What are obstructions or immediate hazard encampments and how is their removal different than other encampments?

An “obstruction” could be people, tents, personal property, solid waste or other objects related to an encampment that are in a City park or on a public sidewalk, interfere with the pedestrian or purposes of public rights-of-way, or interfere with areas that are necessary for or essential to the intended use of a public property or facility. An “immediate hazard” means an encampment where individuals occupying the encampment are at risk of serious injury or death beyond that caused by increased exposure to the elements or their presence creates a risk of serious injury or death to others, or the encampment is causing imminent compromise to the structural and environmental integrity of the surrounding location. This includes encampments at roadway shoulders and off-ramps, areas exposed to moving vehicles, areas that can only be accessed by crossing driving lanes outside of a legal crosswalk, and landslide or flood prone areas, areas at high risk of fire, areas along or on top of river levees and other critical areas where the lack of sanitation facilities results in human solid or liquid waste being discharged in a manner that threatens public health.

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1. What are the rules for conducting a clean-up and what do they entail?
2. When there is a clean-up, what level of outreach will be conducted and what services offered?
3. What notice will be required before a scheduled encampment cleanup?
4. How and where will the City store personal belongings during the cleanup?
5. What are obstructions or immediate hazard encampments and how is their removal different than other encampments?
6. What are key points of the Policy regarding Unauthorized Encampments on City Property?
7. Does the Policy for Unauthorized Encampments on City Property require acceptance of alternative shelter before an encampment can be removed?