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Highway Committee backs Ordinance No. 1605 to revise paid-parking rules, effective April 1
Summary
The Ephrata Highway Committee recommended Borough Council enact Ordinance No. 1605 to amend paid-parking zones, rates and operational times; the ordinance was recommended for adoption and set to take effect April 1, 2026. The committee also recommended rescinding a prior expiration date for paid-parking operational times.
The Ephrata Highway Committee recommended that Borough Council enact Ordinance No. 1605, which would amend Chapter 305 (Vehicles and Traffic) to change paid-parking zones, update rates and operational times, and revise the schedule for unmetered parking lots. The committee asked that Council authorize the President of Borough Council and the Borough Secretary to execute the ordinance at the March 9, 2026 meeting. The ordinance is slated to become effective April 1, 2026.
Committee staff presented the proposed changes and noted the amendment will affect on-street and off-street paid parking sections listed in Chapter 305. Committee members did not record substantive edits in the meeting notes; the committee voted to forward the ordinance for Council action as written.
In a related item, the committee recommended that Borough Council rescind the April 30, 2026 expiration date for operational times of paid parking that had been adopted previously by Resolution No. 2025-40. Committee materials list the rescission recommendation but do not specify new operational hours; Council action is required to finalize the change.
The Highway Committee placed both items on the March 9 consent agenda. The committee record does not contain the final Council vote; these were recommendations from the committee to Council.
