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Council tables ordinance to let staff temporarily lift no-parking signs after resident safety concerns
Summary
After a long public hearing, the council tabled proposed code changes that would allow the town engineer and police chief to temporarily suspend posted no-parking restrictions for special events. Residents near Calle Buena Vista urged retaining the no-parking restrictions because of narrow lanes, darkness and pedestrian safety; council asked staff to tighten criteria and return with revisions.
The Oro Valley Town Council on April 8 heard extended public testimony about a proposed ordinance that would formalize a long-standing town practice of temporarily “bagging” no-parking signs for special or other “special-circumstance” events. After questions from multiple councilmembers about safety, resident notification and how to define eligible events, the council voted unanimously to table the ordinance for further revision and return with a date-specific follow-up.
Town Engineer Paul Keesler said staff discovered the current practice — used informally for 20 years at locations near schools, churches and event venues — lacked explicit code authority and therefore proposed an amendment to the town code to create a transparent review…
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