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ITEM #
DATE: 07-29-08
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: PARKING REGULATIONS ON IRONWOOD COURT
BACKGROUND:
Ironwood Court is located in the northwestern corner of University Boulevard and US
Highway 30; opposite the west entrance to the Iowa State Veterinarian College. Currently,
there are no parking regulations that exist along Ironwood Court; it should also be noted that
the street is 24-foot wide and has no paved shoulders. (Please see attached map)
Over the past couple of years there has been a growing number of parking related safety
concerns expressed by the residents of the Ironwood Court Neighborhood Association;
mainly during ISU home football games and other major events being held at the Iowa State
Center facilities. Patrons of these events have been parking on both sides of Ironwood
Court. When this occurs, the street becomes impassable for two-way traffic and larger
vehicles such as fire trucks and other emergency vehicles.
The Ames Police Department recently met with members of the Ironwood Court
Neighborhood Association and the Iowa Cattlemen's Association regarding these proposed
parking regulations; neither group expressed any opposition to creating "No Parking" areas
along Ironwood Court. Therefore, staff recommends that parking be prohibited, at all times,
along both sides of Ironwood Court from its intersection with University Boulevard to a point
100 feet east of the western property line of 2055 Ironwood Court (Iowa Cattlemen's
Association).
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Direct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance to prohibit parking at all times along both
sides of Ironwood Court from its intersection with University Boulevard to a point 100
feet east of the western property line of 2055 Ironwood Court (Iowa Cattlemen's
Association).
2. Reject this ordinance.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
It is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt Alternative No. 1,
thereby directing the City Attorney to draft an ordinance to prohibit parking, at all times, along
both sides of Ironwood Court from its intersection with University Boulevard to a point 100
feet east of the western property line of 2055 Ironwood Court (Iowa Cattlemen's Association).
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