HomeMy WebLinkAboutA002 - Council Action Form dated September 25, 2012 ITEM # 42
DATE: 09-25-12
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: PARKING REGULATIONS FOR ASH AVENUE
BACKGROUND:
The 2011/12 Collector Street Pavement Improvements program in the Capital
Improvements Plan (CIP) was for the reconstruction of Ash Avenue from Mortensen
Parkway to Knapp Street. There was a considerable amount public participation from
residents in the neighborhood abutting the project. Concerns heard from the residents
centered on the need to calm traffic and to provide a buffer along the west side of the
roadway.
In response, some of the existing road width was utilized for a designated bikeway,
thereby also narrowing the street to help lower vehicle speeds through the area. In
doing so, the portion of roadway between Country Club Boulevard and Mortensen
Parkway for vehicle traffic was reduced to the standard 31-foot width for residential
collector streets, along with a 10-foot width for the bikeway.
Due to the reduced width for vehicles, parking will need to be restricted on one side of
the street. Therefore, it is recommended that current parking regulations be
amended to prohibit parking at all times on the west side of Ash Avenue in order
to maintain safe access for emergency vehicles, as well as to maintain two-way
traffic flow. The location of these parking restrictions is shown on the attached map.
Because the street has already been opened to traffic, staff is asking Council to
suspend the rules and pass the ordinance on all three readings to match the existing
conditions on this street. It should be noted that suspending the rules are both to
facilitate the safe operation of the road and would be consistent with the feedback
received from the adjacent residents.
ALTERNATIVES:
1 a. Approve first passage of the ordinance to prohibit parking at all times along the
west side Ash Avenue from a point 460 feet south of the south line of Country
Club Boulevard to Mortensen Parkway.
b. Suspend the rules, and pass the ordinance on second and third readings.
2. Do not initiate these parking restrictions.
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MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Restriction of parking along this street is appropriate in order to provide unobstructed
emergency vehicle access to this residential area. It is also critical in order to safely
maintain two-way traffic flow.
Therefore, it is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt
Alternative No. 1, thereby approving the first passage of the ordinance to prohibit
parking at all times along the west side Ash Avenue from a point 460 feet south of the
south line of Country Club Boulevard to Mortensen Parkway, and to suspend the rules
and pass the ordinance on second and third readings.
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