8.34.030 Temporary camping program.
(1) On private property, temporary camping may occur subject to the following standards:
(a) With the written authorization of the property owner up to three total vehicles or tents, in any combination, may be used for camping in any parking lot on the following types of property:
(i) Real property developed and owned by a religious institution or a place of worship, regardless of the zoning designation of the property;
(ii) Real property developed with one or more buildings occupied and used by any organization or business primarily for nonprofit, commercial or industrial purposes;
(iii) Vacant or unoccupied commercial or industrial real property, after the property owner has registered the temporary camping location with the city. The city may require the site to be part of a supervised program operated by the city or its agent.
(b) Up to one family may use a residentially zoned property developed with an occupied residential dwelling, with further authorization from the property owner and tenants of the property, if any, for camping by either:
(i) Using a tent to camp in the rear yard of the residentially zoned property; or
(ii) Using a single vehicle parked in the driveway or other private parking located on private property.
(2) A property owner who authorizes any person to camp on a property pursuant to this section must:
(a) Provide or make available sanitary facilities;
(b) Provide garbage disposal services so that there is no accumulation of solid waste on the site;
(c) Provide a storage area for campers to store any personal items so the items are screened from view of any public street;
(d) Require a tent or camping shelter in a residential rear yard to be not less than five feet away from any property line; and
(e) Not require or accept the payment of any monetary charge nor performance of any valuable service in exchange for providing the authorization to camp on the property; provided, however, that nothing in this section will prohibit the property owner from requiring campers to perform services necessary to maintain safe, sanitary, and habitable conditions at the campsite.
(3) All persons participating in the temporary camping program described in this section do so at their own risk, and nothing in this code creates or establishes any duty or liability for the city or its officers, employees or agents, with respect to any loss related to bodily injury (including death) or property damage.
(4) The city administrator may adopt administrative rules to implement any of the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 2069 § 2, 2023)