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Redmond council approves limited safe-parking code change to allow up to eight spaces per site
Summary
The council approved an amended ordinance that increases the allowable number of safe-parking spaces per site from six to eight and deferred other proposed changes such as micro-shelter rules and broader code edits to a future meeting.
The Redmond City Council on Tuesday approved an amended ordinance that raises the maximum number of spaces at general safe-parking sites from six to eight, a change staff said would allow Mountain View Community Development to expand a small number of existing sites.
Housing coordinator Linda Klein and John Edwards, Safe Parking Program operations director for Mountain View Community Development, told the council the nonprofit has operated safe parking in Redmond for about three years and now supports rule changes based on operational experience. "Safe parking ... allows overnight vehicles to camp in designated areas while participants receive stabilizing case management and other services while pursuing stable housing,"…
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