After listening to another lengthy and impassioned round of opposition Tuesday, the Colorado Springs City Council voted 7-2 to adopt a new municipal ordinance that makes living in a vehicle illegal on public property.
The law combines existing ordinances that ban overnight urban camping near waterways, along trails, in city parks and other public places and adds vehicle camping.
“Citizens have a right to expect the city to ensure their neighborhoods are orderly, safe and clean; allowing people to live in their vehicles does the opposite,” said City Council member Dave Donelson…