Deltona, FL Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- Deltona Code § 43-3
- 1st offense fine
- $50 minimum
- 3rd+ offense fine
- $200 minimum per offense
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 15-2025 (2025)
Summary
Deltona bans camping or sleeping on public property, including building grounds, sidewalks, and rights-of-way, unless the site is designated by the city for that purpose.
It shall be unlawful for any person to publicly camp or sleep on any public property, including but not limited to, any public building or its grounds unless designated for public camping and sleeping for recreational purposes by the city. For purposes of this prohibition, grounds shall include the entirety of the parcel of public property beyond the building, including, but not limited to, grass areas, sidewalks, public rights-of-way and parking facilities.
(Ord. No. 15-2025, § 2(Exh. A), 3-18-25)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 43, the Deltona Public Camping Ordinance, makes it unlawful under § 43-3 to publicly camp or sleep on any public property, including public buildings and their grounds, grass areas, sidewalks, rights-of-way, and parking facilities, unless the city has designated that site for public camping. "Public camping" is defined at § 43-2 to include sleeping in a tent, temporary shelter, or bedding, or lodging overnight outdoors without shelter; it excludes lawfully parked registered vehicles and city-designated recreational camping. Residents, business owners, or the Florida Attorney General can file a written complaint under § 43-6 to trigger city enforcement.
Violations & Fines
First offense draws a minimum $50 fine, second offense $100, and each subsequent violation at least $200; officers may also issue a trespass warning limited to the property involved (§ 43-4).
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