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Passaic council adopts clergy-parking permit ordinance after debate over eligibility and enforcement
Summary
Council approved ordinance 25-04-25 authorizing clergy-parking permits for houses of worship, after members debated whether permits should depend on existing off‑street parking and how signage, hours and funeral needs would be handled; administration said applications will be evaluated case‑by‑case and enforcement follows standard parking procedures.
The Passaic City Council adopted ordinance 25-04-25 on Nov. 10 to create clergy-parking permits in the city's vehicles-and-traffic code.
Councilman Monk asked whether the permits should be limited to institutions that lack off‑street parking and raised practical concerns about how reserved spaces would help during funerals or other events. Mister Fernandez (administration) and other council members…
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