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Staff says Oregon law and HB 3115 let Umatilla regulate public camping; PATH shelter update shows partial occupancy

Umatilla City Council · July 16, 2024
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Summary

City staff briefed council on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and Oregon's House Bill 3115, explaining local authority to regulate time, place and manner for public camping; staff also reported PATH shelter operations with 32 overnight beds and ISU units in use.

City staff briefed the Umatilla City Council on recent legal developments affecting municipal regulation of camping in public spaces and provided an operational update on the PATH shelter and individual shelter units (ISUs).

Using guidance from the League of Oregon Cities, staff summarized the U.S. Supreme Court rulings discussed in the meeting and explained that Oregon's House Bill 3115 codified aspects of Martin v. Boise. Staff said the Supreme Court's recent decisions do not remove Oregon's ability to regulate public camping because the…

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