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Date: A ill 23 2002
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: PARKING PROHIBITIONS FOR HILLSIDE 7T" SUBDIVISION
BACKGROUND:
During the review of the parking prohibitions for Hillside 7th 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
prohibitions are proposed on one side along all of these "local" type streets to provide a
safe street width for traffic and emergency vehicles. Provided below are the proposed
parking prohibition plans for the subdivision.
Smiley Avenue — Thackeray Drive to Clemens Boulevard
No Parking Anytime on the east side of the street
Thackeray Drive — extend the existing prohibition on the north side a distance of
425 feet. The prohibition would read: Parking is prohibited on the north
side from 925 feet east of Wilder Boulevard west to the west end.
Past practice has been to designate parking prohibitions along one side of new
subdivision streets with widths of 27' and 31' for traffic safety purposes. All local
streets noted above within this subdivision have a 27' 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. Initiate the process of prohibiting parking as indicated in the above report for new
streets in Hillside 7th Subdivision by directing the City Attorney to draft an ordinance.
2. Do nothing.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
It is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt alternative
number 1, thereby, initiating the process of prohibiting parking as indicated in the above
report for new streets in Hillside 7th Subdivision by directing the City Attorney to draft an
ordinance.
COUNCIL ACTION: