Officials in Norwich are considering making changes to regulations governing the city's 1,000 parking spaces, including increasing the amount of time between when a ticket is issued and when it must be paid off.
"No one should ever get a ticket," said Pete Desaulniers, co-chairman of the Parking Commission. "Why they get tickets now is they park illegally, or they park too far from the curb."
A parking enforcement officer left tickets on windshields of two cars he said were up to three feet from the curb.
Under a change Desaulniers hopes city officials will approve, the owners would be granted two weeks to pay the fines. Another proposal would bring the fine for illegally parking in a handicapped spot up to the Connecticut minimum, $150.
Most parking spaces on the streets are good for two hours. Drivers can park in the Main Street Garage for up to four hours. The fine for parking longer is $5.
Desaulniers wants to make sure spaces are properly labeled and signage properly in place before considering a higher fine for overtime parking.
