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<br /> <br />Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 4 of 16 <br />Unless the particular provisions or the context otherwise requires, the definitions <br />contained in this section shall govern the construction, meaning and application of <br />words and phrases used in this article. <br />(a) Camp means to pitch or occupy camp facilities; to use camp paraphernalia . <br />(1) to pitch or occupy camp facilities ; <br />(2) to use camp paraphernalia ; or <br />(3) to use property for living accommodation purposes or to use a vehicle <br />for human habitation. A person shall be considered to be using property <br />for living accommodation purposes if the person admits they are <br />camping; the person is using a camp facility or camping p araphernalia <br />between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. to live in a vehicle or <br />outdoors or remain outdoors overnight; or, based on the totality of the <br />circumstances, it is established that a person is using the property to <br />live, dwell or reside, which is exemplified by the person sleeping or <br />preparing to sleep outdoors; the person having with them damaged <br />recreational equipment that cannot be used for its intended purpose; <br />the person having with them camp stoves, pots, pans, or other <br />cooking equipment in an area that is not designated for cooking; the <br />person having with them a sleeping bag, sleeping pad, blanket, pillow, <br />bedroll or other similar bedding; the person having with them trash, <br />recyclables, rubbish, or other garbage; the person having with them <br />blankets, pillows or cardboard boxes that are used for weather <br />protection; the person having with them human waste, animal waste or <br />medical waste that is stored in buckets, bottles or similar containers; <br />and/or the person bathing or grooming themselves outside of facilities <br />designated for these purposes. <br />(b) Camp facilities include, but are not limited to, tents . huts or temporary shelters. <br />(c) Camp paraphernalia includes, but is not limited to, tarpaulins, cots, beds, <br />sleeping bags, hammocks or non-city designated cooking facilities and similar <br />equipment. <br /> (d) Civic Center means the area in the City of Santa Ana, County of Orange, State <br />of California, bounded by Sycamore Street on the east, Civic Center Drive West <br />on the north, Shelton Street on the west, and Santa Ana Boulevard on the south. <br />(e) Store means to put aside or accum ulate for use when needed, to put for <br />safekeeping, to place or leave in a location. <br />(e) Landscaped Area means all improved landscaped areas, except for open grass <br />areas.