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Council enacts median safety restriction tied to Prop 3-12; wash camping ordinance fails after debate over capacity and displacement
Summary
Council adopted a median‑safety ordinance after city staff and first responders said medians present documented pedestrian hazards, but a proposed ordinance to ban camping in washes failed 3–3 after several members said the city lacks enough shelter or transitional alternatives to avoid displacing people into other neighborhoods.
The mayor and council considered a package of local ordinance changes presented in response to Arizona voters’ passage of Proposition 3‑12. The proposition allows private property owners to seek reimbursement of primary property taxes if they can show a jurisdiction failed to enforce certain laws allegedly impacting their property. City attorneys said that created a narrow legal imperative to clarify local regulations so they are enforceable when warranted.
Median ordinance: After a staff presentation and public safety briefings, council adopted an ordinance (Ord. 12,149) that prohibits occupying a traffic median “for any purpose other than the lawful crossing of a street” where posted speeds are 30 mph or greater. City…
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