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Council adopts parking-restriction ordinance and weighs meter changes and QR payments
Summary
Council passed Ordinance C621 restricting parking on segments of 6th Street and Raspberry Lane to allow maintenance and traffic flow, and discussed parking-meter policy including a proposed $2 hourly rate, possible extension of enforcement hours, and a QR-code payment option with a 45¢ transaction fee.
Lititz Borough Council adopted Ordinance C621 Nov. 25 to prohibit parking on specified stretches of West and East 6th Street and the west side of Raspberry Lane to facilitate snow removal, maintenance, and traffic flow.
During the same session the council continued broader budget discussions on parking revenue. Staff presented a 2025 year-end parking revenue estimate of about $136,000 (reflecting removal of ‘meter bagging’ in December) and a 2026 projection of $272,000 assuming a $2-per-hour rate and no December bagging. Council members debated a proposed extension of enforcement hours from 8 AM–6 PM to 8 AM–8 PM; several members expressed concern that the extra hours could be perceived as overreaching. Others urged retaining current hours and adopting the rate change if approved.
Separately, staff outlined a no-cost option to enable QR-code mobile payments at meters with a 45¢ transaction fee per payment. Enforcement would require either manual cross‑checking against CivicSmart’s back-end or installing receiver boxes (estimated one‑time cost ~ $2,000) to display paid status on meter heads. Business owners at the meeting supported adding the QR option for convenience but council raised concerns about enforcement complexity and preserving coin revenue.
