Council reinitiates interim ordinance on off-street parking; public hearing to follow

Mount Vernon — The city council on Wednesday reinitiated an interim ordinance imposing a moratorium on changes to off-street parking regulations and scheduled a public hearing within 60 days, after staff reported the previous interim moratorium had lapsed.

Principal planner Rebecca Lowell told the council that the same item had been before the council three times and that the interim ordinance briefly lapsed; staff said no projects were impacted by that lapse but that the city wanted to re-establish the moratorium to preserve planning options. The council moved to re-initiate the moratorium; the ordinance passed and the council will hold a public hearing within the 60-day window set by the city’s procedures and state law.

Ending: Council passed reinitiation of the interim ordinance and directed staff to schedule the public hearing.