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COUNCIL ACTION FORM
Item #
Date: Aug4t 13 N91
SUBJECT: Parking restrictions on Hillcrest Avenue.
BACKGROUND-
At the July 23rd meeting, council requested that staff evaluate street
widths on Hillcrest to determine if parking restrictions were needed to
accommodate future traffic volume increases generated by a proposed
multi-unit development. Development plans call for construction of a 30
unit apartment complex that is projected to generate 200 vehicle trips per
day from the two drive accesses on Hillcrest. Current traffic volumes are
estimated to be 300 to 500 vehicles per day. The street has a 25 foot
width and an existing alternate side parking restriction.
Staff believes that this street width is inadequate for both traffic flow and
one-side parking according to an analysis of residential street widths
performed for the Bloomington Heights development in March, 1991. In
that study, it was concluded that 26' (27'b-b) streets should be the
minimum width allowed when parking is restricted to one side. This would
allow two - 9' traffic lanes and a 8 foot parking lane. (This evaluation
took into consideration the effects of snow accumulations on street widths
that in effect, reduced the street by one to two feet.) Hillcrest has a
width less than the minimum width that is recommended to safely handle
traffic.
On-street parking is heavily utilized on Hillcrest during the daylight hours
when the university is in session according to a parking study performed
in 1990. This parking contributes to sight restrictions and hampers
vehicles maneuvering at drives and intersections. With the increased
traffic generated by proposed multi-unit development, the number of
conflicts may increase significantly on Hillcrest due to the presence of
parked vehicles.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Designate parking restrictions for both sides of Hillcrest from West
to Woodland Street.
2. Do nothing.
3. Designate a "Type 2" alternate-side parking restriction that has a
four-hour parking duration from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
It is recommended by the City Manager that the City Council adopt alter-
native number 1 and direct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance
designating the parking restrictions on Hillcrest Avenue.
COUNCIL ACTION•
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Hillcrest Ave.
Current Parking Restrictions
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Current Parking Restrictions Scale
No Parking Anytime—1I 50 200
Alternate Side Parking --
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