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Board advances ordinance to make two 15-minute parking spaces enforceable near Quincy Pharmacy
Summary
Plumas County public works asked the board to adopt an ordinance authorizing two 15-minute parking spaces in front of Quincy Pharmacy; first reading was introduced and waived and the board signaled support for enforcement by CHP.
Rob Forman, Plumas County public works director, told the Board of Supervisors on Aug. 12 that Caltrans has issued an encroachment permit to place two 15-minute parking spaces in front of Quincy Pharmacy and that the county needed an ordinance amendment to make the parking regulation enforceable. "Public works has received an encroachment permit from Caltrans to place the 15 minute parking signs, to 2 spaces in front of Quincy Pharmacy," Forman said.
Forman explained the county consulted Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) standards and noted that disabled parking placard holders would be allowed to park in the 15-minute spaces without time limit. The item proceeded as a public hearing; no members of the public spoke at the hearing. A supervisor asked about enforcement authority and was told the California Highway Patrol would be the primary enforcement agency.
The board closed the public hearing, moved the ordinance forward and took an approving roll-call vote on the item's first reading so the county can install signage and implement the restriction. The action was procedural: the ordinance amendment was introduced and the first reading was waived to allow installation of signs and enforcement procedures to begin.
No additional enforcement protocols were adopted at the meeting; county staff said they would coordinate with CHP on enforcement.
