People experiencing homelessness said the daytime camping ban will make life more difficult. While business owners said the ordinance doesn’t go far enough.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Reactions are mixed for a new daytime camping ban that passed 3-1 by the Portland City Council on Wednesday.
The new ordinance, which was proposed by Mayor Ted Wheeler, bans camping on city property between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. — requiring that tents and other belongings be dismantled and removed by those daytime hours.
The ordinance also creates a complete camping ban on parks, within 250 feet of schools or childcare centers and along city-designated high crash corridors.
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