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Council adopts substitute to abandoned-vehicles ordinance raising weight threshold and adding emergency clearance
Summary
The council approved BL2025956 as substituted; changes include raising the weight limit from 8,800 to 10,000 pounds, adding a 12-foot clearance requirement for emergency vehicles, and removing a school-bus exclusion. The substitute and the ordinance as substituted passed 8-0.
The Government Operations & Regulations meeting approved BL2025956 as substituted to amend the Metropolitan Code’s abandoned-vehicles provisions. Sponsor Miss Ellis moved a substitute that, after consultation with the transportation infrastructure committee, raised the weight threshold for the regulation from 8,800 pounds to 10,000 pounds (reclassifying affected vehicles to class 3), added a requirement to maintain a 12-foot clearance for emergency vehicles, and removed a carve-out for school buses.
The sponsor characterized the substitute as a technical improvement informed by committee feedback. After the substitute was moved and seconded, the council voted 8-0 to adopt the substitute and subsequently voted 8-0 to approve the ordinance as substituted with a recommendation for approval.
No additional operational implementation details (such as enforcement staffing or timelines) were recorded during the item beyond the sponsor’s summary of changes.
