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City holds first readings for Dodge Street no-parking ordinance and adult-entertainment language update
Summary
Harlan City Council approved first readings for Ordinance 2025-04 (no-parking zones on Dodge Street from 4th to 7th) and Ordinance 2025-05 (removing gendered language from adult-entertainment code at the request of the city attorney). Both received unanimous first-reading approval.
Harlan City Council completed first readings for two proposed ordinances.
Ordinance 2025-04 would amend the city code to specify no-parking zones on the north side of Dodge Street from Fourth to Seventh Streets; the council moved and recorded a favorable first reading. Members said the change aligns signage with mailbox locations and addresses complaints about blocked mailboxes.
Ordinance 2025-05 updates city code language related to adult entertainment businesses. The change removes gendered references at the request of the city attorney (Todd), following similar amendments in neighboring jurisdictions, and the city attorney’s email was cited as the basis for the recommended language change. The council approved the ordinance’s first reading.
Both items were advanced on first reading by roll-call vote; further readings or implementation steps will follow the city’s ordinance process.
