Homelessness & Encampment Rules in Cathedral City, CA (2026)
1 verified homelessness & encampment rules for Cathedral City, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Sit-Lie Rules
In Cathedral City, § 12.12.050 makes it unlawful to sit, lie or sleep upon any street, sidewalk or other public way, and separately bars standing on or occupying a public way so as to annoy pedestrians or obstruct free passage. Permitted parade viewing at the curb and city-provided benches are the two printed exceptions.
Sit-Lie Ban on Cathedral City Streets and Sidewalks
Heavy RestrictionsCathedral City Municipal Code § 12.12.050
It is unlawful to any person to stand upon any street, sidewalk or other public way open for pedestrian travel, or otherwise occupy any portion thereof in such a manner as to annoy or molest any pedestrian thereon, or so as to obstruct or unreasonably interfere with the free passage of pedestrians, motor vehicles or other modes of travel. No person shall sit, lie or sleep upon any street, sidew...
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