AMENDED Agenda Packet 6-12-19 Work Session

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in a vehicle, camper or trailer parked in the driveway of a single family residence in a residential zoning district, with permission of the owner and tenant of the residence. For purposes of this subsection, "family" means persons related by blood or marriage, or no more than two unrelated adults. c) Persons may sleep overnight in a vehicle, on a paved or graveled surface located on a vacant or unoccupied parcel, with the permission of the property owner, if the owner registers the site with the city or its agent. The city may require the site to be part of a supervised program operated by the city or its agent. The property owner may not grant permission for more than six vehicles used for sleeping at any one time. Section 3 . The following provisions are adopted as a pilot program and shall sunset and be repealed on March 31, 2014, unless extended or made permanent by future Council action: Permitted Overnight Sleeping Pilot Program 1) Up to 15 persons may sleep overnight in vehicles, as that term is defined in section 4.816(1)(a) of this code on property authorized pursuant to Section 4 of this ordinance. 2) No site may be used for overnight sleeping pursuant to subsection (1) of this section unless one or more entities enters into the agreement with the City referenced in Section 4 of this ordinance and one or more entities other than the City provides, at no cost to the City, adequate garbage, toilets and supervision. The entity providing supervision shall work with surrounding and nearby neighbors (businesses or residences) to address any concerns. Section 4 . The City Manager shall recommend to the City Council one or more proposed sites for the pilot project authorized by Section 3 of this Ordinance. Any such site may not be located in a residential area or close to a school, and must be owned or leased by the City of Eugene, a religious institution, a non - profit organization, or a business if the business is located on property zoned commercial or industrial. Before a proposed site may be used, the site must be approved by the City Council by motion and an agreement must be executed between the City and the entity referred to in subsection (2) of Section 3 above. Such an agreement may include but is not limited to provisions concerning (a) supervision, (b) selection of the individuals who may camp at the site, (c) number of continuous days that someone may camp at the site, d) hours that people may stay at the site in addition to 9:00 p.m. to 7 a.m., (e) structures and Ordinance - Page 2 of 3 June 12, 2019, Meeting – Item 2