Ogden, UT Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)

Ogden City Code section 7-2-15 defines a camp as possessing two or more items of camp paraphernalia, such as a tent, lean to, tarpaulin, sleeping bag, bedding or non-city-designated cooking facilities or fire, for the purpose of maintaining an outdoor place to dwell or sleep, and makes it unlawful for any person to camp on public property or within a vehicle or recreational vehicle parked on public property. Public property is defined broadly to cover any real property, building or structure owned, leased or controlled by a Utah political subdivision, including sidewalks, streets, parking strips, alleys, parks, squares and benches.

The chief of police must monitor Weber County homeless shelters for available beds and direct officers to suspend enforcement whenever all shelters reach capacity, and the ordinance does not apply to areas a political subdivision has specifically designated for camping, or to events where the mayor has approved camping. Section 7-2-15 subsection E separately bars leaving, depositing, abandoning or storing personal property on public property for more than fifteen minutes. 156 street and sidewalk restrictions chapter.