Calaveras County, CA Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)

25 of the county code, adopted by Ordinance No. 050). Severe weather is defined as any flood watch, flood advisory, fire weather watch, winter storm warning, or red flag warning issued by the National Weather Service for the county. Critical infrastructure covers government buildings such as fire stations, jails and courthouses, hospitals, bridges, roads, telecommunication towers, utility lines, drainage systems, and water treatment facilities designated by the county executive as vital to public health and safety. The board's findings behind the ordinance cite the risk of fire, unsanitary conditions, environmental degradation, and obstructed access for emergency services as the reason for the prohibition.

060 after posting and delivering 72 hours' written notice, but summary abatement with less notice is authorized when conditions pose an imminent threat, such as risk of fire or flood, blocked traffic, or blocked emergency-vehicle access. Any personal property left behind, defined to include identification, medications, eyeglasses, medical records, and usable non-soiled bedding, clothing or bicycles, must be stored for at least 90 days with retrieval instructions given the same way as the abatement notice. The chapter expressly does not bar overnight camping on private residential property with the owner's consent, or camping at a lawfully operating public or private campground.