Greensburg council adopts Ordinance 1133 to allow angle parking on S. Main Street

The Greensburg City Council voted 4-0 on Feb. 17 to adopt Ordinance 1133, allowing angle parking on the west side of Main Street from Iowa Avenue to Grant Avenue to increase parking near a new daycare in the 400 block of S. Main Street. Administrator Stacy Barnes presented the ordinance and Councilmember Mark Trummel moved for approval; the motion was seconded by Jason West and carried on a roll-call vote.

Barnes said staff received a request to designate angle parking in front of the new daycare facility and that the city’s previous ordinance had limited angle parking on the west side of the 400 block to the Senior Center. The ordinance replaces the narrower wording with a single description: "West side of Main Street from Iowa Avenue to Grant Avenue." Trummel argued angle parking would provide more spaces and likely be safer than parallel parking.

Council members also discussed related traffic-control measures. Barnes and Police Chief Dennis Davis noted that enforcing maneuvers such as J-turns or U-turns would require posted signage. Councilmember Jason West recalled past stop-sign placements related to an old ambulance route and suggested adding a "No U-turn" sign on Bay Street to prevent unsafe turning movements.

The ordinance takes effect following the city clerk’s recording; staff and police will review signage needs and enforcement options to implement the new parking configuration.