ORDINANCE NO. 1445
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, at its meeting of April 23, 2026, adopted the following Ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA AMENDING CHAPTER 9.26 OF THE PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO UNLAWFUL CAMPING, MAKING A FINDING OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
City Attorney Summary
The purpose of this ordinance is to amend Palm Desert Municipal Code Chapter 9.26 to update the City's regulations and enforcement provisions concerning camping on public property and related revisions intended to ensure consistency with applicable law, including the United States Supreme Court decision in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson.
A full copy of the aforementioned Ordinance is available for review in the City Clerk's Office, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California, or via email at cityclerk@palmdesert.gov.
I, Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, California, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 1445 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was introduced at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert City Council on April 9, 2026, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on April 23, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: HARNIK, MORENO, NESTANDE, PRADETTO, AND TRUBEE
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
RECUSED: NONE
/s/ ANTHONY J. MEJIA, CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT
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