Colfax Street Parking Ban Changed Again

The ordinance altering the Colfax Street parking ban has been scrapped, allowing for a change in the side of the road where parking will be permitted on a limited basis. 

The ordinance introduced by the Township Council this week changes permitted parking from the north side of the street to the south side. If passed when the council meets again later this month, the parking ban along the entire street would be lifted in favor of a two hour parking limit on the entire length of Colfax's south side. 

The initial parking ban, passed in December, came from the township's police department, according to Business Administrator Paul Shives, as did the recommendation for the proposed alteration. 

At the time of approval of the ordinance banning parking along the entire street, Councilman Mo Hill — then serving as council president — said in response to a resident concerned about the ban's effects that the prohibition could always be modified.

"If we have to revisit this in the future, we can do that. If we find that this is an issue, we can revise the ordinance," he said when the ordinance was passed in December. 

Council members will vote on the change at their next meeting, scheduled for Feb. 11. If passed, the new rules would take effect 20 days after publication and once appropriate signage has been posted, according to the ordinance.