping in all public places to its Jan. 22 meeting after debate over enforcement, legal risk and state funding.
The measure, presented by Josh Collins of city staff, would expand the city’s current camping prohibition — now limited to parks — to all public property and give police clearer authority to enforce camping restrictions. Collins told the council the change is linked to state mitigation funding that supports homeless services and local shelter operations: "The state legislature has given us direction ... that we need to enforce camping, or we will not be able to proceed [with] mitigation funding," he said.
Collins said the city currently relies on a mix of county health rules and other code sections to address encampments and that a…
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