Lawrenceville will consider total ban on overnight street parking

The Lawrenceville City Council will hold a public hearing to discuss a proposed ordinance to prohibit overnight parking between the hours of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in all public right-of-way. The hearing will be held in conjunction with the next city council meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3 at City Hall, 70 S. Clayton St.

The proposed ordinance is in response to complaints to police of cars routinely parked on streets instead of in driveways. In addition to the prohibited hours, the proposed ordinance would prohibit parking in any intersection or crosswalk, or within 20 feet of any intersection or crosswalk, as well as “at any place where the vehicle would block the use of the driveway, at any place where the standing, stopping or parking of a vehicle will reduce the useable width of the roadway for moving traffic to less than 20 feet, and at any place in the area of Nash St. from Neal Boulevard to Clayton St. next to City Hall.”