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City proposes ordinance limiting sitting/lying in commercial rights‑of‑way; council tables measure after heated public hearing
Summary
A proposed ordinance that would allow enforcement to remove people who sit or lie in designated commercial rights‑of‑way drew a lengthy public hearing, including objections from homeless‑service providers and residents. Council voted 6–1 to table the ordinance to allow more outreach.
Longmont City Council considered a proposed ordinance (draft: add section to Title 10) that would prohibit sitting, lying or occupying commercial rights‑of‑way in defined commercial districts during most hours, with exceptions for medical emergencies, permitted events, mobility devices and city‑furnished seating. The proposal grew out of business community requests that public sidewalks, planting strips and frontage areas be kept clear of people who establish temporary encampments or occupy those spaces in ways businesses said interfered with customers and maintenance.
How the ordinance would work Public safety staff said the draft ordinance would apply in mapped commercial corridors (Downtown, Main Street, Hofer Street, Seventeenth Avenue/201 Avenue…
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