Pendleton poised to toughen its parking ordinance
By Terry Murry on Friday, September 22nd, 2023 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
PENDLETON – The Pendleton City Council is considering toughening the time limit for cars parking in residential areas. Mayor John Turner said there have been instances of people taking advantage of the current 14-day limit on parking without the adjacent homeowners’ permission.
“They would park kind of a junky car in a residential neighborhood,” he said. “It would get tagged after the homeowner protested. They’d wait 13 days of the 14 and then move it two or three blocks away.”
The city of Pendleton modified RV parking a few months ago, but failed to address the parking ordinance. The change in the ordinance was written with the advice of Pendleton Police Chief Chuck Byram. It would make the vehicle owner responsible for the cost of towing at the rate of $69.
The council held a first reading of the change at its meeting earlier this week. A public hearing and vote will be scheduled for the Oct. 3 meeting.
