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Date: May 23, 2000
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: PARKING PROHIBITIONS FOR THE SOMERSET SUBDIVISION.
BACKGROUND:
During the review of the Somerset development, staff worked with developers on plans
to designate parking prohibitions on one or both sides of new streets. Currently, parking
prohibitions have been designated along the newly developed streets of Stange Road,
Camden Drive, Sherwood Avenue, Bristol Drive, Kent Avenue, Chester Drive, Aspen
Road, and Somerset Drive within the development. With continued development this
year, parking prohibitions should be designated along the remainder of the streets
within the development so that parking prohibitions can be posted following the street
construction. These remaining streets include Somerset Drive, Northridge Parkway,
Oxford Avenue, Sheffield Avenue, Cambridge Drive, York Drive, Clayton Drive, and
Piccadilly Square.
The plans proposed for this development 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 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 remaining streets in the Somerset development.
Northridge Parkway — Parking is prohibited on the north side from George Washington
Carver east to 100' east of Stange Road. Along the south side, parking will be
prohibited 20' from radii returns at intersections.
Somerset Drive — Parking is prohibited on north and east side.
Oxford Avenue — Parking is prohibited on the east side. Along the west side, parking
will be prohibited 20' from radii returns at intersections.
Sheffield Avenue — Parking is prohibited on the east side. Along the west side, parking
will be prohibited 20' from radii returns at intersections.
Cambridge Drive — Parking is prohibited on east and north side. Along the south and
west sides, parking will be prohibited 20' from radii returns at intersections.
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York Drive - Parking is prohibited on the north side. Along the south side, parking will
be prohibited 20' from radii returns at intersections.
Clayton Drive - Parking is prohibited on the north and west sides. Along the south and
east sides, parking will be prohibited 20' from radii returns at intersections.
Piccadilly Square — Parking is prohibited on both sides of the street.
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 development have either a 27' or 31' street width, except for Piccadilly
Square (i.e. 20' width). With this street width, parking should be prohibited on one side
to accommodate a 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 the remainder of streets
within the Somerset development.
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 the remaining streets within the Somerset
development.
COUNCIL ACTION:
SOMERSET SUBDIVISION
PARKING PROHIBITION
CURRENT NO PARKINGr
PROPOSED NO PARKING
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