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Ukiah introduces revised camping ordinance aligned with state guidance; debate centers on shelter‑availability requirement
Summary
Council introduced by title a revised camping ordinance that removes the requirement that enforcement depend on availability of shelter space, while adding a requirement that officers make reasonable efforts to identify and offer shelter and services; the change drew strong public comment both for and against and passed introduction on a 5‑0 roll‑s
The Ukiah City Council introduced by title only an amendment to the city’s camping ordinance designed to reflect recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent and the governor’s model ordinance. Assistant City Attorney Darcy Vaughn said the draft reverts most text to the city’s 2005 camping prohibition while removing the prior 2019 requirement that enforcement depend on available shelter space and voluntary refusal to accept shelter.
Vaughn said the revised ordinance requires that any official delegated to enforce the ordinance make “every reasonable effort” to identify…
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