§ 118-11. Camping.

(a)

For the purposes of this section, the term camping is defined as:

(1)

Sleeping or otherwise being in a temporary out-of-doors shelter;

(2)

Cooking over an open flame or fire out-of-doors. This section does not prohibit cooking on grills or other devices professionally manufactured specifically to contain and/or control flames or other heat sources for the purpose of cooking; or

(3)

Constructing, building, starting, sparking or maintaining, the burning of a fire out-of-doors. This provision does not prohibit cooking on grills or other devices professionally manufactured specifically to contain and/or control flames or other heat sources for the purposes of cooking or heating for commercial agricultural purposes. This provision does not prohibit the controlled burning of leaves or yard waste for the purposes of property maintenance.

(b)

Camping is prohibited on all private property and public property owned or controlled by the city, except as permitted in section 118-579 or except as may be specifically permitted.

(Code 1988, § 24-12; Ord. No. 99-26, § I, 2-25-99)