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ORDINANCE NO. 20124 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING OVERNIGHT SLEEPING IN SPECIFIED AREAS; PROVIDING EFFECTIVE AND EXPIRATION DATES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: A, ordinance No. 20097, authorizing overnight sleeping in specified areas, was passed by the Council and approved by the Mayor on November 17,1997. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5, the ordinance will remain in effect until June 3 0,1995. B. Prior to the passage of ordinance No. 20097 homeless camping issues were addressed in part through the City's operation of the Centennial Car Camp in the spring of 1993, and during the 1993-94 and 1994-95 winters. At the time the car camp was initiated, adjoining property owners were assured that the City would attempt to relocate to a different site. However, no paved site with sewer access and appropriate zoning was available., In addition, the car camp cost over $10,000 per month to operate, and neither the State of Oregon, Lane County, nor the City of Springfield were willing to continue any financial support. Established service providers such as white Bird and Lane ShelterCare were also unwilling to provide future staffing for a program that only operated on a partial year basis, and 24 hour staffing by skilled staff was critical fox the safety of the campers. C. The Council finds it is in the public interest to continue to authorize overnight sleeping in specif ed areas as hereinafter provided. Now, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS F4LLOwS: Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of the Eugene Code,1971, persons incompliance with other applicable regulations may sleep overnight in a registered motor vehicle parked on a public street for no more than 24 hours, where both sides of the street abut an industrial zoning district. Section 2. Notwithstanding any provision of the Eugene Cade, 1971, persons may sleep overnight in a vehicle in a parking lot of a church, synagogue, or other religious institution that owns ar leases property on which a parking lot and structure containing a place of warship are located, with permission of the religious institution. The religious institution may not grant permission for more than three vehicles for any one night. ordinance - ~