9.18.040 Unlawful Camping on Public Property:
A. At any time, it shall be unlawful for any person to camp, occupy camp facilities for purposes of habitation, or use camp paraphernalia in the following areas, except as otherwise permitted by the Moses Lake Municipal Code:
1. Any park;
2. Any street;
3. Any publicly owned or maintained parking lot or other publicly owned or maintained area, whether improved or unimproved; or
4. Critical areas and water supply properties that are owned or used (e.g., one-hundred-foot (100') wellhead protection area) by the City for the purposes of producing, pumping, storing, treating, and protecting domestic drinking water sources.
B. At any time, it shall be unlawful for any person to occupy a vehicle for the purpose of camping while that vehicle is parked in the following areas, except as otherwise permitted by the Moses Lake Municipal Code:
1. Any park;
2. Any street;
3. Any publicly owned or maintained parking lot or other publicly owned or maintained area, improved or unimproved; or
4. Critical areas and water supply properties that are owned or used (e.g., one-hundred-foot (100') wellhead protection area) by the City for the purposes of producing, pumping, storing, treating, and protecting domestic drinking water sources.
C. In addition to other remedies provided by law, including, but not limited to, the penalty provisions of this chapter, any violation of this section is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. The City may abate any such nuisance as provided in Chapter 1.20, including a summary abatement.
No citation shall be issued for a violation of this section if the person identified as the owner of the camp facilities immediately removes the camp facilities upon request and has not been previously contacted by City enforcement officials. (Ord. 3028, 5/23/23; Ord. 2959, 10/27/20; Ord. 2921, 4/9/19)