Judith cites illegal reserved parking spaces in downtown area

“ANG dalan gipanag-iyahan ug para sa tanan. Apan subo pamalondongon kay pipila sa atong mga kaigsoonan nga naay patigayon dinhi sa sentro o kinapusuran na bahin sa atong dakbayan wala man nagsubay sa unsay kamanduan sa atong building code.”

This was manifested by Councilor James K. Judith II in his special report during the regular session Monday particularly on the reserved parking spaces of private establishments in the downtown area.

After verifying the complaint received by his office, the councilor discovered that most of these establishments make use of big stones, plywood, and other construction materials, while some have even repurposed old signages formerly used by RTA in the implementation of traffic laws in the city.

All of these improper initiatives were done by the subject establishments just to mark and reserve parking spaces for the benefit of their businesses, lamented the councilor.

Instead of providing their own parking bays, these structures opted to utilize sidewalks directly adjacent to their property and marked the same as “reserved parking” spaces for their building which is a clear violation of the Building Code specifically on the provisions related to parking bays, road access and sidewalk clearance, Judith categorically specified.

Some of these establishments, that violated the said law, were found in the junctions of Tiano-Gomez, Tiano-Yacapin, and Taal-Velez, the councilor further reported.

“Ginagmay bitaw ni nga mga butang pero, kung imo gyud subayon o tapokon, dako na baya ang epekto niini para sa paghatag solusyon sa nagka grabe ug nagkasamot na nga problema sa dagan sa trapiko dinhi sa atong dakbayan. Dili ni ingon nga usa ka dako kaayo na skema na sulbaron nato ang problema sa traffic pero hugot ako na nagatoo (nga) kung himoon ug tumanon nato ang balaod sama niini dako na kaayo ni’g epekto sa paghatag solusyon sa problema sa traffic dinhi sa atong dakbayan,” Judith emphatically appealed.

As requested, the matter was referred to Roads and Traffic Administration (RTA) and Committee on Public Utilities, chaired by Councilor Romeo V. Calizo, for appropriate action.