Seattle City Council is set to vote Tuesday on a package of legislation restricting where people living in recreational vehicles can park overnight. But while the plan creates new parking rules and allows RVs without permits to be towed without notice, city analysis warned that impounding vehicles used as homes presented potential legal and logistical challenges that the legislation does not fully resolve.
The package includes Council Bill 121283, which creates the RV parking permit program; Council Bill 121281, which changes land-use and zoning rules involving recreational vehicles and storage; and Resolution 32216, which establishes the broader Vehicle Resident Assistance Program.
Under the proposed program, eligible RV residents could receive free permits to park overnight in designated industrial areas. Participants would have to engage with services, follow neighborhood rules, and move their vehicles every 72 hours…