The City Council authorized the Mayor’s proclamation declaring a state of emergency in March 2020, to provide the City an opportunity to respond to immediate needs and threats resulting from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to be amendable to potential emergency response resources.  Within the parameters of the state of emergency the Council subsequently approved the Mayor’s declaration of a temporary moratorium on the enforcement of certain parking violations identified in YMC 9.47.  The temporary moratorium was deemed necessary to respond to the impacts of stay at home orders and income reductions on residents’ ability to license their vehicles and to move the vehicles regularly.

More recently the pandemic threat has become more manageable and as a result, the City Council finds it necessary to repeal the previously ordered moratorium and resume normal enforcement of the provisions of YMC 9.47.