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DATE: 07-31-18
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: MCKINLEY DRIVE PARKING ORDINANCE
BACKGROUND:
The reconstruction of the new Fellows Elementary School is now complete and the traffic
patterns utilizing the new site layout have developed. The Ames Community School
District has requested that staff review the existing parking ordinance along McKinley
Drive. There are currently two parking prohibitions for McKinley Drive contained in
Municipal Code Section 18.33(3).
1) The first prohibits parking on both sides of McKinley Drive from Hayes Avenue to
Van Buren Avenue only on days of regular classes at Ames High School between
7:30 and 9:30 AM.
2) The second regulation prohibits parking during the lunch kindergarten pick up time
adjacent to a former driveway onto McKinley Drive that no longer exists.
Staff reviewed the existing conditions of McKinley Drive to determine the appropriate
parking restrictions needed in this corridor. According to current roadway and
emergency standards, the existing 31' width of McKinley Drive only provides
adequate width for parking on one side of the street. Due to curves along the roadway
and the location of existing fire hydrants, staff is proposing to prohibit parking at all times
on the north side of McKinley-Drive from Hayes Ave to McKinley Circle/Court and prohibit
parking at all times on the south side of McKinley Drive from McKinley Circle/Court to
Northwestern Avenue. (see attached maps)
A letter was sent to adjacent properties along McKinley Drive to receive feedback
on this proposed ordinance. Some comments were received from residents who
would prefer to maintain parking on both sides of McKinley Drive from McKinley
Circle/Court to Northwestern Avenue; however, this does not provide for adequate
emergency operations and response to the school and the adjacent properties.
ALTERNATIVES:
I)th
irect the City Attorney to draft an ordinance that prohibits parking at all times one north side of McKinley Drive from Hayes Ave to McKinley Circle/Court and
prohibits parking at all times on the south side of McKinley Drive from McKinley
Circle / Court to Northwestern Avenue.
2. Do not make any ordinance changes at this time.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
By directing legal staff to make an ordinance update, it will be possible to improve the
safety of our traffic system in this area by meeting current emergency operations and
response standards. Therefore, it is the recommendation of the City Manger that the
City Council adopt Alternative No. 1, as noted above.
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