DATE: November 3, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Nathan Magsig, Supervisor, District 5
John Zanoni, Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Amendment to Ordinance Code Section 13.16.040 Regarding Camping-Reservations-Fee
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Conduct first hearing to amend Fresno County Ordinance code, Section 13.16.040 of Chapter 13.16 of Title 13 - Roads, Parks, Other Public Places, relating to the allowable number of consecutive camping days at County-maintained parks and update the container fire pit rules; waive reading of the proposed Ordinance in its entirety, and set the second hearing for November 17, 2026;
Designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the proposed Ordinance; and
Direct the Clerk of the Board to post and publish the required summary in accordance with Government Code section 25124(b)(1).
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The proposed amendment to Section 13.16.040 of Chapter 13.16 of Title 13 – Roads, Parks, Other Public Places, would revise the maximum number of consecutive camping days from fourteen days in any calendar month down to a maximum of seven days, with a 30-day waiting period before campers can return to camping at County-maintained parks. Approval of the recommended actions will update a provision of the ordinance that had previously allowed campers to burn trash in the campground fire pits and requires that all garbage be placed in provided garbage containers. The proposed changes to the Ordinance Code shall become effective thirty days after passage of second hearing. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose not to approve the recommended actions, which would result in the existing ordinance language remaining unchanged, allowing fourteen consecutive camping days in any calendar month and campers will continue to be al...
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