Bluff council to pursue standalone ban on compression-release ("Jake") braking, defers parking changes
Aug 12, 2025
At its Aug. 12 work session, the Bluff Town Council agreed to have staff redraft a short ordinance prohibiting Jake (compression-release) braking and to defer broader no-parking proposals until the town consults UDOT and clarifies legal limits on regulating truck idling and parking.
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The Bluff Town Council at its Aug. 12 work session directed staff to extract a standalone ordinance outlawing compression-release, or "Jake," braking on local thoroughfares while postponing broader no-parking changes that would require UDOT review.
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