Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert vetoed a new ordinance passed by the city council that allows police to fine people who park in yards.Stothert issued the veto Monday to the ordinance that was passed last week.”The ordinance creates confusion and raises questions,” Stothert wrote in a letter to the city council.As it was passed, the ordinance does not include cars, trucks, and RVs that are parked on a hard-paved surface driveway or adjacent paved pad.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Omaha City Council approves new ordinance that allows police to fine people who park in their yardsLast week, council members changed it so people with a valid handicap sticker, temporary parking for unloading and loading, and gravel driveways would be exempt.Parking during holidays, recognized by the city council, would also be exempt from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.Stothert wrote to the council that vehicles with expired registrations “must be included.””Storage of unregistered vehicles on grass is as unsightly to neighbors as vehicles with current registrations,” Stothert wrote.’Haunting the city’: Ordinance that fines drivers for parking in their yards raises questions in city council. See the story here.She also wrote that the ordinance is “unclear about enforcement” and parts conflict with the city municipal code.Stothert added that exceptions for holidays must be eliminated, writing “criminal laws should not have immunity days.””I could consider supporting a revised ordinance if reintroduced to eliminate exceptions and clarify enforcement,” Stothert wrote.The city council added an agenda item for Tuesday’s meeting after the mayor’s veto.Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert vetoed a new ordinance passed by the city council that allows police to fine people who park in yards.
Stothert issued the veto Monday to the ordinance that was passed last week.
“The ordinance creates confusion and raises questions,” Stothert wrote in a letter to the city council.
As it was passed, the ordinance does not include cars, trucks, and RVs that are parked on a hard-paved surface driveway or adjacent paved pad.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Omaha City Council approves new ordinance that allows police to fine people who park in their yards
Last week, council members changed it so people with a valid handicap sticker, temporary parking for unloading and loading, and gravel driveways would be exempt.
Parking during holidays, recognized by the city council, would also be exempt from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Stothert wrote to the council that vehicles with expired registrations “must be included.”
“Storage of unregistered vehicles on grass is as unsightly to neighbors as vehicles with current registrations,” Stothert wrote.
‘Haunting the city’: Ordinance that fines drivers for parking in their yards raises questions in city council. See the story here.
She also wrote that the ordinance is “unclear about enforcement” and parts conflict with the city municipal code.
Stothert added that exceptions for holidays must be eliminated, writing “criminal laws should not have immunity days.”
“I could consider supporting a revised ordinance if reintroduced to eliminate exceptions and clarify enforcement,” Stothert wrote.
The city council added an agenda item for Tuesday’s meeting after the mayor’s veto.
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