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Homewood committee backs ordinance change to raise some ordinance and parking fines, delegate higher penalties to judges
Summary
The Public Safety Committee voted to pursue an ordinance allowing city ordinance violations to be fined between $1 and $500, set parking citations at $50, and reserve higher penalties for blocking hydrants or parking in handicapped spaces; city staff and the attorney will draft code language and required signage for enforcement.
Homewood City’s Public Safety Committee voted Oct. 6 to pursue an ordinance that would allow higher penalties for local ordinance violations and raise some parking fines.
The change, requested by court administrator Laura Roberts, would allow ordinance violations to carry fines from $1 up to $500; the committee also moved to set routine parking fines at $50 and to keep higher penalties for blocking fire hydrants ($250) and parking in handicap spaces ($500). Councilor Hartenstein moved the measure and Councilor Nelms seconded; the motion passed by voice vote.
Roberts told the committee she reviewed fines in surrounding cities and found Homewood’s were “on the very low side,” and asked for broader discretion so judges could impose larger penalties for repeat offenders. “I’m proposing asking that you guys, include some language in an ordinance that just says that our…
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