ORDINANCE 1682ORDINANCE NO. 1682
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL
SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS 7-8-3 AND 7-8-
4 OF CHAPTER 8 (PROHIBITED CAMPING) TO TITLE 7
(NUISANCES AND OFFENSES) OF THE EL SEGUNDO
MUNICPAL CODE EXPANDING ITS ANTI -CAMPING
PROHIBITIONS TO INCLUDE CERTAIN PORTIONS OF PRIVATE
PROPERTY AND TO ENSURE ACCESS TO NONRESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS
THE CITY COUNCIL DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings. The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. The California Constitution provides that a city may make and enforce
within its limits all local, police, sanitary and other ordinances and
regulations not in conflict with general law;
B. The City of El Segundo ("City") and its City Council are committed to
protecting the life, health, and safety of its residents and all people
within the geographical boundaries of the City;
C. The City and its City Council are committed to protecting the rights of
individuals who cannot obtain shelter and to treating their personal
property with respect and consideration;
D. On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the City of Grants
Pass, Oregon v. Johnson et al. case, upholding Grants Pass's
ordinance prohibiting camping on public property to tackle the issue of
homelessness;
E. In July 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive
Order N-1-24, ordering state agencies to adopt policies to address
encampments on state property and encouraging local governments to
adopt similar polices "and to use all available resources and
infrastructure" to combat homelessness;
F. In September 2024, in response to the Grants Pass decision, the City
adopted Ordinance No. 1664 expanding its camping prohibitions within
public parks and beaches, and prohibiting using vehicles for human
habitation in specified public areas;
G. In July 2025, U.S. President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order
titled "Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets" in which he
identified the homelessness crisis and ordered his administration to
seek civil commitments of individuals with mental illness or are living on
the streets and cannot care for themselves;
H. Unauthorized camping can create health and safety risks related to the
accumulation of trash, food waste, human waste, and contaminated
medical waste;
To mitigate risks to health and safety of its citizens, the City Council
desires to adopt regulations further expanding its anti -camping
prohibition to strengthen the protection of individual and public safety
as well as ensure pedestrian accessibility rights throughout the City.
SECTION 2. Section 7-8-3 of the El Segundo Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows (deletions in stFikethFew^" and additions in dQ.:� .
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7-8-3 CAMPING PROHIBITED
A. No person may occupy a campsite in or upon any sidewalk, street, alley,
lane, public right of way, park, bench, or any other publicly -owned
property or under any bridge or viaduct, unless (i) otherwise specifically
authorized by this Code or (ii) upon City Council resolution, the City
Council may exempt a special event from the prohibitions of this section,
if the City Council finds such exemption to be in the public interest and
consistent with their goals and notices and in accordance with conditions
imposed by the City Council. Any conditions imposed will include a
condition requiring that the applicant provide evidence of adequate
insurance coverage and agree to indemnify the City for any liability,
damage or expense incurred by the City as a result of activities of the
applicant. Any findings by the City Council shall specify the exact dates
and location covered by the exemption.
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SECTION 3. Section 7-8-4 of the El Segundo Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows (deletions in strikethr,,u and additions in .�?�,
Upon discovery of a campsite rn—e `ol iq f� chapter en- publiG
rem removal of the campsite by the Police Department, or designee,
may occur under the following circumstances:
A. Prior to removing the campsite, the City shall post a notice, 24-hours in
advance.
B. At the time a 24-hour notice is posted, the City shall inform a local
agency delivering social services to homeless people of the location of
the campsite.
C. After the 24-hour notice period has passed, the Police Department, or
designee, is authorized to remove the campsite and all personal
property related thereto.
D. The foregoing notwithstanding, campsite removal may proceed without
the above -referenced notice only if an imminent threat to the public
health, safety, and welfare exists (e.g., fire on site) that requires
immediate removal to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
SECTION 4. Environmental Assessment. The City Council finds that this
Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"),
pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or
reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and
15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA
Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no
potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
In the alternative, the City Council finds that the Ordinance falls within the "common
sense" exemption set forth in State CEQA Guidelines section 15061, subdivision
(b)(3), which exempts activity from CEQA where "it can be seen with certainty that
there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on
the environment."
SECTION 5. Severability. If any part of this Ordinance or its application is
deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the city council intends that
such invalidity will not affect the effectiveness of the remaining provisions or
applications and, to this end, the provisions of this Ordinance are severable.
SECTION 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty
(30) days after adoption.
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SECTION 7. Publication. The City Clerk is directed to certify the passage
and adoption of this Ordinance causing it to be posted as required by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of January, 2026.
ATTEST:
a, City/Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Mark D. Hensley, City "ttdrney
Chris Pimentel, Mayor
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Susan Truax, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify
that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 1682 was duly introduced by said City Council at a
regular meeting held on the 16t" day of December, 2025, and was duly passed,
and adopted by said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor, and attested
to by the City Clerk, all at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 20t" day of
January, 2026, and the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor Pimentel, Mayor Pro Tern Baldino, Council Member Giroux,
and Council Member Keldorf
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Boyles
ABSTAIN: None
WITNESS MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CI7 this 2011 day of
January, 2026. ,,
usaf Truax, City Clerk
,ie City of El Segundo,
California
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