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Saint Ann limits new no-parking regulation to weekday peak hours after resident concerns
Summary
The Board amended Bill 35-18 to limit a new no-parking regulation on Pearl Harbor to 7–9 a.m. and 3–5 p.m., Monday–Friday, following testimony that buses could not pass because cars parked on both sides impeded drop-off for a student with disabilities. The amended ordinance passed by roll call and became Ordinance 34-23.
The Board of Aldermen amended and approved a parking regulation ordinance on Oct. 6 to address access and safety concerns on Pearl Harbor.
Madam chief presented an ordinance (Bill 35-18) to add a parking regulation (Title 3, Schedule 2, Table 2-a). Residents and at least one alderman raised concerns that parking on both sides of narrow streets prevented school buses from legally dropping off a child with special needs at her home and forced the parent to meet the bus. A resident suggested limiting no-parking to weekday morning and afternoon school commute hours to reduce impact on summer and weekend visitors.
Alderman Jennifer Russell moved to amend Bill 35-18 to specify no parking between 7 a.m.–9 a.m. and 3 p.m.–5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The board took a roll-call vote; the transcript records a roll call with multiple named roll-call prompts and affirmative votes. The amended ordinance was approved and recorded in the meeting as Ordinance 34-23.
During later discussion residents and staff also raised citywide garage-sale logistics and the practicalities of placing temporary no-parking signage for concentrated blocks; staff said permitting and targeted signage could be used for heavily impacted streets. The ordinance amendment and the follow-up signage/permit discussion were presented as complementary approaches to maintaining emergency and bus access while minimizing impacts on residents.
