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Commissioners direct staff to draft countywide no-parking ordinance for roads
Summary
Following complaints about vehicles parked on county roads, the board voted to ask the county attorney and staff to draft an ordinance prohibiting parking on county roads with specified exemptions.
Spalding County commissioners voted Jan. 27 to ask staff and the county attorney to draft an ordinance that would prohibit parking on county roads, with exemptions to be defined (for example, homeowners associations or locations where parking is appropriate).
Commissioner [motion-maker identified in minutes] said complaints had led to discussions about trucks and other vehicles parking on narrow county roads and proposed a countywide approach rather than amending roads one at a time. The motion instructed staff to prepare an ordinance that would make all county roads no-parking by default and allow defined exclusions where parking is acceptable.
The board passed the motion 4-0. Commissioners said the measure is intended as a safety action to reduce vehicles obstructing travel lanes and to provide a uniform rule rather than piecemeal restrictions. Staff and the county attorney were directed to return with proposed ordinance language for the board’s future consideration.
Ending: The board did not adopt the ordinance at the Jan. 27 meeting; the vote directed staff to draft the ordinance and report back.
