Up to 40 tiny house villages allowed in Seattle after council approval
A vote by the Seattle City Council paves the way for as many as 40 tiny house villages as part of the ongoing effort to get more people living on the street into transitional housing.
Legislation sponsored by Councilmember Kshama Sawant expands upon an ordinance established in 2015 that will sunset March 31.
The new ordinance was approved with a 6-1 vote on Tuesday. Councilmember Alex Pedersen voted "no." Lorena Gonzalez and Teresa Mosqueda were absent for the vote.
Several amendments proposed by Pedersen, which were rejected, would have created more strict regulations than the legislation proposed by Sawant, including a requirement that would only allow "solid structures" in encampments to "reflect the concept of a 'Tiny House Village.'" No such requirement exists under the approved ordinance, Pedersen noted. A proposed cap of 15 on the number of encampments was also rejected.
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Great idea. We need something better than tent cities.
