HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-06-22 15-226 ORDINANCECOUNCIL ACTION
Item No.26 �1
Date: June 22, 2015
Item/Subject: ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 291, Vehicles and Traffic, of the Code of the
City of Bangor, By Allowing for 15 Minute Parking Spaces
Responsible Department: Legal
Commentary: This item will amend Chapter 291 of the Code of the City of Bangor by
including 15 minute parking spaces in the downtown. Businesses and residents often need to be
able to load and unload from vehicles for a short period of time. For those with commercial
vehicles, there are commercial loading zones in some locations in the city, but many business
owners and residents do not have vehicles that are authorized to park in loading zones. There
are,also no loading zones in certain areas of downtown, making it difficult for commercial
vehicles as well to load and unload. These commercial vehicles are sometimes parked in
inappropriate areas, causing damage to City sidewalks.
If approved, the proposed ordinance would allow the City to designate certain parking spaces in
the City as 15 minute parking spaces. This would allow those near such spaces to quickly load
and unload personal vehicles. As the Code does not provide for 15 minute parking spaces, a new
parking schedule, Schedule XX, would be. created to designate such spaces.
Staff requests waiving second reading; given the urgency of the need for these
parking spaces and the desire to prevent further damage to City sidewalks in the
downtown.
Department Head
Manager's Comments:
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Associated Information: Ordinance
Budget Approval:
Finance Director
Legal Approval:
Introduced for
x Passage* (upon waiver of second reading)
x First Reading
Referral
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Assigned to Councilor Graham
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ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 291, Vehicles and Traffic, of the Code of the City of Bangor, By
Creating 15 Minute Parking Spaces
WHEREAS, downtown businesses and residents often need to be able to load and unload from
vehicles for a short period of time;
WHEREAS, many business owners and residents do not have vehicles that are authorized to park in
commercial loading zones;
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.-37. General provisions.
B. Downtown Parking Management Area. Parking in all areas shown on a map entitled "Downtown
Parking Management District" and dated 1996, as may be further amended by the Council, shall be
regulated as shown on said map, a copy of which shall be maintained in the City Planning office
and is made a part hereof. The Downtown Parking Management District Map is incorporated by
reference into Parking Schedules I through AFI XX referenced by this chapter.
§ 291-39. Parking prohibited except for limited times.
A. Parkina limited to 15 minutes - Schedule XX. To stoD, stand or Dark a vehicle for more than 15
minutes between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., except on Saturdays. Sundays and
holidays when such parking may be permitted, on those streets or portions of streets described or
specified iri Schedule XX.
AB. Parking limited to 30 minutes - Schedule II, .. .
BC. Parking limited to one hour Schedule III, .. .
GD, Parking limited to 90 minutes - Schedule XI....
sE. Parking limited to two hours - Schedule IV... .
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EF. Parking limited to four hours - Schedule XIV....
F�G. To stop, stand or park a commercial vehicle ...
GH. Handicapped parking....
Additions are underlined, deletions stFuek threagh.
IN CITY COUNCIL
JUNE 22, 2015
FIRST READING AND REFERRAL TO BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE MEETING ON JULY 7, 2015
li PUTY CITY CLERK
IN CITY COUNCIL
JULY 13, 2015
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE
VOTE: 7-1
COUNCILORS VOTING YES: BALDACCI, CIVIELLO, FAIRCLOTH, GRAHAM,
PLOURDE, SPRAGUE, DURGIN
COUNCILORS VOTING NO: BLANCHETTE
PASSED
CITY CLERK