Norman council agenda lists anti-camping ordinance for a vote Oct. 27

NORMAN - The Norman City Council is scheduled to consider an ordinance banning camping and encampments on city property at its Tuesday, Oct. 27, meeting, according to the agenda. City staff recommends approval.

Ordinance O-2627-7 would bar camping on public property, including parks, trails, sidewalks and rights-of-way, except at city-sponsored or city-approved events. It would also bar blocking sidewalks and accessible routes in a way that substantially impedes passage. Violators could get a warning, notice of violation or citation; the ordinance text does not set fine amounts. Making it effective immediately takes six votes on a separate emergency clause.

A city announcement posted Oct. 22 said the ordinance was in its beginning stages and expected back at a November meeting. The agenda lists it under second reading, though its title calls for adoption on first, second and final reading.

The council will also consider $205,000 to move the warming shelter from 109 W. Gray St. to the city-owned Couch Building at 113 W. Gray St. after a State Fire Marshal inspection, hiring Deborah Rohrbough as city auditor at a $137,622.94 base salary, and a $737,870 addiction-recovery grant for the fire department. A parks ordinance, O-2627-8, is postponed to Nov. 24.

Source: Norman City Council agenda, Oct. 27, 2026; agenda packet; City of Norman, "Information: Anti-Camping Ordinance," Oct. 22, 2026.