Council approves parking moratorium
City Council says “no” to PARKatlanta, “yes” to moratorium
Drivers pining for the bygone era of a parking enforcement-free Atlanta are in luck — for about a month, anyway.
Yesterday, City Council unanimously approved an amended version of councilman Kwanza Hall’s resolution pdf to impose a 30-day moratorium (original discussion had been of a 60-day moratorium) on PARKatlanta, suspending parking enforcement, parking meter enforcement and residential permit parking enforcement. It also requires that the agency stop installing meters where they did not previously exist. Hall also submitted an ordinance pdf to correspond with the resolution; it will go through the usual review process.
But, before you go parking your Hummer in front of that fire hydrant, keep in mind the Atlanta Police Department will still be writing tickets and towing.