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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978 08-23 New ordinances passed on first reading Aug. 17 THE REVIEW New ordinances passed on first ca, reading Aug. 17 N Five ordinances were approved on first "r reading at the Aug. 17 Maplewood City Council meeting. An amendment to the overnight street parking, which prohibits on-street 4 parking for more than two hours between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. would allow the police department authority to give permission for overnight parking in hardship cases. These harships would include residents with new driveways,muddy driveways or overnight out-of-town visitors. The per- mits could be obtained for up to two weeks. Permission has been granted to residents informally in the past. "The days when we used to do things informally are no longer with us," said police chief Richard Schaller. An amendment to the off-sale liquor ordinance would extend the hours to sell intoxicating liquor to 10 p.m. Fridays. An ordinance which proposes an on-sale wine license for Maplewood was approved on first reading. During a lawsuit against the city of Maplewood, it was found that the or- dinances regarding street addresses and numbering did not have the provisions needed to allow the city to establish ad- dresses.An ordinance was written to give the city this authority. A second hand store and pawn shop ordinance would provide the necessary regulations for requiring records of merchants.