§ 9-2025. SLEEPING IN PARKS PROHIBITED.  


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  • So long as either the City of Raleigh or Wake County shall operate a twenty-four-hour a day emergency homeless shelter, it shall be unlawful to camp or stay overnight in or on any City park, greenway, street , or any other City property without first receiving a permit from the Director of Parks, Recreation and Greenways. Camping shall include, but not be limited to, the erection or use of tents, shelters, huts and bedding, or the storage of personal belongings, or the building of fires for heating or cooking. No person shall camp, sleep, or rest in a prone position at Nash Square, Moore Square, the Transit Transfer Center, the Fayetteville Street Mall or the Upchurch Municipal Building Complex at any time of the day or night except by permit as a part of an approved the Parks, Recreation and Greenway Department program.

(Ord. No. 1981-709, §1, 7-21-81; Ord. No. 1988-270, §1, 11-15-88; Ord. No. 1998-439, §1, 10-21-98; Ord. No. 1998-440, §1, 10-21-98; Ord. No. 2002-162, §1, 2-19-02)