Eagle Mountain, UT Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- EMMC 7.05.040(R)
- Rule
- No camping/lodging except designated areas
- Related littering ban
- EMMC 7.05.040(S)
- Overnight park hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., separate closure
- Penalty
- Class B misdemeanor, eviction
Summary
Eagle Mountain bars camping or lodging in any city park or playground except in places specifically designated for it, under EMMC 7.05.040(R), part of the parks and trails use chapter.
R. Camping. No person shall camp or lodge in any park or playground, except in places specifically designated and set apart for that purpose.
S. Littering Prohibited. No person shall discard, throw or deposit any bottles, tin, tin cans, broken glass, nails, tacks, crockery, wire, paper, clothes, scrap or sheet iron, boxes, lumber, stone, grass clippings, rubbish or garbage on the property of a recreational or park facility, except in designated garbage cans or receptacles.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance O-34-2026, passed August 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
040(R) states plainly: 'Camping. , so unauthorized overnight camping is doubly restricted: barred outright by the camping clause and barred by hours outside any designated camping area. The same subsection (S) prohibits discarding bottles, cans, broken glass, paper, boxes, lumber, stone, grass clippings, rubbish or garbage anywhere on park property except in designated receptacles, and separately bars carrying garbage or refuse into a park for disposal. Subsection (T) requires a prior city permit to build or kindle a fire in a park, limited to a designated area with a fireplace or similar facility.
020. The code does not create a separate encampment-cleanup protocol distinct from these general park-use rules; enforcement runs through the same chapter that governs all other park conduct.
Violations & Fines
Camping or lodging in a city park outside a designated area allows the city to evict the person from the park under EMMC 7.05.050, carried out by a Utah County sheriff's deputy or other authorized city employee, and violating the camping restriction is prosecutable as a Class B misdemeanor under EMMC 7.05.060, punishable by fine or jail as provided by Utah law.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is camping allowed in Eagle Mountain city parks?
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Sources & Official References
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