A pair of small-business owners near downtown Leesburg asked the commission to regulate curbside parking in front of their businesses because construction workers are occupying the four spots for the majority of the day during a nearby hotel project.

"My name is Alana Wang, and I'm a business owner at 215 South King Street. And I'm here on behalf of 2 1 5 and 2 1 7 businesses," Alana Wang said. She told commissioners that her clientele include elderly and pain patients who need short-term curb access and that her private lot only holds about five vehicles, so the curbfront spaces are important. She requested converting the four spaces to a two-hour limit or another short-term regulation.

Staff said they will coordinate directly with the site inspector and the contractor; staff committed to email the site inspector contact information to the business owner and to follow up if the issue persists. During discussion, staff noted that on some occasions vehicles observed were subcontractor vehicles not directly employed by the primary contractor, and that enforcement options are limited where there are no posted time restrictions.

Ending: Staff will provide the business owner with the site-inspector contact information and follow up on enforcement options; commissioners asked staff to monitor the situation and to consider time-limited signage where appropriate.