HomeMy WebLinkAboutA002 - Letter dated January 4, 1991 from Douglas Pyle regarding parking on Buckeye Avenue S.DDP
SOUTH DUFF DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP
January 4, 1991
Mr. Steve Schainker
City of Ames
Ames, Iowa 50010
Re: Buckeye On-Street Parking
Dear Steve:
I want you to be aware of the discussions I have had with the Council members
regarding my opposition to on-street parking on Buckeye Avenue. I oppose on-
street parking on Buckeye primarily because it detracts from the quality we are
trying to project for the Southwood Subdivision. I believe that all commercial
property owners should provide for their own parking needs. Reliance on the
City to provide and maintain parking for commercial business is beyond the duty
and responsibility of the City, except in limited cases relating to re-
development.
I worked with the City staff to develop streets that would preclude on-street
parking. The City subdivision code provides that within a commercial
development that the minimum roadway width per lane, exclusive of vehicular
parking, is 12 feet. It also provides that the minimum allowance for vehicular
parking is 8 feet. Buckeye Avenue would have to be 32 feet wide to allow for
parking on just one side of the street. The width of the paving on Buckeye
exclusive of the curbs is 30 feet. This is 2 feet narrower than the minimum
requirement in the City's Subdivision code for a street with parking on only
one side. Clearly, there should not be parking on Buckeye for this reason
alone.
I understand that one possible solution would be to prohibit parking on one
side of Buckeye now and 6 months from now prohibit parking on the other side.
The rational for this solution would be to provide a period of time for those
currently parking on Buckeye to make other arrangements for their parking need.
It appears to me that the only people parking on Buckeye are employees of
Benson Motor. If Benson needs six months to implement a specific plan to
provide parking for their employees, I would favor this solution. If their
solution six months from now is simply to park on South Kellogg Avenue, then I
believe that on street parking on both sides of Buckeye should be prohibited
now.
If you have any questions regarding the content of this letter, please call me.
Very truly yours,
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Douglas G. Pyle
DGP/kb 5th and Grand - P.O. Box 763 - Ames, Iowa - 50010