WOODSTOCK, Ga. — In a unanimous vote, the Woodstock City Council passed new regulations for how public parking decks can be used.
The ordinance passed Monday sets rules for how parking decks and covered parking structures can be used by the public.
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According to council documents, the following restrictions for Woodstock parking decks are set:
- Vehicles without registration cannot be parked
- Drones, segways, ATVs, powered one-wheeled vehicles and other personal transports are banned from being parked in all parking decks, garages and structures in the Woodstock city limit
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There are also bans on the following types of conduct in all parking structures in the Woodstock city limits:
- Camping, sleeping or staying in a space on or inside a vehicle for more than four hours in a parking deck
- Parking vehicles anywhere not marked as a parking space
- Riding or operating powered or unpowered personal transports, including bikes, skateboards, scooters and more
- Aggressive or otherwise unnecessary acceleration, including intentional making of tire marks or unnecessary engine noise
- Climbing
- Skating
- Loitering
- Ignition or use of open flames
- Standing, sitting or placing items that are not vehicles into designated parking spaces
- Reserving or marking otherwise unmarked or unreserved parking spots
- Yelling or physical confrontations in non-emergency situations
- Playing music or broadcasts or generating noise in violation of city statutes
Additionally, unattended vehicles left in the same space for 24 hours or more in what is determined to be a restricted zone will be towed at the owner’s expense.
Violations could lead to $1,000 fines or up to 60 days in jail, or both, for each instance.
The ordinance took effect immediately upon vote approval on Monday.
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