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Gaithersburg advances permit-parking ordinance and introduces detailed regulations; public hearings scheduled
Summary
Council held a public hearing and advanced a proposed City Code amendment to create a local parking permit program, introduced implementing regulations and set public-comment and policy-review dates; staff and public speakers outlined program scope and procedural safeguards.
The Gaithersburg Mayor and City Council on March 3 heard staff presentations and public comment on a proposed amendment to City Code section 14-17A to establish a local parking permit program, voted to hold the hearing record open, and later introduced the implementing regulations and scheduled additional hearings and policy discussions.
Assistant City Attorney Eric Perla told the council the ordinance amendment and accompanying regulations would allow the city to implement permit parking tailored to local residential and commercial needs after Gaithersburg removed the county parking provision from the list of county laws that apply to the city. Perla said the draft amendment “expressly establishes four things” including the council’s authority to set permit parking fees and to enforce rules under City Code sections 14.4 and 14.5.
Public commenters expressed mixed views about permit fees…
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