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Pitkin County staff to draft ordinance to raise right-of-way parking fines, consider towing
Summary
Pitkin County commissioners discussed raising the $15 fine for parking in county rights of way, adding towing authority and a programmatic exemption for short-term recreational users. Staff and the sheriff's office will draft an ordinance to amend Title 9 and return with proposed language.
Pitkin County commissioners asked staff on Oct. 14 to return with draft ordinance language that would raise the county fine for unlawful parking in county rights of way and consider adding towing authority, while seeking programmatic ways to exempt legitimate short-term recreational users.
The discussion opened with county staff and the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office describing a landscape in which a $15 daily fine for parking in county rights of way has proved insufficient to deter long-term occupants. Alex Burchetta, undersheriff of the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office, described repeated incidents where vehicles are left for weeks or months in pullouts and intercept lots, creating safety and operations problems for deputies and for county road and bridge crews during snow removal.
Why it matters: The county's current fine — $15, set in Title 9 of the county code — is substantially lower than the…
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