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Petitioner asks Woburn traffic panel to limit daytime parking outside 77 Wind Street
Summary
A resident representing a Wind Street business asked the Woburn Traffic Commission to create a short-term daytime curb space after vehicles repeatedly overhung a driveway, obstructing visibility and deliveries. DPW will inspect and the commission tabled a decision for one month.
Augustino Fiorello, speaking for his wife Serene da Fonseca, told the Woburn Traffic Commission that cars frequently park in front of the business at 77 Wind Street for days at a time, sometimes overhanging the driveway and blocking sight lines for customers and delivery drivers.
Fiorello said one truck with a “for sale” sign was left for more than three weeks and that queued vehicles made it difficult for drop-off and delivery customers to use the business. “They parked there like that and they just leave them there for like days, days, weeks,” he said, asking the commission to consider a 10–20 minute daytime curb limit or other measures to keep the space available for business drop-offs.
Commissioners reviewed the file and noted a prior city solicitor letter emphasizing the public nature of the right-of-way; one member cautioned against reserving public curb space exclusively for a single business. On enforcement, a police representative said vehicles that obstruct a driveway can be ticketed, and the petitioner said he had called police about an overhanging truck and that the vehicle remained for several days.
Members debated remedies: marking a single legal-length space, painting a yellow curb or painting standard vehicle-length markings, or deploying a daytime time limit. Several commissioners warned that daylight time limits might invite similar requests from other businesses and that changing the traffic code could require additional procedure.
DPW superintendent Jay Duran (referenced in the meeting record) told the commission he will review the site at 77 Wind Street and report back. The commission voted to table the matter for the next meeting pending DPW field observations and any police enforcement actions over the coming month.
If DPW’s inspection shows recurring driveway obstruction, the commission indicated it would revisit mark/paint options or regulatory changes then.
