Colorado Springs to consider car camping ban on public property earlier than expected; transparency on council a concern

The Colorado Springs City Council will hear a proposal to standardize camping bans on public property and include restrictions on vehicle camping months earlier than expected.

Members had voted on Nov. 10 to postpone for six months an ordinance that would bring ordinances pertaining to illegal camping in city limits, such as near waterways and in local parks, under one municipal law that would equalize policies and penalties for violators.

But instead of taking up the issue on May 12 as the City Council had decided last year, the proposal, with some tweaks, will be brought forth on Feb. 24 for an initial hearing and a final reading on March 10…

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