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ATTY/ORD.0006/CC ORD ANTI-CAMPING – EXHIBIT A REV: 08-20-25 MI Page 2 of 5 2. The San Mateo County Navigation Center located at 275 Blomquist Street, Redwood City, California 94063. 3. Any waterway, bank of a waterway, tributary of a waterway, estuary or wetland. Waterway means any natural or artificial channel, stream, river, creek, canal, drainage ditch, or other conduit—whether intermittent or continuous—that carries or is capable of carrying surface water, including but not limited to Redwood Creek, Cordilleras Creek, Bayfront Canal, and Redwood Shores Lagoon. This includes the banks, beds, and adjacent riparian zones of such channels. For the purposes of this ordinance, waterways also include areas designated for stormwater management or flood control, and any location within 75 feet of the edge of a waterway, where human activity may pose a risk to water quality, ecological integrity, or public safety. Wetland means wetland within the meaning of federal law or state law. (e) “Shelter Location” means a public or private facility, with available space, including a bed, for an indigent, homeless individual to stay at no charge to the individual. For purposes of this Chapter, Shelter Location does not include any of the following: (a) shelter space where an individual cannot stay because the individual has exceeded a shelter's maximum stay rule; (b) shelter space that cannot reasonably accommodate the individual's mental or physical disabilities; (c) shelter space that does not permit a minor child to be housed in the same facility with at least one (1) parent or legal guardian when the individual in question has custody of a minor child; (d) shelter space for which an individual is required to attend or participate in religious activities or programs as a condition of utilizing the shelter space; or (e) shelter space that is unavailable due to the individual's sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, religious affiliation, criminal convictions, or pet(s). 49.2 Intent. The intent of this Chapter is to preserve the health, safety, and welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Redwood City, including individuals experiencing homelessness. This Chapter addresses issues such as fire risk, unsanitary conditions, public safety hazards, and environmental degradation associated with unregulated encampments in the City. To that end, this Chapter generally prohibits the establishment of unregulated encampments on public property when there is an available Shelter Location, as defined herein. 49.3 Encampment prohibitions. (a) When there is an available Shelter Location for a person, it is unlawful and a public nuisance for that Person to place, erect, configure, construct, or maintain an Encampment on public property anywhere in the City. (b) Section 49.3(a) shall not be enforced against any Person unless that Person has declined an offer of an available Shelter Location or otherwise has access to shelter or the means to obtain it.