Portland Timbers fans would no longer be allowed to line up more than 24 hours before games at Providence Park when the stadium reopens in June if the Portland City Council votes to approve an updated agreement between the Timbers and the neighborhood associations around the stadium.

The updated Good Neighbor Agreement, which was considered during the City Council’s meeting Wednesday, includes a new rule that would prohibit fans from lining up for games more than 24 hours before kickoff moving forward. With stadium construction underway at Providence Park, the Timbers instituted a similar rule last season. The new agreement would make that rule permanent.

Jerry Powell, a representative from the Goose Hollow neighborhood, also asked the city and the Timbers Wednesday to enforce laws that prohibit camping on public property and public rights of way.

Timbers fans have been known for camping out before games in the past. Fans that already have tickets have camped out before matches to receive numbered wristbands. After getting their wristbands, fans return to the stadium and regroup in numbered order before being allowed inside the stadium two hours prior to kickoff. The fans that enter the stadium first presumably have their choice of seating in the general admission Timbers Army section.

According to the City Code and Charter, “it is unlawful for any person to camp in or upon any public property or public right of way, unless otherwise specifically authorized by this Code or by declaration by the Mayor in emergency circumstances.”

Under their current wristband policies, the Timbers state on their website that "fans seeking wristbands will not be allowed to line up more than 24 hours prior to a Timbers match and camping will be prohibited.”

The total number of wristbands distributed to fans dropped from 1000 to 600 last year.

-- Jamie Goldberg | jgoldberg@oregonian.com

503-853-3761 | @jamiebgoldberg

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