The Independence City Council unanimously voted to enact new parking regulations Monday night, concluding a process of regulation change that began in November.
Conversations about parking regulations began last year after a city resident, Dan Burgey, brought his concerns to the city council. Burgey is a volunteer with the Independence Citizens’ Police Academy Alumni Association and a member of the homeowners association maintenance committee in Independence’s Manor Hill neighborhood.
He told the city council in November that he’d observed issues on city-owned streets in his neighborhood, which he argued met the city’s legal definition of a nuisance and that the HOA has no jurisdiction over.
Specifically, Burgey was concerned about abandoned vehicles or vehicles parked on public streets for extended periods. The council deferred to the police department to clean up its ordinance in January. The new ordinance contains numerous revisions, as well as new language, definitions and enforcement mechanisms. It also reflects the concern about excessive parking times and abandoned vehicles.
City attorney Jack Gatlin previously stated the ordinance was “probably one of the most robust parking ordinances that I have seen in Northern Kentucky.”
There was no discussion before votes were cast on Monday.
You can read the new parking regulations below. The old regulations that are now revoked are set off with strikethroughs. New additions are underlined.
