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Changes could be coming to parking around river access points in New Braunfels.
New Braunfels City Council approved an ordinance on first reading that would exempt individuals displaying a valid disabled license plate or placard from parking fees at city-owned river area paid parking locations March 23.
What to know
Individuals with a disabled veteran license plate would continue to receive free parking under the existing exceptions already in place, according to agenda documents.
New Braunfels residents with a valid resident river parking pass would also continue to park for free at all river parking areas, except Prince Solms Park, agenda documents state.
City Council approved a similar exception for downtown parking in November, which allowed those with a valid disabled license plate or placard to park for free in the downtown paid parking zone, as previously reported by Community Impact. The ordinance better aligns river area parking exceptions with the previous change, creating a consistent policy across all city-owned paid parking locations, agenda documents state.
What's next
The ordinance was approved on first reading, which means the item will be considered by City Council for a second and final reading at a future meeting. The second reading will act as the final vote required before the ordinance change takes effect, according to city officials.
