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Boulder City adopts ordinance restricting camping and storing property in public places with permit exceptions
Summary
The Boulder City Council unanimously approved Bill 2079 to prohibit camping, sleeping and storing personal property in specified public places, while allowing limited permits for undeveloped land and special events; council and residents debated enforcement, ADA impacts and links to county services.
Boulder City’s council voted unanimously June 3 to adopt Bill 2079, an ordinance amending Title 7, Chapter 5 of the city code to prohibit camping, sleeping and the storage of personal property in many public places, while creating limited permitting pathways for undeveloped land and sanctioned special events.
City Attorney Britney Walker told the council the measure was drafted to match language used by neighboring jurisdictions and to give local staff tools to clear camps that obstruct rights-of-way or create health and safety concerns. ‘‘There’s an enabling section to allow the parks and recreation director to issue special‑use permits for camping on undeveloped city land for up to 14 consecutive days and to authorize camping as part of a…
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