AN ORDINANCE
NO. ____________
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING VEHICULAR TRAFFIC IN COLUBUS, GEORGIA BY
AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 20-14.4 ON SIDEWALKS, ETC. BY ADDING A NEW PARAGRAPH
(E) HISTORIC DISTRICT - A PARKING ALIGNMENT IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED FOR ANY
VEHICLES PARKING BETWEEN THE STREET CURB/EDGE OF PAVING AND THE STREET
RIGHT-OF-WAY/PROPERTY LINE WITHIN THE ORIGINAL DESIGNATED HISTORIC DISTRICT OF
COLUMBUS; THAT ANY VEHICLES PARKED BETWEEN THE STREET AND THE STREET
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE/PROPERTY LINE SHALL PARKED PERPENDICULAR TO THE STREET IN A
SINGLE LINE; SAID VEHICLES SHALL PARKED IN LINE WITH AN AUTHORIZED DRIVEWAY -
CURB CUT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING STREET GREEN SPACES; REPEALING ANY
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
SECTION I.
That City Code Section 20-14.4 On Sidewalks, Etc. is hereby amended by
establishing a new paragraph (e) entitled Historic District:
Historic District. The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to the
original designated Historic District boundary that exist north of 4th Street,
west of Veterans Parkway, south of 9th Street and east of the Chattahoochee
River. In lieu thereof, it shall be unlawful within the Historic District for
any vehicle to park or stop such vehicle upon any areas between the street
curb/edge of street paving and the street right-of-way/property line except in
alignment with an existing driveway - curb cut. Any vehicles parked in this
alignment shall park in a single line and perpendicular to the street. It
shall be unlawful for any said vehicle to block any public sidewalk or for any
portion of the vehicle to protrude into the street.
SECTION II.
That the purpose of this ordinance is to better define the legal
parking area within the Historic District for vehicles parking between the
street curb/edge of street paving and the street right-of-way/property line
where unpaved driveways were previously grandfathered and do not meet current
City Codes requirements for residential and commercial driveways.
SECTION III.
That regulating parking in this manner will provide a means for
enforcing parking violations on City street rights-of-way within Historic
District and protect street green spaces.
SECTION IV.
That any ordinance or part of any ordinance that is conflict with this
ordinance is hereby repealed.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the
9th day of November, 2010; introduced a second time at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the ____ day of ___________, 2010 and
adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote of members of said
Council.
Councilor Allen voting____________.
Councilor Anthony voting__________.
Councilor Baker voting____________.
Councilor Barnes voting___________.
Councilor Davis voting____________.
Councilor Henderson voting________.
Councilor Hunter voting___________.
Councilor McDaniel voting_________.
Councilor Pugh voting_____________.
Councilor Woodson voting__________.
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TINY B. WASHINGTON JIM WETHERINGTON
CLERK MAYOR
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