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Ordinance Adding "Sec. 6-10. Certain Actions Prohibited on City Property" to Chapter 6, Article I of the Wilmington City Code (2nd Reading)
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Department: |
City Attorney |
Meeting Date: |
9/23/2025 |
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Contact Name: |
Meredith T. Everhart |
Public Hearing: |
No |
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Contact Phone: |
910-341-7820 |
Advertising Date/Advertised By: |
N/A |
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Attachment #1: Ordinance |
PURPOSE:
Attached for your consideration is an ordinance brought forward at the request of Councilmember Luke Waddell to add "Sec. 6-10. Certain Actions Prohibited on City Property" to Chapter 6, Article I, of the Wilmington City Code. The amended version of this item was passed 5-2 on first reading and is now back for 2nd reading.
BACKGROUND:
The ordinance, as revised by City Council on September 9, 2025, and September 23, 2025, prohibits certain activity on City property, including the following:
1. No camping, sleeping, erecting any tents, or using any cooking equipment or bedding between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., unless otherwise allowed.
2. City parking decks and surface lots are for parking-related activities only, with the exception that it will not be a violation for an individual to sleep in an otherwise lawfully parked vehicle in a City surface lot.
3. No leaving personal effects unattended and deeming them abandoned to the City for disposal.
4. No use other than ingress and egress for any entrances to City facilities and associated areas.
This ordinance does not apply to emergency management sheltering events and City employees in the performance of their job duties, nor does it apply to the general public present within a City facility for the purpose of transacting business.
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BUDGET IMPACT:
N/A
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RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUESTED:
There is no staff recommendation, as this ordinance is brought forward at the request of Councilmember Waddell.