AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police start enforcing new homeless camping restrictions Monday morning.
On Thursday, Oct. 17, Austin City council voted to approve the limited ban in a 7-4 vote.
The new limited ordinance will effectively:
- Ban public camping on sidewalks
- Allow sitting/lying on sidewalks unless the sidewalk is within 15 feet of a door of an operating business during business hours or residence
- Ban sitting/lying/camping around the ARCH. The prohibited area is bordered by East 4th St, Brushy St., E. 11th St., and Brazos St., excluding any areas under I-35.
- Ban camping on land with a high wildfire risk