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The signs say it is illegal for [homeless people] to bathe, brush their teeth, groom, shave or do other things.
The law looks real, and cites a real Tempe law.
The only problem is the law is imaginary and doesn't apply to either the Tempe Library or the Tempe Transit Center. The law which is cited makes it illegal to do all these things in the lakes and canals in the Tempe City Parks.
No such law exists which makes it illegal to do these things in any public restroom in the Tempe Transit Center or Tempe Public Library.
This is what the sign says, for the search engines of course.
The Following are not permitted in this facility
Bathing
Brushing Teeth
Washing Clothes
Grooming and Shaving
Unsanitary Activities
Any person that violates this ordinance will no longer be allowed in the facility
Tempe City Code Chapter 23 Section 23-40
Now if you go to the Tempe City Code the law is in the Parks and Recreation section of the code. Not the Tempe Library section, or Tempe Transit section.
This is what the law says:
https://library.municode.com/az/tempe/codes/city_code?nodeId=CH23PARE
Sec. 23-40. - Prohibited activities.
(a) The following activities are prohibited in all city parks, unless otherwise posted:
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(5) No person shall use any water source at any city park or city-owned property for swimming or bathing, animal swimming or bathing, washing clothes, cleaning fish or other unsanitary activities, except at places designated for such activities;
Just to make sure that the Tempe Public Library and the Tempe Transit Center are not "parks" here is a list of the Tempe City Parks and neither the Tempe Library nor the Tempe Transit Center is on the list of these parks.
http://www.tempe.gov/city-hall/community-services/parks/athletic-recreational-facilities/-selcat-209
6th Street Park | 24 E. 6th Street |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Alegre Park | 1940 E. Don Carlos Avenue |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Arredondo Park | Dorsey Ln. and Carson Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85282 | (480) 350-5200
| Birchett Park | 1295 S. Mill Ave. |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Boat Beach | 600 N Mill Ave |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-4311
| Campbell Park | 9895 S. Beck Avenue |
Tempe, AZ 85284 | (480) 350-5200
| Celaya Park | Roosevelt St. and Vaughn St. |
Tempe, AZ 85283 | (480) 350-5200
| Cole Park | Country Club Way and Carson St. |
Tempe, AZ 85282 | (480) 350-5200
| Corbell Park | Lakeshore Dr. and Chilton Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85283 | (480) 350-5200
| Creamery Park | 8th St & Una |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Daley Park | Encanto Dr. and College Ave |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Daumler Park | Evergreen Dr. and Balboa Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85282 | (480) 350-5200
| Dwight Park | Roosevelt St. and Manhatton Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85282 | (480) 350-5200
| Ehrhardt Park | Evergreen Dr. and Riviera Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85282 | (480) 350-5200
| Escalante Park | River Rd. and Orange St. |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Esquer Park | McArthur Dr. and Lebanon Ln. |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Estrada Park | McClintock Dr. and Palomino Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85284 | (480) 350-5200
| Evelyn Hallman Park | McKellips Rd. and College Ave. |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Evelyn Hallman Pond | McKellips & Collge Ave |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Gaicki Park | Cornell Dr. and McClintock Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85283 | (480) 350-5200
| Goodwin Park | Taylor Dr. and Caroline Ln. |
Tempe, AZ 85284 | (480) 350-5200
| Hanger Park | Rural Rd. and Knox Rd. |
Tempe, AZ 85284 | (480) 350-5200
| Harelson Park | 9325 S. Warner Ranch Dr. at Myrna Ln. |
Tempe, AZ 85284 | (480) 350-5200
| Hayden Butte Preserve | Mill Ave. and 5th St. |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Hollis Park | Dorsey Ln. and Malibu Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85282 | (480) 350-5200
| Hudson Park | Cedar St. and Spence Ave. |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Indian Bend Park | Miller Rd. and Marigold Ln. |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Jaycee Park | 5th St. and Hardy Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Joyce Park | Hermosa Dr. and Laguna Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85282 | (480) 350-5200
| Kiwanis Park | Mill Ave. and All America Way |
Tempe, AZ 85283 | (480) 350-5200
| Lo Piano Mesquite Bosque | north side of Loop 202 between College and Mill Avenue |
Tempe , AZ 85281 | (480) 350-4311
| Loma del Rio Ruins | 715 N. Mill Avenue |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-4311
| Meyer Park | Dorsey Ln. and Alameda Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85282 | (480) 350-5200
| Mitchell Park | Mitchell Dr. & 9th St. |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Moeur Park | Mill Ave. and Curry Rd. |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Neil G. Giuliano Park | 80 E. Rio Salado Parkway |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Optimist Park | Cornell Dr. and Kenwood Ln. |
Tempe, AZ 85283 | (480) 350-5200
| Palmer Park | College Ave. and Carson Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85282 | (480) 350-5200
| Papago Park | 1000 N College Ave. |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Peterson Park | Southern Ave. and Priest Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85282 | (480) 350-5100
| Redden Park | Redfield Dr. and Lakeshore Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85283 | (480) 350-5200
| Rotary Park | County Club Way and Hermosa Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85282 | (480) 350-5200
| Scudder Park | Lakeshore Dr. and Watson Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85283 | (480) 350-5200
| Selleh Park | Los Feliz Dr. and Aspen Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85282 | (480) 350-5200
| Stroud Park | Taylor Dr. and Redfield Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85283 | (480) 350-5200
| Svob Park | Vineyard Rd. and Park Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85282 | (480) 350-5200
| Tempe Beach Park | Mill Ave. and Rio Salado Pkwy. |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Tempe Town Lake | Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway |
Tempe, AZ 85280 | (480) 350-4311
| Tempe Women's Club Park | College Ave. and Weber Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Town Lake Marina | 550 E. Tempe Town Lake |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-4311
| Victory Park | Evergreen Dr. and McArthur Dr. |
Tempe, AZ 85281 | (480) 350-5200
| Waggoner Park | Lakeshore Dr. and Carver Rd. |
Tempe, AZ 85284 | (480) 350-5200
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And just to make sure that the Tempe Public Library and Tempe Transit Center are not on the Park Tempe City Park map we too snapshot of the Tempe Park map of where the library and transit center are, and there are no parks on the Tempe Park Map at those locations.
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