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when you shop, bring your bag scan to learn more about our collective effort cannot violate this ordinance if there is no other alternative shelter available,” Garcia said about the county’s new law.
“We have taken direction from Colorado courts on this, and that’s why the exception exists that permits nonenforcement where there is no shelter available,” Garcia said, referencing a legal case out of Boulder.
What’s in the ban e county’s new law is not a universal ban on camping across all public property.
Instead, it concerns camping on county property, which the ordinance de nes as “all land, including, any park, parkway, recreation area, roadway, open space, or any other public property owned by Douglas County.” e new law applies in “unincorporated” Douglas County — in other words, areas that sit outside of city or town boundaries. e county can only give an individual a citation if the person does not have county permission to camp on county property, the county is aware of available alternative shelter and the person refuses shelter, Garcia told Colorado Community Media. e network provides shelter from Jan. 2 through March 31, according to its website. Guests stay at local churches that open their facilities on
Douglas County has no large-scale homeless shelter, but the Winter Shelter Network — an organization of churches — serves Douglas County women and children experiencing homelessness.
