Residents Balk at Proposed Parking Regulations

Eastport boat owners are angry about a proposed ordinance that would restrict where any motorized vehicle could be parked on a person's property.

A new ordinance that would restrict where Annapolis homeowners could park their cars and boats has Eastport residents fuming. "Making a new law just because a few folks that are in violation of common sense and courtesy is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito," said Kathryn Weber. The ordinance, proposed by Alderman Ross Arnett (D-8th Ward), would limit the storage of any motorized vehicle "to garages, streets, or city authorized driveways or parking lots within a residential zoning district." The fine would be $25 for the first violation, and $25 per violation per day for repeat or continuous violations. Arnett said members of the Eastport Civic Association came to him and made a request that something be done about automobiles parked …

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