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Redmond council amends supportive-shelter rules to allow micro-shelters, propane heaters with manager approval
Summary
The Redmond City Council approved ordinance 2025-08 updating chapter 8 (supportive shelters) to add definitions and safety requirements for micro‑shelters, allow built‑in RV appliances and designated cooking areas, and permit freestanding (propane) heaters when pre‑approved by the managing agency.
The Redmond City Council on May 20 approved an ordinance amending the city’s supportive-shelter standards in Redmond City Code Chapter 8 (RC 8.37), adding definitions and site-management requirements intended to align supportive shelter rules with recent safe-parking standards.
The measure, adopted as City of Redmond Ordinance 2025-08 after a public hearing and a roll-call vote, updates the code to include a consistent definition for micro-shelters, permits built-in RV appliances and designated cooking areas with required fire extinguishers, and — for the managed-camp context where electricity may be unavailable — allows freestanding heaters (propane) if they are appropriately rated and pre‑approved by the managing agency.
Linda Klein, Redmond’s housing coordinator, told council the change traces to state legislative direction and earlier local code adoption. “Back in 02/2001, the Oregon House passed House bill 2,006,” Klein said, and Redmond first adopted supportive-shelter standards in 2003 to establish guardrails for safety, siting and management. Klein said most of the proposed amendments mirror rules the council adopted in January for the city’s safe-parking code; the allowance for freestanding heaters is the one substantive difference tied to the reality that some managed-camp units will lack electricity.
No members of the public spoke during the hearing. After staff presentation the council moved forward with first and second reading by title and then approved the ordinance in a roll-call vote in which councilors present voted yes; the ordinance was adopted as read.
The ordinance adds application, development‑standards, site‑management, financial‑security and enforcement elements that city staff said will apply to supportive shelters and managed‑camp operations going forward. Klein said managing agencies must pre‑approve any propane heaters and ensure safety requirements are met before those devices may be used on site.
The council’s action updates local implementing rules; staff did not cite any change to state law language beyond the earlier reference to House bill 2,006. The council’s approval was presented as a legislative amendment to the Redmond Development Code (file number 711-25-00057-PLNG).
