Title
Approval of an Ordinance Amending Olympia Municipal Code Relating to Vehicle Camping and Amending OMC Chapter 10.16 by the Addition of a New Section and Amending OMC Sections 10.16.030, 10.20.090, 16.06.020
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to adopt on second reading, an ordinance amending Olympia Municipal Code relating to vehicle camping and amending OMC Chapter 10.16 by the addition of a new section and amending OMC Sections 10.16.030, 10.20.090, 16.06.020.
Report
Issue:
Whether to adopt on second reading, an ordinance amending Olympia Municipal Code relating to vehicle camping and amending OMC Chapter 10.16 by the addition of a new section and amending OMC Sections 10.16.030, 10.20.090, 16.06.020.
Staff Contact:
Tim Smith, Interim Community Planning and Development Director, 360.570.3915
Darian Lightfoot, Director of Housing and Homeless Response, 360.280.8951
Presenter(s):
Tim Smith, Interim Community Planning and Development Director
Darian Lightfoot, Director of Housing and Homeless Response
Background and Analysis:
Background and analysis have not changed from first to second reading.
In 2022, the City took action on the long-standing RV and vehicle encampment on Ensign Road, expanding the Quince Street Tiny Home Village and offering every resident a place to transition to. To help ensure a similar encampment wouldn't form somewhere else in the City, Parking, Homeless Response, and the Olympia Police Department (OPD) created a policy (attached) that would address what we now reference as liveaboards.
The code referenced in the created policy pertains specifically to RV's and does not allow the enforcement mechanisms to address people living in vehicles along the right-of-way. The code also followed the traditional violation approach of assessing a monetary fine for people that were out of compliance. This amendment formalizes the attached practiced policy, expa...
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