NEW CITY ORDINANCES ARE IN PLACE IN THE CITY OF MONTEREY NOW. THEY PROHIBIT ANYONE FROM SITTING OR LYING DOWN ON SOME CITY SIDEWALKS BETWEEN 7 A-M AND 9 P-M. THE NEW SIT-LIE LAW, OFFICIALLY KNOWN AS MONTEREY CITY CODE 32-6.2, WILL BE ENFORCED ON FREMONT, ALVARADO, WAVE AND FOAM STREETS AS WELL AS CANNERY ROW, AND LIGHTHOUSE AVENUE. NO ONE WILL BE CITED WITHOUT A 30-DAY WARNING F IRST, AND THE LAW DOES NOT APPLY IN CERTAIN SCENARIOS SUCH AS: SOMEONE EXPERIENCING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, OR SOMEONE USING A WHEELCHAIR, SITTING ON A PUBLIC BENCH OR BUS STOP, OR CHILDREN SEATED IN A STROLLER.
