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Trustees weigh Sunday meters and higher parking fines after residents raise equity and signage concerns
Summary
The board opened public hearings on two parking measures — adding limited Sunday metered parking in three zones and raising certain parking fines — and carried both items to a future meeting after residents raised questions about maps, enforcement contracts and fairness for late-arriving workers.
The Village of Mamaroneck Board of Trustees on April 13 took public comment on two parking proposals and agreed to carry both items to a future meeting for fuller review.
Village counsel described the first proposal (Proposed Local Law J) to add limited Sunday metered parking in three areas: Zone 9 (Mamaroneck Avenue from the train to Harbor Island Park), Zone 7 (Phillips Park Road from Spencer to Prospect) and Zone 21 (the Spencer lot). The proposal would place meters on limited Sunday morning hours to improve parking turnover for merchants. Trustees asked staff for a map (several members said they had seen a version in backup but it was not on the meeting screen) and noted that traffic/enforcement contracts could limit officers' availability on Sundays.
The second item (PLL K) would revise parking fines: the police chief's proposal included raising a number of baseline fines (example numbers discussed: general non-permit violations from $25 to $35; certain permit-area violations to $75; and handicapped/ADA violations to $150). Trustees and staff said fee tables and a crosswalk to the current schedule would be provided; a budget-committee recommendation to increase baseline parking fines was noted.
During public comment a longtime UPS driver (speaker 30) described arriving home late after multi-hour shifts and receiving a $30 ticket; he asked trustees to consider equity for late-shift workers, clearer signage and permit-parking options for residents. Trustees and staff advised the resident to follow up with staff and suggested the traffic commission could consider recommendations; they also noted that certain stretches (Mamaroneck Avenue) are county roads, which requires coordination with county authorities.
Outcome: Trustees closed the hearings for comment but carried votes on both local laws to the April 27 meeting, asking staff to provide clearer maps, a fee-comparison table and traffic-commission input before a final vote.
