Mineola council cancels truck parking permit
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A Mineola city ordinance approved in 1986 to allow large truck parking in residential districts by permit was overturned by the city council Sept. 19.
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Mineola council cancels truck parking permit
A Mineola city ordinance approved in 1986 to allow large truck parking in residential districts by permit was overturned by the city council Sept. 19.
The city received a request for a permit recently, and city staff was unaware that such a permit existed.
Research revealed the 1986 ordinance which allowed parking by permit not to exceed a continuous 48-hour period.
Otherwise the parking limit is three hours.
The ordinance read as follows:
“It shall be unlawful for any owner, agent, operator, person in charge or control of any bus, truck over one- on rated capacity, truck and trailer over 19 feet in length, recreation vehicle, travel trailer, or any other commercial type vehicle of a size (height, width or length) to be an obstruction to normal traffic flow, to park, store, keep or permit such vehicle to remain standing on any public street, avenue, alley or other thoroughfare or right-of-way therewith within any residential district in the city for a period exceeding three hours in any 24-hour period, such period beginning at a time of first stopping or parking.”
It does not apply to deliveries, construction and service calls.
Council member Sue Jones suggested the ordinance be further amended to restrict hours to non-sleeping hours, such as 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
She said the problem is a truck that is parked in a residential area with the diesel motor left running during late night hours.