LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The new ordinance that restricts sleeping and homeless encampments in certain areas of Los Angeles went into effect Friday, but for the time being only accessibility obstructions will be enforced, while the city approves an accompanying Street Engagement Strategy.
Approved by the City Council and signed by Mayor Eric Garcetti in July, the law modifies the city’s current anti-camping law, which prohibits sitting, sleeping, lying, storing personal property or otherwise obstructing the public right-of-way in specific parts of the city, such as within two feet of a fire hydrant, 10 feet of a loading dock or driveway, within a street or bike path, and any area that restricts accessible passage as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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The ordinance will also protect the public right of way within 500 feet of schools, day facilities, parks and libraries, once the council passes a resolution designating an area for enforcement, posts signs and gives notice of the date that the law will be enforced in that location. These areas will include:
— up to 500 feet of a designated overpass, underpass, freeway ramp, tunnel, bridge, pedestrian bridge, subway, wash or spreading ground, railroad track or where lodging unsheltered or in tents is unhealthy, unsafe and incompatible with safe passage; and
— up to 1,000 feet of a facility opened after Jan. 1, 2018, that provides shelter, safe sleeping, safe parking or navigation centers for persons...
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