City of Spokane, WA
10/27/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/27/2025 18:02
Spokane City Council to Consider New Camping and Obstruction Ordinance
Spokane City Council to Consider New Camping and Obstruction Ordinance
Lisa Gardner, City Council Communications Director, [email protected]
Monday, October 27, 2025 at 4:50 p.m.
The Spokane City Council will vote on the "Safe and Accessible Spaces" ordinance during the 6 p.m. Legislative Session on Monday, October 27, 2025. The ordinance was briefed on and discussed at Monday's Public Safety and Community Health Committee meeting. During the agenda review, Council suspended the rules to include the ordinance on tonight's agenda.
The ordinance would give Spokane Police Department (SPD) officers discretion to offer services to willing suspects and/or cite violators, with increasing consequences for repeat offenders. Camping and obstruction on all public property, including the right-of-way and entrances/exits to private property, would be illegal under this legislation.
To sign up for testimony before the 6 p.m. meeting, please visit the City Council Public Comment Sign-up Form webpage.
The legislative session will be streamed live on Channel 5, CityCable5 online and on the Spokane City Council Facebook page.
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