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A. It shall be unlawful for any person to set up, use or maintain any temporary structure, tent, bag, vehicle, camper or any other thing for the purpose of camping, lodging, sleeping, cooking, or starting or maintaining a campfire, or establishing a temporary place of rest, on any public property within the city limits unless exempted by the following subsections.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to set up, use or maintain any temporary structure, tent, bag, vehicle, camper or any other thing for the purpose of camping, lodging, sleeping, cooking, or starting or maintaining a campfire, or establishing a temporary place of rest, on any private property within the city limits unless exempted by the following subsections.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person to sleep in or upon any public building, alley, sidewalk, public way, or any federal, state, county or municipal designated trail head, or any property owned, operated or managed by any local, state or federal agency or department or any Indian tribe, or any other public place or facility within the corporate limits of the city.

D. It shall be unlawful for any property owner of any private property, or any manager, renter, lessee or agent thereof, to knowingly permit any person to violate this section.

E. No person shall be arrested for a violation of any provision in this section unless such person continues to engage in such conduct after warning by any police officer, an authorized representative of the government entity managing or responsible for such public property, or the property owner, manager, renter, lessee or agent thereof, as the case may be, or unless such property is conspicuously posted, warning of the provisions of subsection (A), (B) or (C) of this section, and designating such violation thereof as a misdemeanor.

F. This section shall not apply to the ordinary and permitted uses of improved residential lots subject to and in conformity with the land development code of the city, nor shall this section be interpreted to limit the use of such lots by the owners thereof for any lawful purpose.

G. This section shall not apply to legally permitted campgrounds operated or controlled by private persons or government agencies, including but not limited to the United States Forest Service within the Sedona city limits.

H. This section shall not be construed to limit the normal activities or designated uses of the public parks of the city.

I. This section shall not apply to the parking of any vehicle camper or recreational vehicle for a period of less than 24 hours with the consent, express or implied, of the respective government property owner, manager, renter, lessee or agent thereof, unless the property upon which any such vehicle, camper or recreational vehicle is parked is conspicuously posted as provided in subsection (E) of this section or unless an authorized agent of the respective government entity managing or responsible for such public property or the property owner, manager, renter, lessee or agent thereof specifically requests that such vehicle, camper or recreational vehicle be removed within the 24-hour period.

J. Unless otherwise specifically permitted by this section, the parking of any vehicle, tent, camper, recreational vehicle or other similar device in any location for more than 24 hours when not upon one’s own real property shall be prima facie evidence of intent to violate this section.

K. Any violation of this section shall constitute a class 1 misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $2,500 or by six months in jail, or both. [Code 2006 § 10-3-1].