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Lee County advances Gasparilla parking ordinance to public hearing after hours of testimony; public hearing set for May 20
Summary
After a lengthy and often emotional public hearing April 1, the Lee County commissioners voted 3–2 to send a draft parking ordinance for Gasparilla Island to a public hearing on May 20, with staff directed to add a special‑event permit process and work on enforcement details.
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners voted 3–2 April 1 to move a draft amendment to the Gasparilla Island parking ordinance to a public hearing on May 20, setting the framework for time limits, tow zones and higher fines while directing staff to refine a special‑event permit process and enforcement details.
Staff described the draft ordinance as a set of changes intended to reduce chronic, long‑term parking on island medians and residential streets and to increase enforcement tools. As presented by county staff, the draft would:
- Limit parking to two hours in the downtown business district; - Prohibit parking on the south side of Fifth Street West between Gilchrist Avenue and Park Avenue and along East Railroad Avenue north of Seventh Street; - Limit parking on…
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