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Date: July 13, 2004
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: PARKING REGULATIONS ON WALLER STREET
BACKGROUND:
This is in response to the filing of Longview Subdivision Second Addition an Official
Replat. The streets in this addition have been constructed and "No Parking Signs" need
to be installed as soon as practical for the information of prospective homeowners in the
neighborhood.
The City of Ames is building narrower streets in many subdivisions. However, this
requires "No Parking" signs on one side of the street in an effort to make certain the Fire
Department has enough room to adequately set up their equipment. It is the practice of
the Public Works Department to install "No Parking Signs" on one side of the street
where the street width is 26 feet. Given that parking is prohibited near fire hydrants, the
Public Works Department recommends that parking be prohibited on the same side of
the street as the fire hydrants. This not only provides the maximum amount of on-street
parking on the opposite side of the street, but the practice also increases the probability
that the Fire Department can access the fire hydrant if necessary in an emergency.
Currently, parking is prohibited on the north side of Waller Street from Tennyson
Avenue to Miller Avenue. Staff believes the no parking ordinance on the north side of
Waller Street should be revised to extend to Poe Avenue.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Direct the City Attorney to develop an ordinance to extend the prohibition of
parking at all times on the north side of Waller Street from Poe Avenue to Miller Avenue.
2. Reject this ordinance.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
It is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt alternative
number one, above, and direct the City Attorney to develop an ordinance to extend the
prohibition of parking at all times on the north side of Waller Street from Poe Avenue to
Miller Avenue.
COUNCIL ACTION:
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