TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Cale Curtis, City Manager
DATE: August 21, 2024
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ORDINANCE - AMENDING CHAPTER 33 - POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT; OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS, ARTICLE 1 - OFFENSES, MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS, ADDING NEW SECTION 33-34 PUBLIC CAMPING OR SLEEPING PROHIBITED; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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BACKGROUND: Florida Statute Section 125.0231, effective October 1, 2024, prohibits counties and municipalities from authorizing or otherwise allowing public camping or sleeping on public property without certification of designated public property by the Department of Children and Families and related requirements. This proposed ordinance adds a new City Code section to prohibit public camping or sleeping on public or private property, including rights-of-way, except as may be specifically authorized by the appropriate governmental authority and/or property owner.
RECOMMENDATION: For approval.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
CONTACT PERSON: David N. Tolces, City Attorney