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Committee refers emergency parking-ban ordinance to corporation counsel after debate over triggers and communications
Summary
Committee members agreed the current parking-ban ordinance and public-notice language are outdated; they referred the measure to corporation counsel to draft clearer triggers, modernized communication options, and enforcement provisions.
The committee discussed proposed amendments to the city’s emergency parking ban ordinance following confusion during a recent snowstorm and voted to refer the ordinance to corporation counsel for revision.
Chair introduced the item noting residents’ confusion about when parking bans are triggered and how they are announced. Stephanie MacArthur, director of traffic and parking, described operational practice: staff meet in advance of storms and typically advise that residents “assume” a ban at about 3…
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