Selectmen hear first read of parking-permit rule change to require 30-day reporting, $10 reissue fee

Summary

The Board of Selectmen reviewed a proposed amendment to parking permit rules that would require residents to report an undelivered permit within 30 days and impose a $10 processing fee for replacement permits; the change mirrors an existing Holly Hill practice and received no substantive objections at first read.

Town staff presented a first read on April 3 of an amendment to the traffic ordinance's parking-permit procedures that would require permit applicants to notify the town within 30 days if a mailed permit did not arrive and would impose a $10 processing fee for reissued permits.

Deputy Chief Bonnie reminded contractors and utilities that any non-emergency work that takes daytime parking spaces should contact the police department; she noted a fee applies for taking spaces. Town staff said the proposed 30-day reporting deadline mirrors practices in Holly Hill and is intended to limit very late claims that a permit was never received.

The selectmen offered no substantive objections at first read. The town said it would post the revised regulation on the town website and bring the amendment back for a second read and any necessary vote at a future meeting.