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Mayor Lurie Signs Two-Hour RV Parking Cap With $13 Million Housing Support

The policy will launch in 30 days with outreach, a vehicle buy-back program, case management, towing enforcement

Homeless encampment in San Jose. (Jan. 4, 2023)
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Overview

  • The ordinance limits RV parking across San Francisco to two hours around the clock and takes effect in one month
  • Implementation begins with a month of outreach followed by a vehicle buy-back and case management phase, with enforcement by towing in the third month
  • City officials earmarked $13 million from Proposition C for supportive services over two years to aid vehicle dwellers
  • San Francisco secured 578 permanent family housing slots and more than 250 transitional and adult placements for displaced residents
  • Critics warn that scarce shelter capacity and a tight housing market could push RV residents into neighboring communities