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Council approves ordinance tightening parking rules; councilors say it will help South End neighborhoods
Summary
Ordinance 18-25, amending the municipal code on parking of commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles and watercraft, passed on first reading 7–0; councilors thanked administration and staff for responding to neighborhood complaints and said enforcement tools were needed.
The Lima City Council unanimously passed Ordinance 18-25 on its first reading, an amendment to Section 6.14 of the codified ordinances addressing parking of motor vehicles, commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles and watercraft.
Councilor Glenn, who spoke at length during the item, said the change was important for the South End of Lima and thanked neighborhood services and city staff for responding to constituent complaints about trailers and vehicles parked in residential areas. "This means a lot to the people in the South End of Lima," Glenn said. He described long-standing neighborhood frustration and praised staff and volunteers who helped craft the ordinance.
Councilor Jones also thanked the mayor’s administration, the law department, neighborhood and housing staff and individuals named in the transcript for responding to complaints, saying the ordinance represented the result of constituent calls and coordination. Councilor Wilkerson and other members emphasized the citywide nature of the problem and the council’s intent to provide tools and enforcement to help clean up neighborhoods.
The ordinance passed by roll-call vote 7–0. The law director and relevant departments were authorized to implement the changes; councilors said the revised code gives neighborhood and enforcement staff more options for addressing parked trailers and other vehicles that residents reported as blighting residential blocks.
Councilors noted the item had been the subject of constituent calls and committee work in recent months and that a scheduled neighborhood-committee meeting related to trailers was canceled after the ordinance passed. The ordinance text runs multiple pages and councilors thanked several staff members and department leaders for their roles in the legislation’s development.
Council made no amendment on the floor; the ordinance now moves forward subject to the city’s standard reading and adoption process.
