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Council to consider ordinance extending parking-enforcement authority to park parking lots
Summary
City staff noted a gap in enforcement authority for off-street parking lots adjacent to city parks and proposed an ordinance to clarify enforcement powers for municipal parking officers in those lots.
City staff notified council on May 27 that an ordinance is proposed to authorize municipal parking enforcement in off-street parking lots that serve or are adjacent to city parks.
Staff said the city code currently covers on-street parking and municipal parking garages but did not clearly authorize parking enforcement for off-street lots that are part of or adjacent to parks; the proposed ordinance would close that gap so parking officers could enforce parking rules in those lots.
Nut graf: staff presented the issue as a limited code clarification intended to allow enforcement in park parking lots after repeated incidents of vehicles taking multiple stalls and related conduct; no changes to parking rates or permit programs were proposed at the study session.
Council asked clarifying questions about the ordinance’s scope (whether it would apply to every city park versus only lots that are clearly part of park facilities). Staff answered that the ordinance is intended to apply to parking lots that are part of or obviously associated with parks and not to private or unrelated lots.
Ending: Staff said they would bring a formal ordinance for council consideration; no vote occurred at the study session.
