Alameda, CA Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)

1: to 'camp' means to pitch or occupy camp facilities or use camp paraphernalia. Camp facilities are defined to include tents, huts or temporary shelters, and camp paraphernalia covers tarpaulins, cots, beds, sleeping bags, hammocks and any cooking equipment not designated by the City. 2 then makes it unlawful to camp, occupy camp facilities, or use camp paraphernalia in any park, any street, or any public parking lot or public area, improved or unimproved, anywhere in the City, except as otherwise provided. 3 imposes a parallel ban on storing personal property, including camp facilities and paraphernalia, in those same three categories of public land, though the City Council may authorize storage by resolution.

'Park' carries the definition set out in Section 1-2 of the Code, so the prohibition reaches every City-owned park and recreation area, along with every public street and lot, including those on Bay Farm Island. Both sections were adopted together under Ordinance No. S. Section 1 and have not been narrowed by any later amendment appearing in this chapter. The code does not set out a separate notice period or property-storage protocol before enforcement; the ordinance simply declares the conduct unlawful in the listed public places, leaving abatement and citation practice to the City's general enforcement provisions in Chapter 1-5.