Those visiting a dentist’s office in downtown Plymouth may not incur a parking violation if procedures take longer than what the parking ordinance allows.
Two hour parking is allotted for patrons who visit downtown area businesses, but a letter signed by Dr. Louis Plumlee asked the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety if passes could be issued to his patients who may need to stay at his office for an extended period of time. The request mentioned that some root canals and other dental operations may take two or three hours, depending on the nature of the visit.
Police Chief David Bacon said there have been patients who were given citations who stated they were in the dentist’s office for longer than two hours and couldn’t move their cars to avoid a parking violation.
The board members discussed concerns about what sort of backlash this would have with other businesses in the area, but a similar request was previously granted for another downtown business. The members did discuss that, if necessary, they would review all requests and decisions would be made on a case by case basis.
The board did unanimously approve the request for two parking passes for Dr. Plumlee’s office at 113 N. Michigan Street.
