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City tables front-yard parking ordinance after hours of public comment; workshop planned
Summary
The City Commission delayed a decision on a proposed ordinance to ban front-yard parking across Margate after extensive public testimony, directing staff to hold a workshop to refine options.
The City Commission of Margate on July 9 tabled consideration of a proposed ordinance that would prohibit parking vehicles in the front yard of residential properties, sending the item to a workshop for further study.
The ordinance would remove an existing exception that currently allows parking on the front lawns of single-family and two-family dwellings and would prohibit parking on grass, landscaped areas and drive aisles except in limited, defined locations. Staff said the revision was drafted to bring Margate closer to the parking rules used in many other Broward County municipalities.
Andrew Penny, the citys senior planner, walked the commission through examples and Google Street View photos showing cars parked on…
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