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Employee-occupied RVs will need to obtain a zoning permit and pay fee

QUINTON CHANDLER/KBBI

Earlier this year, the Homer City Council voted in favor of allowing workers to live in recreational vehicles on the Homer Spit, but on Monday, the council approved a new regulation that would subject those vehicles to a permitting process and a yearly fee.

The council has not yet decided on a fee structure. The Homer Advisory Planning Commission held a public hearing in April to discuss the fee and suggests at least $100 per year. 

The council originally passed the ordinance allowing workers to live in RVs on the spit because many businesses had expressed interest in housing employees in RVs through the busy summer season. The council’s latest decision will add to other regulations stipulated in that ordinance, including limiting businesses to one RV on the property.

Renee joined KBBI in 2017 as a general assignment reporter and host. Her work has appeared on such shows as Weekend Edition Saturday, The World, Marketplace and Studio 360. Renee previously interned as a reporter for KPCC in Los Angeles and as a producer for Stateside at Michigan Radio. Her work has earned her numerous press club awards. She holds an M.S. in journalism from the University of Southern California and a B.A. in women's studies from the University of Michigan.