Allendale Charter Township has introduced Ordinance 2026-08 to create new no-parking zones on Lodge Drive (from Pierce Street north to West Campus Drive) and West Campus Drive (to 48th Avenue), establishing Article IV of Chapter 440 for vehicles and traffic. A companion Resolution 2026-10 will set a civil fine of 95 dollars for violations of these no-parking zones once adopted. The ordinance specifies that the Township will post appropriate signage along the designated no-parking segments and allows the Supervisor to issue one-day special parking permits. While the policy direction is set, the implementation will require purchasing and installing traffic control signs and potentially enforcement coordination, which could create small-scale opportunities for sign manufacturers, installers, and related public works contractors, as well as for vendors offering citation management or parking enforcement tools if the Township chooses to modernize those processes.
The ordinance makes clear that appropriate signs must be posted to enforce the no-parking zones; sca...
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