JANESVILLE — At its meeting this coming Monday, the Janesville City Council will hear a first reading and schedule a public hearing on a proposed ordinance repealing permission to sleep in parked vehicles on the Hedberg Public Library parking lot. Read the staff memo HERE
Violators could be fined from $20 to $200 or jailed for no more than 60 days as set forth in Janesville city ordinance 38-258.
The second reading, public hearing, and Common Council action would occur in two weeks, on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024.
If the city council adopts the proposed amendment in two weeks, people sleeping in motor vehicles parked on the Hedberg Public Library public parking lot would be prohibited, as would sleeping anywhere else outdoors on the Library property.
Also Monday, the council will hear a first reading and schedule a public hearing on a proposed ordinance prohibiting motor homes, campers, and related vehicles upon city of Janesville public parking lots, with penalties. Read the staff memo HERE.
The council meeting begins at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12 in the Council Chambers, 18 North Jackson Street,
Janesville.