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San Francisco Supervisors to Vote on Two-Hour RV Parking Cap With Permit Program, RV Buyback, Housing Subsidies

The plan grants six-month exemptions to current registered RV dwellers who accept housing offers in exchange for surrendering their vehicles

Parked RVs are seen on Lake Merced Boulevard in San Francisco, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Carlos Perez poses for a photo outside his RV, where he lives, in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco, Monday, July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)
Motorists travel past RVs parked on Lake Merced Boulevard in San Francisco, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Parked RVs are seen on Lake Merced Boulevard in San Francisco, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Overview

  • The Board of Supervisors will decide on a measure imposing a two-hour citywide parking limit on all oversized vehicles, targeting about 400 RVs used as housing
  • Residents registered in May are eligible for six-month permits if they agree to temporary or longer-term housing and relinquish their RVs when it’s time to move
  • The city has set aside over $500,000 for an RV buyback at $175 per foot and added $11 million to its housing subsidy budget
  • Critics warn the policy helps only around 65 households while displacing hundreds of vulnerable families amid a severe affordable-housing shortage
  • The proposal follows April’s closure of San Francisco’s sole RV lot after $4 million in annual costs failed to transition occupants into stable housing