Mt. Healthy council approves ban on parking in cul-de-sacs

The Mt. Healthy City Council on March 4 adopted an ordinance prohibiting parking on cul-de-sacs after a second reading and a 6–0 roll-call vote. Councilmember Redding moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilmember Lingo seconded; one member, Miss Dosa, was absent.

Council discussion focused on how the city will mark affected streets and what the signs should say. One council member asked whether signs would be limited to snow emergencies; another clarified the measure is a blanket prohibition — not a seasonal restriction — and several members suggested signage could explicitly reference 'cul-de-sac' or 'fire lane' to improve compliance. The council did not specify exact sign language tonight, but staff indicated signs will be installed in the traditional cul-de-sac bulb areas rather than at every dead end.

The ordinance was presented on its second reading as "Ordinance number" as read aloud in the meeting; the meeting record contains inconsistent renderings of the ordinance number and the transcript does not provide a single clear ordinance number. The council approved the ordinance by roll call: Missus Lingo (Aye), Mister Parsons (Aye), Mister Redding (Aye), Mister George (Aye), Mr. Young (Aye) and Mrs. Rissell (Aye), with Missus Dosa absent. The clerk announced the result as "By a vote of 6 0, ordinance ... is approved."

The council did not attach an implementation date in the discussion. Staff and councilmembers indicated they will work on sign placement and language and will return with details as the city installs signage.

The council moved on to other business after the vote; no amendments to the ordinance were offered on the floor and no public comments on the ordinance were recorded.