Cape Coral council votes to allow commercial vehicle parking

Reporter: Taylor Petras
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Monday night Cape Coral City Council took steps to ease parking restrictions near the downtown area that impacted commercial vehicles and big trucks.

Council voted to amend an ordinance to relax the current definition of a commercial vehicle. Before Monday, large trucks like the Ford F-250 were considered in that category.

The new regulations for commercial vehicles will allow parking for class one and class two vehicles from 7 a.m to 7 p.m. if they have work to do at a business nearby.

The ordinance says workers will need a permit if they want to park commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds for more than two hours.

They have to park close to the work site within 500 feet.

If drivers violate new rules, they will be fined $30 and their vehicles may be towed.

The ordinance would allow parking on some streets in the downtown south Cape Coral area:

  • S.E. 46th Lane from Coronado Parkway S.E. 6th Avenue to S.E. 17th Place
  • S.E. 47th Street from Coronado Parlerway S.E. 6th Avenue to S.E 17th Place
  • S.E. 15th Avenue from S.E. 44th Street to 8.E. 4 6th Street Cape Coral Parkway East
  • Orchid Boulevard from S.E. 44th Street to S.E. 46th Street;
  • S.W. 47th Terrace from Santa Barbara Boulevard to S.W. 2nd Avenue
  • S.E . 4th Place from Country Club Boulevard to S.E. 47th Terrace S.E. 5th Avenue from Country Club Boulevard to S.E. 4rh Terrace; and
  • S.E. 46 Terrace from S.E. 6th Avenue to Coronado Parkway.

 

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