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

050 when no available shelter exists, subject to limits such as no obstructing building entrances or rights-of-way within 50 feet of an entrance, exit, driveway or loading dock. 070(A) requires the enforcement official to serve written notice at least 48 hours in advance, both personally on present occupants and posted on or near the camp, stating the location, the violation, the removal timeline, available shelter and services information, and where seized property can be retrieved without a retrieval fee. Subsection (B), the Clean and Clear provision, separately authorizes the enforcement official to clean and clear camp facilities on county property at whatever interval is necessary to maintain proper sanitation and health standards, using the same notice procedure.

090 governs seized property: an occupant present during removal keeps their belongings except items posing an immediate health or safety threat or evidence of a crime; anything seized is stored at least 90 days, except items soiled by bodily fluids, moldy, infested, or perishable, which may be discarded immediately, along with open alcohol containers. 40) against anyone camping under this article, including those camping by necessity.