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Council sends overnight‑parking proposal back to Traffic Commission, asks for simpler 48‑hour approach
Summary
After extensive debate over enforcement and exceptions, the council directed staff and the Traffic Commission to combine existing overnight‑parking language and explore a consecutive 48‑hour limit and a permit/pass process for legitimate extended parking.
The council debated a Traffic Commission recommendation to revise the municipal code that currently prohibits parking between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. but allows vehicles to be parked for up to one hour within that window. Staff presented a proposed rewrite modeled in part on Bradbury’s ordinance and suggested simplification to remove ambiguities that make enforcement difficult.
Council members raised multiple concerns — the missing phrase "on any road," the meaning of a "regularly licensed physician," how the rule would apply during red‑flag/fire conditions, and how the sheriff’s department would enforce complaint‑driven violations. Several councilors favored replacing the dual 2–4 a.m./72‑hour framework with a single, easily enforceable limit (examples discussed included 48 hours) and adding an administrative pass for city or HOA‑approved longer stays. By vote, the council sent the item back to the Traffic Commission with direction to pursue combining the relevant code sections and exploring a 48‑hour consecutive limit and pass/permit language.
