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Gaithersburg council introduces ordinance to create citywide permit parking program
Summary
The City Council introduced an ordinance to amend section 14‑17A of the Gaithersburg code to establish a permit parking program; public hearing set for March 3, policy discussion April 7 and anticipated adoption May 5.
The City Council on Feb. 3 introduced an ordinance to amend section 14‑17A of the Gaithersburg city code and create a permit parking program, setting a public hearing for March 3, 2025, a policy discussion for April 7, and an anticipated adoption date of May 5.
The ordinance, presented by assistant city attorney Eric Perla, removes the word "resident" from the section title so the city may apply permit parking in residential and nonresidential settings. "The purpose of this presentation is to introduce an ordinance to amend, section 14 17 a of the city code as the next legislative step with respect to establishing the permit parking program," Perla said, summarizing the draft's structure.
Perla told the council the draft reorganizes subsection A to explain the city’s objectives — addressing hazardous traffic conditions, overflow parking on residential streets, air and noise impacts, safety concerns and interference with private property use — and that subsection B would authorize the council to adopt implementing regulations. Subsection C would authorize the council to set permit fees, and subsection D would establish enforcement under city code sections 14‑4 and 14‑5.
Council member Wu questioned whether the draft ordinance properly creates the statutory framework for the program or instead delegates too much to later regulations, asking that staff clarify that the ordinance, not only regulations, establishes the program’s legal structure. Council member Jim McNulty said the changes remove provisions intended for regulations and that the amendment preserves existing programs until new regulations take effect.
A motion to introduce the ordinance passed 4‑0; the record does not identify the mover and seconder. The item will return for a public hearing on March 3, with policy discussion April 7 and anticipated adoption May 5.
If adopted, the ordinance will give the council authority to define permit program boundaries, fees and enforcement procedures in forthcoming regulations and resolutions.
