Seattle City Council passes bill allowing larger homeless shelters, tiny home villages
BY KIRO NEWSRADIO STAFF
The Seattle City Council (SCC) unanimously passed a measure that allows for larger homeless shelters and tiny home villages.
The legislation approves temporary shelter sites, including tiny home villages, RV and vehicle safe lots, and tent encampments, to increase capacity by 50%, raising the maximum from 100 to 150 residents. It also paves the way for a 250-bed shelter in each city council district.
Seattle council passes bill despite removal of proposed school buffer zone
SCC passed the measure despite the removal of a proposed amendment that would have created buffer zones near schools. Nonprofit groups argued the restrictions could slow the delivery of resources to people experiencing homelessness and further stigmatize them as second-class citizens.
Seattle City Councilmember Dionne Foster is the primary sponsor of the legislation.
https://mynorthwest.com/mynorthwest-politics/seattle-homeless-shelters/4240013