The Village Council introduced Ordinance 13-2025 to update municipal code sections governing restricted parking zones and residential permanent parking areas and set a public hearing for Aug. 20. Council members raised clarifying questions about the location of a small village-owned lot on Burr Street and how permit-color coding would be implemented.
Why it matters: the ordinance would modify residential parking permit areas and restricted zones that affect off-street and on-street parking near downtown and schools; a public hearing gives residents an opportunity to comment.
Discussion and context: a council member asked for clarification of Section 351.17(a), item 5, referencing “the village owned parking lot on Burr Street just south of Thresher.” A staff member responded with directional detail, explaining the lot is “essentially right — it’s almost across from Denison’s entrance, just south of it.” The council confirmed that color coding for permit distribution (previously introduced by Officer Cook) will be handled during permit distribution and does not need to be codified in this ordinance.
Public-comment procedure: during the meeting a point-of-order exchange clarified that speakers addressing public hearings and comments are to address the council, not other commenters; council members said it is a point of order if a speaker attacks or addresses another member of the public rather than council.
Next steps: the council set the public hearing for Aug. 20 and directed staff to include permit-distribution details in administrative roll-out and permit materials; no vote on the ordinance itself was taken at this meeting.