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Austin City Council could discuss and repeal panhandling ordinance kxan.com/news/local/aus…
The Austin City Council is scheduled to discuss and possibly vote Thursday on an ordinance that will change the city's rules about aggressive panhandling.
The proposal repeals Austin's anti-panhandling ordinance, which:
Bans aggressive solicitation.
Bans panhandling at bus stops, near schools and near ATM's or banks.
In downtown, panhandling is banned between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Bans aggressive solicitation.
Bans panhandling at bus stops, near schools and near ATM's or banks.
In downtown, panhandling is banned between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m.
The proposal also eases restrictions of Austin's "no sit/no lie" rules and camping rules. Those ordinances, passed in 2005 and updated in 2011, keep people from sitting or lying down in right of ways and sidewalks downtown.
Exceptions currently apply to people who have disabilities or are experiencing medical emergencies.
"Asking for money, sitting or lying down in public, and sleeping in tents are basic requirements of survival, especially while homeless." said Council Member Greg Casar.
