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3� Date: January 9, 2001
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: PARKING PROHIBITIONS FOR HILLSIDE SUBDIVISION 6T" ADDITION
BACKGROUND:
During the review of the Hillside Subdivision 6th Addition, staff worked with developers
on plans to designate parking prohibitions along one side of new subdivision streets.
The plans proposed for these new streets 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. Along these 27' wide local streets, parking is proposed along only one side to
provide a safe street width for traffic. Below are the proposed parking prohibitions for
these streets in the Hillside Subdivision 6th Addition.
Hemingway Drive — Parking is prohibited on the north and west side from
Clemens Boulevard to the west end.
Brown Circle — Parking is prohibited on the west side from Clemens Boulevard
north to the radius of the circle.
As noted above, it has been the past practice to designate parking prohibitions along
new subdivision streets with widths of 27' and 31' for traffic safety purposes. Since all
these remaining streets in the Hillside Subdivision have a 27' street width, it is
appropriate to prohibit parking along one side of the street 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 for the new streets within the Hillside Subdivision 6th Addition as
follows..
Hemingway Drive — Parking is prohibited on the north and west side from
Clemens Boulevard to the west end.
Brown Circle — Parking is prohibited on the west side from Clemens Boulevard
north to the radius of the circle.
2. Do nothing.
CAF — Parking Hillside Subdivision 61h Addition
January 9, 2001
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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
for the new streets within the Hillside Subdivision 6th Addition as follows:
Hemingway Drive — Parking is prohibited on the north and west side from
Clemens Boulevard to the west end.
Brown Circle — Parking is prohibited on the west side from Clemens Boulevard
north to the radius of the circle.
COUNCIL ACTION: