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Seattle committee reviews emergency plan to expand tiny-house villages and shelter sites
Summary
The Land-Use and Sustainability Committee on April 15 discussed interim legislation (CB 121195) to raise per-site limits for transitional encampments from 100 to 150, permit a single pilot site up to 250 people, and require stronger staffing, safety and neighborhood coordination. Staff and advocates debated staffing ratios, provider readiness and permitting timelines.
The Seattle City Council’s Land-Use and Sustainability Committee on April 15 heard detailed testimony and a staff briefing on an interim ordinance (Council Bill 121195) that would expand the allowable capacity of transitional encampments and tiny-house/micro-modular shelter sites.
Councilmember Lisa Foster, sponsor of the ordinance, said the legislation responds to what she called a continuing homelessness emergency in the city and described the proposal as a temporary, 12-month measure to increase capacity while staff complete required analyses. "We have been in a homelessness state of emergency since 2015," Foster said, framing the bill as an urgent step to bring services to more people quickly.
The mayor’s office and Human Services Department staff described the core elements: raise the citywide per-site cap from 100 to 150 people, and authorize one pilot micro-modular/tiny-house/RV site up to 250 people. The staff presentation said the ordinance…
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