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Denver committee debates allowing mailed parking citations, citing staff safety and notice concerns
Summary
Committee considered a proposal to let right‑of‑way enforcement mail many stationary parking citations rather than affixing them to vehicles, citing staff safety and operational efficiency. Councilmembers sought cost estimates, data on citation distribution, effects of the parking magistrate office dissolution and equity concerns for residents with limited mail access.
The Budget & Policy Committee shifted from a civic assembly briefing to debate a proposal to permit mailing of stationary parking citations rather than requiring enforcement agents to affix printed citations to vehicles.
Councilmember Hines (presenter) told the committee the city currently requires parking citations be conspicuously affixed to vehicles under DRMC 54 7 88, while moving‑vehicle and photo enforcement citations may be mailed. He and staff argued mailing would reduce confrontations and staff exposure: enforcement agents average about 50 citations a day and the presenter said that as of a month earlier right‑of‑way enforcement had issued nearly a quarter‑million citations for 2025. The presentation also cited field…
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