A plan to further restrict 18-wheeler street parking in San Antonio is on the road again and headed to the full city council.
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“It feels like right here, what we’re doing is we’re establishing an ordinance like this that will impact small businesses without seeking alternatives to support the businesses,” said Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez , who suggested first taking up the plan during one of the council’s “B-Sessions,” which are discussion-only.
People who spoke at Tuesday’s meeting said they worry about safety and the damage large trucks could cause to roadways over time. Instead of a total ban, the updated proposal would ban overnight parking on streets within 1,000 feet of residential areas. That would raise the prohibited overnight parking areas in San Antonio from about 41% of the city to 78%.Private parking lots exist, but SAPD only found eight locations “in and around” San Antonio offering commercial vehicle parking, though it warned that was “not an all-inclusive list.
“It’s tough,” Olson said of the dilemma local truckers face with tightened street parking restrictions. “They park there because they don’t have an option, not because they necessarily want to.” Other large Texas cities have already clamped down on street parking for tractor-trailers outside residential areas.
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