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CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Council Meeting Date: September 11, 2017
Item No: 17-325
Responsible Dept: Legal
Action Requested: Ordinance Map/Lot: N/A
Title, Ordinance
Amending Chapter 291, Vehicles and Traffic, of the Code of the City of Bangor, By Adjusting the Starting Date
for Wintertime Parking
Summary
This ordinance would move the start date of wintertime parking from November 1 to the first storm of the
winter. Currently, outside of the downtown area, people may not park on City roads at night after November
1. During the day, alternate side parking is enforced. In the downtown area and in City-owned off-street
parking lots, people are allowed to park unless a parking ban is in effect. These rules are presently in effect
from November 1 to March 31. If approved, wintertime parking regulations outside of downtown will begin
when the City declares the first parking ban of the winter.
Committee Action
Committee: Council Workshop Meeting Date: August 28, 2017
Action: First Reading For: 5 Against: 0
Staff Comments & Approvals
This item was unanimously approved at a Council workshop on August 28, 2017.
Finance Director
City Manager City Solicitor
Introduced for: First Reading
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CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE
Date: September 11, 2017
Assigned to Councilor: Sprague
ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 291, Vehicles and Traffic, of the Code of the City of Bangor, By Adjusting
the Starting Date for Wintertime Parking
WHEREAS, the City does not presently allow nighttime parking on City streets outside of the downtown
between November 1 and March 31;
WHEREAS, there are often, but not always, many days in November before the first snow of any significance
falls; and
WHEREAS, the City does not always need wintertime parking regulations to be in effect as early as November
1;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR AS FOLLOWS, THAT
Chapter 291 of the Code of the City of Bangor be amended as follows:
§ 291-43. Winter parking.
A. Wintertime parking. Except for any public way, as defined in 17-A M.R.S.A. § 505, public square, or on-
street public parking area in the Downtown Parking Management Area as established by § 291-37B, it
shall be unlawful and in violation of this article, between November 1 the beginning of the first Snow
Clearing Order of the winter called pursuant to subsection B below and March 31 of each calendar year
winter, for any person:
(1) Nighttime parking prohibited: to stop, stand or park, or allow to remain, a vehicle in or upon any
public way, as defined in 17-A M.R.S.A. § 505, public square or on-street public parking area within
the City of Bangor between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m., Eastern standard time or
Eastern daylight time, as may then be in effect.
(2) Daytime alternate-side parking:
(a) To stop, stand, remain in or upon any public way, as defined in 17-A M.R.S.A. § 505, within the
City of Bangor between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight, Eastern standard time or
Eastern daylight time, as may then be in effect, except that parking shall be permitted on the
odd-numbered side of each public way on the odd-numbered days of the month and parking
shall be permitted on the even-numbered side of each public way on the even-numbered days of
the month.
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(b) Exceptions. The parking restriction above shall not apply to:
\[1\] Metered streets and ways;
\[2\] Portions of public ways where parking is permitted by signs;
\[3\] State Street between its intersection with Pine Street and Summit Avenue, as posted; and
\[4\] Cedar Street between its intersection with Main Street and First Street, as posted.
B. Snow Clearing Order.
. . .
C. Snow removal. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections A and A-1 B above, no person shall stop,
stand or park, or allow to remain, a vehicle in or upon any public way, as defined in 17-A M.R.S.A. § 505,
public square or on-street or off-street public parking area within the City of Bangor during any hour of
the day so as to interfere with or hinder the removal of snow by the City from such way, square or
parking area. Any vehicle found to be parked in violation of this subsection may be removed and placed in
a suitable parking place in accordance with the procedures described in 29-A M.R.S.A. § 2069.
Additions are underlined, deletions struck through.
IN CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
OOr 17-325
FIRST READING
CITY CLEKR
IN CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
COr 17-325
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE
VOTE: 9-0
COUNCILORS VOTING YES: FAIRCLOTH, GRAHAM, NEALLEY, NICHOLS,
PERRY, SPRAGUE, TREMBLE, WESTON, BALDACCI
COUNCILORS VOTING NO: NONE
PASSED
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CITY CLERK