Township to advertise parking restrictions on Mars Avenue and Seabine Avenue/Circle after safety review
June 03, 2026 | Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
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The township moved to advertise two separate ordinance amendments to address safety and circulation concerns on neighborhood streets.
On Mars Avenue, the committee authorized notice of intent to adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 145 to rescind and add no-parking zones on specified stretches near New Gulf Road. Director Gerald Adams said Sergeant Matt Koflesh and maintenance staff reviewed sight-distance where Erdman Hall at Brimar College exits onto Mars Avenue and recommended extending the no-parking area so drivers can safely exit the driveway.
On Seabine Avenue and Seabine Circle, staff proposed a mix of time-limited parking and no-parking zones after residents reported overflow parking that moved from one street to another. Adams said inspection days and a demonstration by Chief Jim McCoy with a fire truck showed a 24-foot cartway on Seabine Avenue became largely impassable when cars were parked on both sides; committee members cited the potential for blocked emergency access. Resident Michael Knockman of Seabine Circle told the committee residents unanimously supported the requested changes.
Commissioners and staff acknowledged the changes are a localized response to recurring parking displacement and said an ad hoc circulation committee is working on longer-term, townwide approaches. Both ordinance advertisements were approved by the committee and recorded as passing unanimously by the full board at the special session.
On Mars Avenue, the committee authorized notice of intent to adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 145 to rescind and add no-parking zones on specified stretches near New Gulf Road. Director Gerald Adams said Sergeant Matt Koflesh and maintenance staff reviewed sight-distance where Erdman Hall at Brimar College exits onto Mars Avenue and recommended extending the no-parking area so drivers can safely exit the driveway.
On Seabine Avenue and Seabine Circle, staff proposed a mix of time-limited parking and no-parking zones after residents reported overflow parking that moved from one street to another. Adams said inspection days and a demonstration by Chief Jim McCoy with a fire truck showed a 24-foot cartway on Seabine Avenue became largely impassable when cars were parked on both sides; committee members cited the potential for blocked emergency access. Resident Michael Knockman of Seabine Circle told the committee residents unanimously supported the requested changes.
Commissioners and staff acknowledged the changes are a localized response to recurring parking displacement and said an ad hoc circulation committee is working on longer-term, townwide approaches. Both ordinance advertisements were approved by the committee and recorded as passing unanimously by the full board at the special session.
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