Spokane Municipal Code

Term

Definition

Camp

Camp means to:

1.     pitch, erect, occupy, or utilize camp equipment for the purposes of creating an outdoor accommodation for overnight shelter; or

2.     to use a camper, recreational vehicle, trailer, or other vehicle for living accommodation purposes, or for the purpose of remaining overnight.

Camp Equipment

Camp Equipment includes but is not limited to tents, huts, temporary shelters, campers, recreational vehicles, trailers, tarpaulins, cots, beds, sleeping bags, hammocks, cooking facilities, or similar equipment.

Compliance

Compliance means to take substantial affirmative action to cease knowingly obstructing access to or use of public property.

Encampment

Encampment means a site on public property where one or more individuals or groups of persons temporarily reside outdoors with camp equipment; whether or not occupied.

First Responder

First Responders mean firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency medical personnel, as licensed or certificated by the State of Washington.

Knowingly Obstruct

Knowingly Obstruct means to:

1.   Walk, stand, sit, lie, or place an object in such a manner as to impede the free passage of a person or vehicle or to require another person or a driver of a vehicle to take action to avoid physical contact; or

2.   Camp in or upon any public property unless authorized by a local or state emergency declaration or pursuant to a permit.

Park or Park Facility

Park or Park Facility means any real property, building, structure, equipment, sign, shelter, swimming pool, vegetation, playground, or other physical property owned or controlled by the City for park purposes. Park or park facility includes all associated areas, including but not limited to parking lots for parks and pools. All park property, whether developed or undeveloped, including adjacent buffer lands, conservation lands, and natural areas, shall be considered to be a “park facility” for purposes of this chapter.  

Public Property

Public Property means any City-owned property including but not limited to parks or park facilities, libraries, riverbanks, waterways, conservation areas, natural areas, rights of way, easements, buildings, bridges, or other land or physical structures owned or managed by the City.

Right-of-Way

Right-of-Way means any street, avenue, boulevard, highway, sidewalk, alley, passageway, viaduct, or other thoroughfare, whether abutting public or private property, used for vehicular or pedestrian travel.