Seattle officials are weighing a crackdown on RVs and motorhomes, which would include banning them from parking overnight on city streets without a permit.
The big picture: City officials estimate a quarter of people living unsheltered in the Seattle area live in vehicles. But the city’s only safe parking lot for RVs closed last year to make way for a pickleball complex.
Zoom in: A suite of legislation before the Seattle City Council aims to expand outreach to people living in vehicles, while also clamping down on when and where they can park.
- One part of the plan would ban overnight RV parking, even in industrial areas where it’s currently allowed, unless residents get a permit from the city.
- RVs, travel trailers and motorhomes without a permit would only be able to park for two-hour periods.
Another part of the package would direct $5 million this year toward addressing vehicle homelessness, which would go toward hiring more outreach staff and opening more safe parking lots…