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Committee forwards amendment to sidewalk licensing ordinance after debate on scope and vagueness (4–1)
Summary
The committee voted 4–1 to forward an amendment to Chapter 257 that would remove the words 'for construction purposes' so the license requirement covers any occupation or obstruction of sidewalks, esplanades, or streets; councilors raised concerns about vagueness and enforcement discretion.
City Solicitor David Subchak told the Government Operations Committee that a narrow phrase in the city’s sidewalk code—"for construction purposes"—limits enforcement to construction activities and that removing those three words would make the license requirement apply to any storage or obstruction of a sidewalk, esplanade or street.
Subchak said the proposed amendment…
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