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Item No. 40
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Council Referral 6-09-2020
To: Mayor and City Council
Cc: Steve Schainker, City Manager
John Joiner, Public Works Director A�
From: Damion Pregitzer, Traffic Engineer
Date: Friday, June 5, 2020
Subject: Request to remove parking on the south side of Westbrook Drive
City Council referred to staff a request to remove the No Parking restriction on the south
side of Westbrook Drive. Currently, the Municipal Code Section 18.31(296) reads as
follows:
(296) WESTBROOK DRIVE. Parking is prohibited at all times on the south side from the west end of
Westbrook Drive to a paint 15 feet east of the driveway to 4212 Westbrook Drive(1 total of 744');and for 70 feet at
the intersection with Trail Ridge [toad Extended; and for 50 feet west of the intersection with Hickory Drive.
Parking is also prohibited on the north side trom a point 235 feet east of Westbrook Lane to the west line of Hickory
Drive.
('Ord,No. 3233,Sec. 1,8-10-93)
Currently, Westbrook Drive is a 31-foot-wide road (from the back of curb), which means
that the road is not wide enough to allow parking on both sides of the road and maintain
minimum access for emergency vehicles.
Therefore, staff would recommend that parking requlations be altered to prohibit
parking on the north side only, which would require the Municipal Code to be
amended to read as follows:
(296) WESTBROOK DRIVE. Parking is prohibited at all times on the north side of Westbrook drive from
the west end of Westbrook Drive to its intersection with Hickory Drive.
This language would also help to simplify the code section by removing redundant parking
regulations. Municipal Code Section 18.17 (1 to 18) already provides for restriction of
parking in intersections and by private drives. The following map shows the current
regulations as solid lines and the proposed new No Parking regulations as a dashed line.
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STAFF COMMENTS:
Should the City Council concur with the staff's recommendation, which is consistent with
the citizen request, a motion should be made to direct the City Attorney to draft an
ordinance prohibiting parking at all times on the north side of Westbrook Drive.
It should be noted that until the ordinance goes into effect, staff will be able to issue
temporary parking waivers per Section 18.24 for any special events that may occur until
that time. Staff will reach out to the the citizen to allow parking on the south side for his
planned event on June 12tn
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTION 28.31(296)
AND ENACTING A NEW SECTION 28.31(296)THEREOF,FOR
THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING THE PARKING
REGULATIONS ON WESTBROOK DRIVE; REPEALING ANY
AND ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT;
PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED,by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa,that:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa shall be and the same is hereby
amended by enacting a new Section 18.31(296)as follows:
"Sec. 18.31. REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC STREETS OR LOCATIONS.
(296) WESTBROOK DRIVE. Parking is prohibited at all times on the north side of
Westbrook Drive from its intersection with Hickory Drive to the west end of Westbrook Drive."
Section Two. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a municipal infraction
punishable as set out by law.
Section Three. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances,in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to
the extent of such conflict,if any.
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
publication as required by law.
Passed this day of
Diane R. Voss,City Clerk John A.Haila,Mayor