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COUNCIL ACTION FORM
Item # v
Date: June 2 1995
SUBJECT: Changing the Parking Prohibition on Jensen Avenue.
BACKGROUND:
The City has received a request to change the parking prohibitions on Jensen Drive from
the west to the east side along a section from 24th Street to Luther Drive. The primary
reasons for changing the prohibition is that it is creating a nuisance for residents on the
east side of the street since they must pick up trash and debris along the curbside. Also,
the parking would be on the same side of the street (west side) as the residents in the
Grandview Square Apartment complex who primarily utilize the parking.
In response to this request, staff conducted several site evaluations and observed that
parking was moderate to heavily utilized on Jensen Avenue. Typically, parking along
residential streets occupies less than 30%of the available space. Along Jensen Avenue,
parked vehicles occupied more than 50% of the available space. Due to this utilization,
staff believes that safety would be enhanced by changing the parking from the east to the
west side since there are fewer number of driveways and street intersections along the
west side. By relocating the parking, there would be less sight restrictions for both
motorists backing out of drives, and entering Jensen Avenue from the 25th Street and
26th Street intersections approaches on the east side of the street. There would be also
more available parking space along the west side to accommodate parking needs.
Staff also believes that the parking prohibitions should be changed since most of the
property owners support the change. Staff has spoken with a number of residents on
Jensen Avenue last week concerning the proposed change of the parking prohibition.
Many of the residents were either definitely in favor of the change, or did not have an
opinion. However, there were also several that opposed it. These residents believed that
the parking should remain as is since it provides convenient parking for them.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Change the parking prohibition on Jensen Avenue from the west side to the east
side along a section from 24th Street to Luther Drive.
2. Do nothing.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
This is an instance where the City staff is attempting to respond to a parking
change request that is hopefully acceptable to the residents in the area.
Unfortuantely, there appears to be no concensus on this matter.
Since more people who responded to the City's notification have supported this change
than opposed it, is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt
alternative number 1 above, thereby directing the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance
changing the parking prohibition on Jensen Avenue from the west side to the east side
along a section from 24th Street to Luther Drive.
COUNCIL ACTION:
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Jensen Avenue
Proposed Parking Prohibitions
Luther
R
26th
Proposed location
of parking prohibition.
(Existing parking prohibiti
on the west side
would be removed)
25th
c
a)
24th C
a)