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Desert Hot Springs council adopts urgency ordinance tightening encampment rules
Summary
Council adopted an urgency ordinance immediately tightening rules on camping in public spaces, codifying abatement procedures, enforcement and penalties; a non-urgency version will return for second reading April 1.
The City Council of Desert Hot Springs on March 18 adopted an urgency ordinance amending chapter 12.04 of the municipal code to regulate unauthorized camping, abatement procedures and enforcement on public property.
Deputy city manager Christina Nome told the council the action responds to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson and a state executive order urging local policies to address encampments. The urgency ordinance, which…
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