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Council adopts ordinance and resolution setting RV park rates and stay limits; two councilmembers dissent on fees
Summary
The council approved Ordinance 2025‑1351 to set RV park rates by resolution and adopted Resolution 2025‑1033 establishing fees and defining one month as 28 days; Councilmembers Bryson and Carson voted Nay on the resolution, and the mayor will draft park rules to limit stays.
The Soap Lake City Council on Sept. 3 adopted an ordinance and a resolution to set rates and rules for city recreational vehicle parks.
Councilmember Carlson moved to adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 12.12 of the Soap Lake Municipal Code so rates and charges for RV park use would be established by resolution; the motion carried unanimously and the ordinance was recorded as 2025‑1351. Council then adopted Resolution 2025‑1033 to set fees for use of city RV parks and specified that one month equals 28 days.
Discussion during the fee vote focused on limiting long-term stays. The resolution passed, but Councilmembers Bryson and Carson voted Nay. The mayor said he will draft rules for the park, including defining a month as 28 days and limiting stays to fewer than 180 days, and bring those rules back to the council for approval.
The ordinance and resolution change how the city will set RV park rates (by resolution) and formalize short-term-stay limits and fee structure in city policy.
