Temecula, CA Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)

010 that overnight camping and related loitering on streets, sidewalks, parks and public land create a significant public health and safety hazard, citing lack of water and sanitation, safety hazards from substandard structures, trash and debris, and obstruction from abandoned shopping carts. 030 makes it unlawful and a public nuisance for any person to camp, establish, maintain, operate or occupy camp facilities, or use camp paraphernalia on any public property (improved or unimproved, including streets and sidewalks and open space) or any private property. 020 to include placing or occupying camp facilities, living temporarily outdoors, or using camp paraphernalia such as tents, sleeping bags, tarpaulins or bedrolls.

040, and permitted day use of public property. 040(B). 080 extends the same public-nuisance finding to encampments on private property and authorizes the city manager to promulgate regulations for city clean-up and removal of private-property encampments, with cost recovery from responsible parties, published on the city's website with the force of law upon publication.