Orange County and its cities cannot enforce sit-lie or anti-camping ordinances against unsheltered residents when no shelter beds are available, under Martin v. Boise (9th Circuit 2018) and subsequent Ninth Circuit case law shaping county enforcement.
The Ninth Circuit's 2018 Martin v. Boise decision held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits enforcing public-camping or sit-lie laws against homeless individuals who lack access to shelter, an interpretation governing Orange County. The 2024 U.S. Supreme Court Grants Pass v. Johnson decision narrowed Martin but California voters and Governor Newsom retained shelter-based enforcement standards through executive policy. OC operates a Continuum of Care and shelters in Anaheim, Santa Ana, Tustin, and Costa Mesa to maintain enforcement availability. The county's flood-control beds (Bridges at Kraemer, Yale Navigation Center) figure into capacity calculations.
Issuing sit-lie or camping citations without verifying shelter capacity, sweeping encampments without notice, or using force can expose the county to ADA, due-process, and Section 1983 civil-rights claims.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
Garden Grove, CA
Garden Grove establishes specific decibel limits under Chapter 8.44 of the Municipal Code. Residential exterior noise may not exceed 55 dBA during daytime (7...
Garden Grove, CA
Garden Grove regulates leaf blower use through its general noise control ordinance in Chapter 8.47. Leaf blowers are subject to the same residential quiet ho...
Garden Grove, CA
Garden Grove limits construction and repair work in or within 500 feet of residential areas to 7 AM to 8 PM on weekdays and Saturdays. Construction is prohib...
Garden Grove, CA
Garden Grove prohibits amplified music and sound-producing devices in residential areas between 10 PM and 7 AM under GGMC Section 8.47.060. During daytime ho...
Garden Grove, CA
Garden Grove prohibits parking or storing commercial vehicles on properties used exclusively for residential purposes. Commercially registered vehicles rated...
Garden Grove, CA
Garden Grove prohibits overnight street parking between 2:00 AM and 6:00 AM on all city streets under Municipal Code Section 10.28.010. Residents may obtain ...
Side-by-side rule comparisons with other cities in Orange County.
See how other cities in Orange County handle sit-lie rules.
See how Garden Grove's sit-lie rules rules stack up against other locations.
Quick Compare
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.