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Council sends Phillips Avenue oversized-vehicle parking ordinance to second reading after public input
Summary
City council advanced an ordinance that would limit parking by vehicle length on four downtown blocks of Phillips Avenue to create more driving space. Council set the ordinance for second reading on Dec. 3 after public comment and engineering Q&A; enforcement would begin May 1 with a $15 fine under existing rules.
The Sioux Falls City Council voted Nov. 19 to send a proposed ordinance restricting parking by vehicle length on four blocks of Phillips Avenue to a second reading on Dec. 3, setting the stage for further debate and final approval.
Councilor Sighetty presented the ordinance at first reading, saying the measure targets a set of four blocks where diagonal parking and narrower lane widths allow large vehicles to stick into driving lanes. He said the change would affect 142 parking stalls, that the goal is to maintain at least 10 feet…
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