Alderman Withdraws Controversial Parking Law
Alderman Ross Arnett says he plans to modify his proposal and introduce a "more carefully crafted" bill in the new year.
An ordinance that would have restricted where Annapolis homeowners could park their cars and boats has been withdrawn due to strong public opposition. "Too many people were confused by it," Alderman Ross Arnett (D-8th Ward) said. "I was also concerned about some of the unintended consequences." Arnett proposed the ordinance in October, which limited the storage of any motorized vehicle "to garages, streets, or city authorized driveways or parking lots within a residential zoning district." The frustration for Eastport residences was that the law would have applied to any area of a person's property—including prohibiting someone from storing a boat in a backyard. "We are the sailing capital; the boating industry is huge in this town," …
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