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Ordinance committee forwards dozens of parking and traffic requests to full council or to staff review
Summary
On Jan. 28 the committee approved sending multiple handicap‑parking, no‑parking, stop‑sign and one‑way requests to the full City Council (many for public hearing) and referred several items to the police department and Department of Public Works for further study.
The Lawrence City Ordinance Committee on Jan. 28 handled an extensive slate of parking and traffic items, forwarding many to the full City Council with favorable recommendations or ordering further study by the police department and the Department of Public Works (DPW).
The police sergeant present reviewed recommendations item‑by‑item; the committee generally accepted those recommendations, frequently by voice vote. Items sent to the full council with favorable recommendations (many also set for a public hearing) included multiple handicap‑parking requests, no‑parking orders and stop‑sign proposals. Several items were tabled or withdrawn pending additional study by DPW or the city engineer.
Notable committee actions included sending recommendations to the full council for handicap parking at addresses including 17 Butler Street (document 0325), 1118 Chestnut Street (425), 2248 Salem Street (0525), 359 Lawrence Street (58824) and 71 Farley Street (58924). The committee also approved no‑parking regulations for portions of Water Street (59024) and Brookfield Street (0825) and a no‑parking substitution for Canton Street between High and Prospect (380324).
The committee tabled or requested further study on requests such as resident parking on Utah Street (1025) and a Lynch Street traffic study (30524) pending DPW or city‑engineer reports. For several candidate one‑way or stop‑sign proposals (including Genesee/Madison and Beacon Ave segments) the committee requested additional input from DPW and the Lawrence Housing Authority where property authority or heavy truck usage was involved.
When police recommendations were unclear or an address was misrecorded (for example, an item listed as 173 vs. 143 Park Street), the committee asked staff to correct reports and resubmit them for the record. Several items were referred to the police department for further investigation (e.g., 327 Fospeck Street, 140 Jackson Street, 1 Linden Street, removal of handicap parking at 67 Farnham Street). For one docketed change (document 32524, 50‑minute parking on Prospect Street) the committee confirmed a favorable recommendation had already been sent to the full council and the item is awaiting scheduling or sign installation.
Most motions were voice votes recorded as “ayes”; when a roll call was required (for remote members), the committee paused to secure a recorded vote or noted the remote member could not be heard and was therefore recorded absent.
