By Megan Campbell and Ryan Murray

Tent City 4 residents prepare to leave Sammamish this week with seemingly nowhere to go.

The encampment of about 30 pitched its tents in February, where it had a 120-day stay at Mary, Queen ofPeace Catholic Church in the 1100 block of 228th Ave. SE. It was the second time the encampment set up on the plateau.

Encampment organizers and Temple B’nai Torah president applied to the city of Bellevue on May 15 to relocate the encampment to temple property located at 15727 NE Fourth St. in Bellevue. That application is still in review.

Rabbi David Lipper said the synagogue staff had already had its safety meeting and was talking with neighbors about any concerns.

“We’re ready to bring them in as soon as the application is done,” he said. “It really depends on the city of Bellevue. We don’t have much say in the matter.”

The permit would allow no more than 100 men and women on the 3-acre property. Temple B’nai Torah has hosted four previous encampments, including a similarly-sized one in 2014. The time period for the encampment at the temple in Bellevue would run through September 25.

As of Wednesday afternoon, encampment residents were unable to comment on where they would move to next. Its permit with the city of Sammamish expires this weekend.

The Sammamish Police Department will have statistics on Tent City 4’s activities in Sammamish after the weekend, Chief Nathan Elledge said Tuesday.

If Mary, Queen of Peace allows the encampment to stay in Sammamish without a permit extension, it would be a code violation. If the encampment remains in Sammamish without the church’s permission, it’s a law enforcement issue, Elledge said.

“I don’t anticipate that we will have to deal with either of these scenarios,” he said.