§ 8-25.1. Human Habitation in Defined Vehicles Prohibited in Public Places.

It shall be unlawful for any person to use or occupy, or to permit the use or occupancy of, any house car, camper, trailer coach, camp car or mobilehome for human habitation or as a dwelling place, including but not limited to sleeping, eating, or resting uses as occupancies, singly or in a group, on any street, park, beach, parking lot, square, alley, public way or other public place within the City between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

Provided, however,

a.

This section shall not apply to any such vehicle parked for the purposes of making emergency repairs if the operator of such vehicle shall have first given notice of such condition to the Police Department.

b.

This section shall not be enforced against a person whose vehicle is equipped with sanitary facilities which comply with the regulations of the State Department of Housing and Community Development (as evidenced by the Departmental insignia) or of the state wherein such vehicle may be licensed, until a specific vehicle has been parked for more than seventy-two (72) hours at any street location during a one (1) month period or until a specific vehicle has been used for the purposes for a period of fifteen (15) days out of one calendar year at any location.

c.

Where a complaint of an alleged violation of this section is received by the Police Department from one not a peace officer, it shall not be enforced unless and until one (1) notice of violation shall be given to the operator of such vehicle by the Police Department.

(Ord. No. 1684 N.S.; Ord. No. 2172 N.S.)