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Council asks staff to draft ordinance banning double‑parking in municipal lots
Summary
After council members raised concerns about overflow and customers blocked from municipal lots downtown and at parks, the council directed staff to draft an ordinance prohibiting parking that occupies multiple marked spaces on municipally owned lots and return with proposed enforcement options.
City staff presented a discussion item the council labeled “double parking” to clarify whether the city should prohibit vehicles from occupying two or more marked spaces in city‑owned parking lots.
Council members said downtown municipal lots, Rotary Park, the dog park and other city parking areas are shared public resources and that drivers who take more than one space reduce parking availability. Several council members favored restricting the rule to municipally owned lots rather than creating a citywide private‑lot standard. Enforcement options discussed included complaint‑driven enforcement or officer‑initiated citations, similar to handicap‑parking enforcement.
“Municipal lot is everybody’s lot,” Mayor said during debate, urging a public‑lot approach. Council asked staff to draft ordinance language addressing scope (municipal lots only), enforcement (complaint‑based or officer discretion), and signage, and to return with a proposed ordinance.
The item did not include a final vote; staff committed to return with draft language.
