Council approves first reading of ordinance allowing pickup truck parking in driveways

Council considered Ordinance No. 597 (amending sections of the town code relating to parking in residential areas) to reflect changes in pickup truck design and to allow pickup trucks to park in private driveways. Town counsel explained that the ordinance relocates the pickup-truck definition for clarity and that planning, zoning and building officials had reviewed it. "The 1 note I would like to make, on ordinance 597 relative to the changes that we moved the definition... There's no difference in substance, it just read better," counsel said.

After brief discussion and confirmation that only one resident had submitted an email in opposition, council moved, seconded and adopted the first reading on a unanimous roll-call vote. The mayor noted a newspaper article prompted some late feedback, but no significant opposition was presented at the meeting. The ordinance will proceed through the required readings and codification process.