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Item # 33
Date: July 9, 1996
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: HICKORY DRIVE PARKING PROBLEM
BACKGROUND:
A request was received from Dick Roseland, 315 Hickory Drive to change the parking
on Hickory Drive. He indicated that due to the combination of the narrow curved street,
on-street parking, and neighboring landscape growth, on-street parking should be
moved to the west side of Hickory Drive. Currently, parking restrictions are designated
on the east and south sides of Hickory Drive from Woodland Street to Westbrook Drive.
This has been one of the several parking related issues that have been raised by
residents on Hickory Drive. In September, 1993, a request from Labh S. Hira had been
approved by City Council for designating parking prohibitions on the west side of
Hickory Drive along the curve radius in front of his residences at 321 Hickory Drive.
This was initiated due to an accident at this location. This involved a motorist who
collided with an opposing vehicle after he passed a bicyclist on Hickory Drive. One of
the contributing factors in this accident was a lack of sight distance afforded by the high
landscape growth along the west side of Hickory Drive. As a result of this evaluation,
staff informed property owners that landscape growth must be maintained at a 2' height.
No accidents have been reported along this street section since this incident.
The request from Dick Roseland concerns moving the on-street parking to the east side
of Hickory Drive in this location. Staff believes that this parking should remain on the
west side due to the number of driveways on the east side, the curve street section,
and potential for continuous sight distance problems due to the high landscape growth.
Due to this growth, residents backing out of driveways on the west side of Hickory Drive
would have a more severe sight distance problem since they would have to view
motorists traveling south along the westerly curb section. Currently, these motorists are
traveling at least 10 feet from this curb section and can be more easily seen. Moving
the parking along the east side of the street would not appreciably improve sight
distance since problems would still be afforded by the landscape growth. It is believed
that this landscape growth creates an equal or worse sight distance problem than the
on-street parking. If this parking is moved to the east side, then the landscape growth
should be maintained at 4", instead of the 2' height currently allowed.
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Staff also believes that parking should remain on the west side due to the larger
number of driveways along this side. Currently, there are 10 and 15 drives along the
west and east sides of the street respectively. Due to the larger number of driveways,
there is a greater potential of conflict involving vehicles backing out of driveways on the
east side, compared with the west side. It should also be noted that motorists backing
out of driveways along the east side would have similar sight problems as ones on the
west side due to the street curvature.
To remedy the poor sight distance at Mr. Roseland's drive location, staff recommends
that the parking be prohibited on the west side of Hickory Drive0' south of his drive.
This would extend the parking prohibition to the property line of(2 1,-Hickory Drive. With
this prohibition, there should be adequate sight distance at the drive location. Staff
intends to send property owners along the west side of Hickory Drive reminder notices
about maintaining landscape growth at 2' within the right-of-way area. This will provide
improved sight distance for most properties along this section of street. A recent survey
indicated that most property owners were maintaining their landscape at this height.
ALTERNATIVES:
1 . Do nothing.
2. Move the on-street parking to the east side of Hickory Drive from Woodland
Street to Westbrook Drive.
3. Evaluate the measure to move the parking to the east side of Hickory Drive by
contacting property owners along this street section.
4. Maintain the parking on the west side of Hickory Drive, and extend a 60' parking
prohibition on the west side of Hickory Drive from Mr. Roseland's driveway to the
property at 231 Hickory Drive.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
It is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt alternative
number 4, thereby maintaining the parking prohibition on the west side of Hickory Drive
and extending a 60' parking prohibition on the west side of Hickory Drive from Mr.
Roseland's driveway to the property at 231 Hickory Drive.
COUNCIL ACTION:
Proposed ParkingRestriction
Hickory Drive
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Proposed Parking Prohibition
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