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ORDINANCE NO.~~ A SPECIAL ORDINANCE G G A LIMITED EXEMPTION TO THE APPLICATION OF EUGENE CODE, 1971, SECTIONS 2.019, 4.GS0 AND 4.515; PROVIDING FOR AN AUTOMATIC REPEAL AS OF DUNE 10, 1995; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows: A. In recognition of its awareness of the severity of problems facia homeless ... g persons vv~th~n the City, the City Council has ~n~t~ated and supported measures directed towards the alleviation of those conditions, including adoption of ordinance No. 19942 on November 22, 1993 to permit homeless persons to camp on a tempara basis and for a . ~ limited period of time ~n a designated portion of Alton Baker Park. Such cam in is .. Pg prohibited by Sections 4.6$02} and 4.$l5 of the Eugene Code, 1971 SEC . B. It would be in the public interest and further City Council policies to a ain g grant a l~m~ted and unique exception to the enforcement of EC Sections 4.6$U 2 and 4.$15 ~} for a designated portion of Alton Baker Park. This limited exception should not be construed to serve as a precedent far future exceptions, nor interfere with the continued enforcement of EC Section 4.$15 in other portions of the City. NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The findings set forth above are adapted. Section 2. Notwithstanding Sections 4.6$U~2} and 4.$15 of the Eugene Cade, 1971, the City Manager shall designate an area within the three western-most arkin ba s of the P g Y wISTIC1Alton Baker parking area to be used by Nameless persons for car or tent cam in . . P g The Manager shall designate not mare than fifty sites for camp~n . The Mana er shall . g g designate such sites as soon after the effective date of this ordnance as is racticable. The „ P Manager may adopt adm~n~strative rules to govern use of the cam round, includin Pg g provisions related to allocation of the sites, payment of a fee far use of the cam aund, and . . , Ply' restrlct~ons on length of stay. NotwrthstandrngtNe provisions of Section 2.019 of the Eu ene g Code, 1971 establishing an effective date of 1$0 days for tem ora or ewer enc rules the P rY g Y s rules adopted by the City Manager.pursuant to this ordinance may be extended tae ire . ~. as of 12.Un o clock noon on June 10,1995. The Manager also may contractwith anon- rofit P provider to manage the day-to-day operations of the campground. ordinance -1