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College Park council directs staff to pursue parking study, considers immediate code and fine updates

College Park Mayor and Council Work Session · January 14, 2026
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Summary

Councilors prioritized a citywide parking study to guide permit allocations, prohibited‑vehicle rules and fine structure, but asked staff to bring some lower‑effort items (changing fines for safety violations) back quickly rather than wait for the study.

City staff framed five parking items for council review, and council members at the Jan. 13 work session made a clear prioritization: conduct a comprehensive parking study (agenda item 5) to inform neighborhood permit rules, prohibited‑vehicle definitions and parking time limits, and at the same time pursue discrete, lower‑effort changes such as raising fines for safety violations.

Multiple council members described the study as the foundation for…

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