Marysville City Council was scheduled to vote March 24, 2025 on an ordinance banning RV camping on city streets and property

What the records say

The published agenda for the Marysville City Council Regular Meeting on Monday, March 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM (501 Delta Avenue) listed, under New Business, 'An Ordinance Amending Chapter 7.05 of the Municipal Code to Prohibit Camping in Recreational Vehicles on City Streets and Property,' with a recommended motion to adopt ¹. The packet includes the full ordinance text. It would eliminate the existing exemption for recreational vehicles in the camping code and make it unlawful to occupy a motor vehicle or RV with the intent to use it as a temporary or permanent habitation in any park, street, or city-owned parking lot or property ¹. The ordinance would not apply in an approved RV park or under a city-issued permit such as a special event or temporary use permit ¹. It would also amend MMC 22C.240.020 so that overnight RV occupancy outside an approved RV park is subject to the Chapter 7.05 penalty — currently that violation falls under Title 4 as a civil infraction that can become a crime after two findings ¹. Violations of Chapter 7.05 are misdemeanors punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and/or up to 90 days' imprisonment; the ordinance would eliminate the existing stair-step increases in the non-suspendable portions of fines for repeat offenses ¹. The ordinance would take effect five days after publication by summary ¹. The supplied records do not establish the meeting's outcome ¹.

• The ordinance would make it unlawful to occupy a motor vehicle or RV with the intent to use it as a temporary or permanent habitation in any park, street, or city-owned parking lot or property, and would eliminate the RV exemption in the camping code ¹.
• Occupying an RV in an approved RV park or under a city-issued permit (such as a special event or temporary use permit under MMC 22C.240.020) would not be a violation ¹.
• The ordinance would amend MMC 22C.240.020 so overnight RV occupancy outside an approved RV park is subject to Chapter 7.05 penalties; that violation is currently a civil infraction under Title 4 that can become a crime after being found committed twice ¹.
• Chapter 7.05 violations are misdemeanors punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and/or up to 90 days' imprisonment; the ordinance would remove the stair-step increases in non-suspendable fine and jail amounts for repeat offenses ¹.
• The ordinance would take effect five days after its publication by summary ¹.
• The supplied records do not establish whether the ordinance was adopted, amended, or rejected at the March 24, 2025 meeting ¹.

Why it matters

If adopted, the change would make it a misdemeanor — punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and/or 90 days in jail — to live in an RV on Marysville streets, parks, or city-owned property, a change from the current civil-infraction treatment for overnight RV occupancy outside an approved RV park ¹. The ordinance carves out approved RV parks and city-issued event or temporary-use permits, so RV stays in those settings would remain allowed ¹. Residents who live in or near RVs on public streets, or who host visitors parking RVs, would be directly affected by the new habitation prohibition and the related parking and permit rules ¹.

What changed / what's next

• The proposed ordinance would amend Chapter 7.05 of the Marysville Municipal Code to prohibit camping in recreational vehicles on city streets and city property, and would amend MMC 22C.240.020 to subject overnight RV occupancy outside an approved RV park to Chapter 7.05 penalties ¹.
• Whether the ordinance was adopted, amended, or rejected at the March 24, 2025 meeting; the supplied records do not establish the outcome ¹.
• The final ordinance number and publication date, which were blank in the pre-meeting packet ¹.
• The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.