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Council debates enforceability of downtown two-hour parking rule, signage and outreach

3340303 · May 16, 2025
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Summary

Council members and business owners discussed the city's two-hour parking ordinance, enforcement challenges, potential targeted hours (suggested 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.), and non-enforcement outreach options such as business campaigns and signage.

Anniston City Council members discussed downtown parking enforcement, whether the existing two-hour parking ordinance is enforceable as written, and alternatives that would rely more on outreach than on police enforcement.

Council members reviewed the ordinance language that prohibits parking on South Right of Way/Montefi Street for more than two consecutive hours and asked city staff for…

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