Sedona, AZ Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)

010 makes it unlawful to set up, use or maintain a temporary structure, tent, bag, vehicle, camper or other thing for camping, lodging, sleeping, cooking, or starting or maintaining a campfire, or to establish a temporary place of rest, on public property within city limits (subsection A) or on private property (subsection B), unless an exemption applies. Subsection C separately bars sleeping in or upon any public building, alley, sidewalk, public way, or any government-owned or agency-managed property, trailhead or public facility within city limits.

A property owner, manager, renter, lessee or agent who knowingly permits a violation on their land is also liable under subsection D. No one can be arrested, however, unless they continue the conduct after a warning from a police officer, the responsible government representative, or the property owner or manager, or unless the property is conspicuously posted warning of the ban and designating a violation as a misdemeanor (subsection E). S. Forest Service, within Sedona city limits (G); normal park activities (H); and parking a vehicle, camper or RV for under 24 hours with the property owner's or manager's consent, unless the property is posted or removal is specifically requested (I).

Parking any vehicle, tent, camper or similar device on property that is not the owner's for more than 24 hours is treated as prima facie evidence of intent to violate the section under subsection J.