On Monday, May 3, 2021, the West Palm Beach City Commission unanimously passed Ordinance No. 4934-21 that regulates and prohibits sleeping and “camping” in public areas, as well as in the entrances and exits of the City's businesses.
THANK YOU for standing up as a unified neighborhood and making your voice heard!
Downtown West Palm Beach wishes to promote the health, safety and welfare of its citizens, visitors, and businesses. To that end, Ordinance No. 4934-21 regulates and prohibits sleeping and “camping” in public areas, as well as in the entrances and exits of the City's businesses.
However, the City wishes to make enforcement of such prohibitions applicable only after the City has undertaken significant outreach measures, including offering social service and/or housing/shelter assistance and where housing/shelter is available.