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Council postpones parking‑ordinance vote to let police clarify enforcement language
Summary
South Berwick councilors postponed action on a parking regulation ordinance (on‑street parking language) and asked the police chief to return with clarifying recommendations; the item was rescheduled for a June meeting.
The South Berwick Town Council on May 26 closed a public hearing on proposed wording changes to the town’s on‑street parking ordinance and agreed to move the item to a subsequent meeting for additional clarification from police.
The amendments under discussion make language changes intended to give local police clearer authority to ticket vehicles parked in ways that obstruct travel on streets such as Ball Street and Paul Street. A councilor pointed out that the ordinance table appears to ban parking on only one side of Paul Street; council discussion noted that recent sidewalk additions and changing street geometry might make a two‑side prohibition appropriate. Staff said the current proposal was written to make existing enforcement practice more feasible rather than to alter which side of the street is restricted.
Council agreed to request that the police chief provide a clarification and for the council to revisit the ordinance at the June 23 meeting. No final ordinance vote occurred that night.
