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City officials have handed out more than $125,000 in parking tickets around Rogers Place, and the Katz Group has made a second attempt to win approval for a gravel parking lot it is currently operating nearby.

Earlier this summer, Katz Group applied for the right to continue running up to 800 stalls on two city blocks north of the new arena for 10 years. But after a public backlash, it is now asking for about three years of temporary zoning. The lot doesn’t have proper development permits, a common situation downtown, the city says.

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The company has continued to offer parking on the lot while it sorts out the details. Stalls are currently listed on the app Parking Panda for $26 a night.

The request for temporary zoning is expected to go to council in December.

Parking has been a major focus of the new arena. It was a key concern for residential neighbourhoods to the north and a major focus of city communications in the run-up to the grand opening Sept. 8.