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2026-10-27 - Ordinance Committee

Summary

Status: read from a scanned document (the posted agenda is an image-only PDF); names and numbers may contain reading errors. No minutes or video recorded yet, so motions and votes are not known.

  • Nine new items from the October 20 council: a resolution naming the police department community room for Lt. Charles M. Saindon (438/26), five handicapped parking requests (439/26 to 442/26 and 445/26), a National Grid request for a pole on Lowell Street near Oxford Street (443/26), a disparity in holiday pay and scheduling for certain municipal employees (444/26), and a review of snow and ice operations with proposed amendments to the ordinance from the DPW Director (446/26).
  • A very long list of tabled items (about 150) dominated by parking and traffic requests: resident, handicapped, child care, 15 minute and no parking, one-way conversions and stop signs; see Parking and Traffic Ordinance Changes October 2026 and Orchard Street One-Way Conversion Request (418/26).
  • Other tabled ordinance items: a home rule petition for credible service for six Lawrence firefighters (383/26, see Firefighter Reserve List Credible Service Home Rule Petition), a zoning amendment at 6 Chickering Street (237/26, see Highway Access 2 Overlay District at 6 Chickering), a resolution opposing state-mandated accessory dwelling units (144/26), a proposed update to the travel reimbursement ordinance (64/26), and ordinances on city employees serving on boards (253/26), sidewalk clear paths (342/26), veterans parking (345/26), and minimum residency for candidates (319/25).
  • Older tabled items include a noise ordinance enforcement change (301/25), a Youth City Council ordinance (309/25), kennel ordinance updates (320/25), an ADA Program Administrator ordinance (176/25), and the discontinuance of Hubbard Place (293/26) and Empire Street (153/25) as public ways.
  • Voting members: Ana Levy (Chair), Franklin Miguel (Vice-Chair), Celina Reyes and Gregory Del Rosario. Minutes of October 13 listed for approval; the meeting is hybrid.

Agenda

New business, October 20, 2026

  • 438/26 Resolution naming the Police Department Community Room the "Lieutenant Charles M. Saindon Community Room" (1st Assistant City Attorney)
  • 439/26, 440/26, 441/26, 442/26, 445/26 Handicapped parking requests (Farnham, Haverhill, Hawley and Wachusett Streets and Bunkerhill Street)
  • 443/26 Install one pole on Lowell Street near Oxford Street (National Grid)
  • 444/26 Disparity of holiday pay and scheduling for certain municipal employees
  • 446/26 Review snow and ice operations and proposed amendments to the existing ordinance (DPW Director Jorge Jaime)

Tabled, October 6, 2026

  • 418/26 One way, Orchard Street (Rosaly Gonzalez; referred to the City Engineer 10/15/26) - Orchard Street One-Way Conversion Request
  • 419/26 One hour parking at Nunzio Dimarca Park; 420/26 Resident parking on Fairmont Street; 421/26 to 423/26, 426/26, 427/26 Remove handicapped parking (Ferry, Orchard, Alder, Wendell Streets); 425/26 Child care parking on Orchard Street; 428/26, 429/26 Handicapped parking (Ferry and Myrtle Streets); 430/26, 431/26 15 minute parking (Essex and Trenton Streets)

Tabled, September 2026

  • 397/26 Stop sign at Boxford and Garfield Streets; 398/26 No parking on Merrimack View Court; 399/26, 400/26 Handicapped parking; 401/26 Loading zone on Jackson Street
  • 376/26 15 minute parking on Lowell Street; 377/26, 379/26 Handicapped parking; 383/26 Home rule petition for credible service for six Lawrence firefighters - Firefighter Reserve List Credible Service Home Rule Petition; 387/26 Hawkers and peddlers license

Tabled, May to August 2026

  • 363/26 No parking on Norris Street; 365/26 Resident parking on Chandler Street; 369/26 One way on Custer Street
  • 337/26 Traffic study near 255 East Haverhill Street (Parthum School area) with an emphasis on pedestrian safety; 339/26, 340/26 Resident parking (Hanlon Court, Salem Street); 342/26 Ordinance requiring a clear continuous path on sidewalks used for outdoor seating or sales; 343/26 Review of pending Ordinance Committee reports from LPD, DPW and City Engineer; 345/26 Veterans parking courtesy ordinance
  • 293/26 Discontinue Hubbard Place as a public way (Planning Director); 298/26 Sidewalk access for retail sales at East Haverhill Street; 299/26, 310/26, 312/26 Parking changes on Saratoga, Union and Hampshire Streets; 304/26 Handicapped parking
  • 253/26 Ordinance prohibiting city employees from serving on boards and commissions; 254/26 Rename the municipal building at 255 Essex Street for Staff Sergeant Alex R. Jimenez; 257/26, 258/26 Parking; 261/26 Review of the sexual harassment policy and reporting procedures
  • 237/26 Request to amend zoning at 6 Chickering Street - Highway Access 2 Overlay District at 6 Chickering; 244/26 Handicapped parking
  • 193/26 to 199/26 No parking, 20 minute, one-way traffic study (Boehm, Fulton, Mechanic Streets) and resident parking requests

Tabled, January to April 2026

  • 164/26, 165/26, 167/26, 168/26, 138/26 Parking requests (Pearl, Jackson, West, Walnut, Amesbury Streets)
  • 144/26 Resolution opposing state-mandated accessory dwelling units (Marc Laplante, Stephany Infante)
  • 89/26 Resolution to enforce Ordinance 0204.081; 100/26, 101/26, 107/26 Child care and residential parking; 64/26 Update to the Travel Reimbursement Ordinance (02.140.240), from the Mayor's office (Brian DePeña); 68/26 to 70/26, 55/26, 56/26 Child care parking and one-way and traffic direction changes
  • 031/26, 032/26, 033/26 Fairmont Street resident parking and one-way; 039/26 Amend Snow Emergency Declaration Ordinance 10.36.031 on hours of enforcement; 042/26 Audit of handicapped and child care spaces; 043/26, 044/26 Snow emergency and winter parking ban alerts (awaiting recommendation from the Public Safety Committee)
  • 009/26 Disclosure of conflict by a municipal employee; 010/26 to 021/26 Stop signs, traffic light at Prospect Street, handicapped and resident parking, West Street resident parking hours

Tabled, 2024 and 2025

  • 490/25, 475/25 Child care parking; 428/25 Rename part of Orchard Street; 429/25 Resident parking on Saratoga Street; 395/25 Authorization to fill the Finance Officer position; 400/25 Handicapped parking; 417/25 Dedicate a square honoring Lt. Margaret Sheehan; 366/25 Livery license; 372/25, 343/25, 344/25 No parking requests; 346/25 Dedication of Fray Luis Boulevard
  • 301/25 Proposed change to the Noise Ordinance (09.04.040) enforcement provisions (Chief of Police); 309/25 Lawrence Youth City Council ordinance; 318/25, 321/25, 326/25, 328/25, 329/25 Traffic and parking requests; 319/25 Ordinance on minimum residency for political candidates; 320/25 Kennel ordinance update for "Ollie's Law" (City Clerk)
  • 271/25 to 275/25 Chandler Street one way, Jackson Street parking, school bus stop, B-2/Leahy School area resident parking zone; 259/25, 227/25, 228/25, 11/25 Event and park-use requests; 216/25 to 225/25 Handicapped parking, four-way stop at Katherine and Ferry Streets, Campo Seco Street one way, oversized vehicle ordinance
  • 176/25 Ordinance creating an ADA Program Administrator; 177/25 Fill the Municipal Hearing Officer position in Inspectional Services; 195/25 to 198/25 Parking and loading requests; 153/25 Discontinue Empire Street/alley way; 122/25 Honoring resolution; 137/25 Prohibit school buses parking on residential streets; 70/25 Pedestrian crossing lights with timers; 72/25, 74/25, 81/25 Parking, non-compliant housing resolution and Council for the Aging ordinance compliance; 47/25 Inspections and fees ordinance; 51/25 Video requests ordinance; 56/25 Resident parking; 18/25, 20/25, 09/25, 10/25 Parking requests
  • 553/24 to 563/24, 529/24 to 535/24, 140/19 (possibly 140/24), 434/24, 435/24, 439/24, 372/24, 373/24, 345/24, 305/24, 308/24, 311/24, 313/24 One-way, stop sign, resident, child care and handicapped parking requests; 447/24 Maintenance of the Rollins School clock tower; 151/24 Status of the Veterans Advisory Council (Chapter 2.116)

Minutes for approval: 10/13/2026

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