City leaders have approved exemptions to an ordinance that prohibits parking on lawns. Parking a car on unpaved surfaces can result in steep penalties. The exemptions that have been added are intended to address hardship situations.

Further details about the exemptions are available from the source. The ordinance applies to parking on grass, gravel, dirt, or other unpaved surfaces.

The exemptions were approved for Port Arthur, where the ordinance is in effect. More information can be found through the source publication.