Plymouth officials continue doing their research, before deciding whether or not residents should be allowed to park vehicles in their front yards. Mayor Mark Senter recently shared ordinances from six communities around the country, including a couple in Indiana.
“Some are similar. Some are different,” he told the city council. “It sounds like they try and sell this, obviously, for the beautification of a neighborhood, but also for environmental reasons: cars leaking oil and antifreeze and whatever into the ground.”
Some allow residents to park on gravel, while others require concrete or asphalt. The Plymouth Plan Commission recommended that the city council restrict yard parking back in September, but community input appears to be split.
Mayor Senter thinks it will be a hard decision. “I have received persons on both sides, and it’s going to be a hairy issue, I think,” he said.
Council Member Don Ecker Jr. felt that homeowners would want to keep cars off of their grass, whether or not the city requires it, if only to maintain their property values. He said he’d like to hear more from landlords.
Council members agreed to review the information Senter provided and continue discussions.
