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Date: February 23, 1999
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: PARKING PROHIBITIONS FOR THE BLOOMINGTON HEIGHTS
SUBDIVISION
BACKGROUND:
During the review of the Bloomington Heights Subdivision, staff worked with developers
on plans to designate parking prohibitions on one or both sides of new subdivision
streets. The plans proposed for these new subdivisions are typical to ones approved in
the past that call for providing the desired street widths for the safe passage of traffic
and emergency vehicles. According to these plans, parking is proposed to be
prohibited along both sides of streets in commercial and industrial zoned areas to
accommodate the heavier traffic and truck turning movements. Also, parking
prohibitions are proposed on both sides of the street in other zoned areas where heavy
traffic volumes are projected. Along local residential streets, parking is proposed along
only one side of the street to provide a safe street width for traffic and emergency
vehicles. Provided below are the proposed parking prohibition plans for the
Bloomington Heights Subdivision.
Bloomington Heights Subdivision Parking Plan
The local streets including Grant Circle and Welbeck Drive are proposed to have
parking prohibitions on north sides of the street. The prohibitions along Grant Circle will
extend from Hyde Avenue west to the cul-de-sac radius. Since Hyde Avenue will be the
collector street in the subdivision, parking prohibitions are proposed along both sides of
this street. Existing prohibitions have been extended on Stone Brooke Road within the
subdivision.
As noted above, it has been the past practice to designate parking prohibitions
along new subdivision streets with typical widths of 27' and 31' for traffic safety
purposes. All streets within the Bloomington Heights Subdivision have either a
27' or 31' street width. With this street width, parking should be prohibited on one side
to accommodate two-way traffic flow. If parking were allowed on both sides of the
street, the available street width for traffic would be reduced to 15', or one lane of travel.
This would not only create a hazardous situation for traffic, but also would restrict
access by emergency vehicles.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Prohibit parking as indicated in the above report for streets in the Bloomington
Heights Subdivision.
CAF — Parking Prohibitions — Bloomington Heights Subd.
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2. Do nothing.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
It is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt alternative
number 1, thereby, directing the City Attorney to draft an ordinance prohibiting parking
as indicated in the above report for streets within the Bloomington Heights Subdivision.
COUNCIL ACTION: