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Council introduces ordinance to restrict soliciting from vehicles and medians amid downtown safety concerns
Summary
City Attorney presented an ordinance amending Klamath Falls City Code Section 6.16 to regulate standing and soliciting in roadways and medians; council approved the first reading and staff said enforcement would rely on signage and existing permits and would not restrict lawful sidewalk protests.
Klamath Falls — The City Council on July 21 introduced for first reading an ordinance that would amend City Code Section 6.16 to address people standing or transacting business in medians and other public ways.
City Attorney Mike Swanson described the measure as adapted from a similar rule in Medford and said it was prompted by an uptick in people standing on medians interacting with motorists, creating safety concerns. "It creates some safety concerns," Swanson said, explaining the draft language expands…
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