Council debates rules for camping and RV residency; directs staff to draft amendments
Councilors reviewed the second reading of Ordinance 2025-448 to regulate camping and RV residency on private property, questioned how to define 'extenuating circumstances', debated whether extension timelines should be business days, and instructed staff to draft changes addressing appeal, enforcement and privacy concerns.
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The council held extended discussion on Ordinance 2025-448, which would amend Halsey's municipal code (chapter 5.6) to update camping and RV residency provisions. The City Administrator explained attorney edits to formatting and highlighted unanswered policy details around how extensions and appeals should operate. "One of the things that he had questions on... what's extenuating," the administrator said, urging the council to decide how narrowly to define extenuating circumstances or whether to remove the term and rely on staff discretion.
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