{"id":43920,"date":"2025-11-25T06:32:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T06:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/43920\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T06:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T06:32:08","slug":"greenville-city-council-passes-second-reading-of-anti-camping-ordinance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/43920\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenville City Council passes second reading of anti-camping ordinance"},"content":{"rendered":"

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) \u2014 Greenville City Council passed a second and final reading of an ordinance<\/a> that prohibits people from sleeping in public for more than two hours.<\/p>\n

Similar to the first reading<\/a>, city council narrowly passed the second ordinance in a 4-3 vote.<\/p>\n

Violators could face up to 30 days in jail and a $10 fine for \u201claying down or residing on public property,\u201d or using a location as a living space.<\/p>\n

The law would also ban storing belongings; preparing food; setting up bedding or tents and using a structure or car as a shelter.<\/p>\n

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A protestor stands with a sign reading \u201cHOMELESS VETS ARE NOT CRIMINALS\u201d before Greenville City Council met to pass the second reading of an anti-camping ordinance in Greenville.<\/p>\n

The law would not apply to city-permitted events, anyone under 18, people experiencing medical emergencies and grassy park areas.<\/p>\n

A nonprofit, Greenville Together, collaborated with city leaders to redefine parts of the ordinance.<\/p>\n

\u201cA homeless resource center doesn\u2019t currently exist in Greenville and it\u2019s something that Greenville Together has identified. That is a gap and a need in our community, and we\u2019re committed to working alongside the city to provide funding to provide space, to make that a reality,\u201d nonprofit director Cody Carver told 7NEWS.<\/p>\n

Carver added that the ordinance\u2019s new rules will emphasize connecting those in need with resources before imposing fines.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we\u2019re going to ask folks that they cannot be lying down or sleeping on public property, then we need an alternative and somewhere for them to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ordinance will take effect 30 days after being certified by City Manager Shannon Lavrin.<\/p>\n

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