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Seattle churches won’t need permit for tent cities

The Columbian
Published: October 3, 2011, 5:00pm

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council has voted unanimously to allow religious organizations to host tent cities for the homeless without requiring a city permit. There will be no limit on the number of such tent cities citywide.

The ordinance approved Monday means faith-based organizations can provide temporary shelter on their property, subject to basic health and safety rules and a limit of 100 people per encampment. They won’t have to notify neighbors and there is no limit on how long an encampment can stay in one spot.

Councilman Nick Licata tells The Seattle Times (http://bit.ly/qu6vLo) that with the city’s homeless shelters filled to capacity, tent cities are “one solution.”

There are two current tent encampments in Seattle.

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Information from: The Seattle Times, http://www.seattletimes.com

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