tent city

A couple weeks ago, our council passed an ordinance that helps regulate potential homeless encampments. We don't have any expectation of a tent city coming to Mukilteo, but it's a good idea to be prepared. This way, we have a code that sets expectations and requirements. Were an organization to decide to bring a tent city to Mukilteo, we wouldn't first have to go to court. Instead, we could follow the conditional use permit process, which allows for public hearings, conditions to be applied, and specific communication and security in place for the encampment. It's a good thing to be prepared.