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Council approves package of ordinance updates on licenses, parking and public-way rules
Summary
On Dec. 8 the Portsmouth City Council passed multiple ordinance amendments on third reading, revising licensing, encumbrance and public-way rules and rescinding two council policies now covered by new ordinances.
The Portsmouth City Council on Dec. 8 passed a group of ordinances on third and final reading that revise chapters governing licenses, encumbrances, sidewalks and public-way obstructions.
Councilors moved, seconded and voted to pass ordinance updates that replace portions of Chapter 6 (licenses and encumbrances), Chapter 7 (parking and construction permits), Chapter 8 (encumbrances and injurious practices in streets), Chapter 9 (public-way obstructions) and Chapter 11 (sidewalks and referrals to the planning board). Council members complimented staff for the extensive work to reconcile prior language and said the changes will streamline permitting and reduce obsolete code language.
Related to those ordinance updates, the council voted to rescind two older council policies on projecting signs and flags over city property to avoid duplication between policy and the updated code.
All third readings were approved by the council in roll-call or voice votes as part of the meeting—9s consent agenda and ordinance block; no further public hearings were held for the items that night.
