Aurora City Code Section 94-71 prohibits unauthorized camping on public property and restricts prolonged sitting or lying in public rights-of-way, with exceptions for medical emergencies and APD-led outreach to connect unhoused residents with Mile High United Way Continuum of Care services.
Aurora's unauthorized-camping ordinance (Code Sec. 94-71) bans sleeping, erecting shelters, or storing personal property on public sidewalks, parks, and rights-of-way. The ordinance authorizes peace officers to issue verbal warnings followed by citations, and requires offer of shelter referral before enforcement under a 2022 policy adopted in coordination with Aurora Police Reform Commission. Sit-lie restrictions apply to commercial corridors during business hours. Enforcement priority shifted post-Elijah McClain APD consent decree, emphasizing trauma-informed contact and use of Aurora Mental Health Center co-responder teams. Personal property must be stored, not destroyed, for at least 30 days under sweep-protocol rules.
Camping or sleeping in violation of Sec. 94-71 results in a verbal warning, then citation with fines up to 250 dollars or community service. Repeat violations may escalate to municipal misdemeanor charges with judicial referral to services.
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