HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-160.docAPRIL 27, 2004
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04-134 04-160
ORDINANCE
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PURPOSE:
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
INITIATED BY: TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTIONS 27-7 (A-
9) AND 27-23 (A-11) OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO ONE-WAY
STREETS AND PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS AND ALLEYS.
The Common Council of the City of Oshkosh do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That Section 27-7 (A-9) of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to
one-way streets is hereby amended as follows:
A-9 ONE-WAY STREETS, AVENUES AND BOULEVARDS
Delete Therefrom: Broad Street, west side, from Washington Avenue to Otter
Avenue for southbound traffic.
SECTION 2. That Section 27-23 (A-11) of the Oshkosh Municipal Code
pertaining to parking regulations on designated streets and alleys is hereby amended as
follows:
A-11 PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS AND ALLEYS
BROAD STREET
Delete Thereto:
No parking, west side, from Otter Avenue to Ceape
Avenue.
Add Thereto:
No parking, west side, from Washington Avenue to
Ceape Avenue.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage,
publication, placement of the appropriate signage and completion of the Riverside
Parking Lot.
MEMORANDUM
Q/HKO/H
TO:
Richard Wollangk, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Huddleston, Transportation Director
DATE: April 21,2004
RE:
Item Defeated by the Traffic Review Board at their April 13, 2004 Meeting
A TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR NO PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF BROAD
STREET (EAST OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS) FROM WASHINGTON AVENUE TO CEAPE AVENUE.
[CURRENT CONDITION: UNRESTRICTED PARKING].
This item is based on suggestions from Traffic Review Board members.
BROAD STREET EAST OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS
The Traffic Review Board at last month's meeting also expressed an interest in converting Bread
Street east of the railroad tracks to two-way operation. Bread Street east of the railroad tracks will
not have a significant impact on traffic flow following events at Riverside Park. I believe some
Board members felt it would be confusing having Bread Street two-way on one side of the railroad
tracks and one-way on the other side. The conversion of Bread Street on the east side of the
railroad tracks will require some minor roadway improvements at its intersection with Otter
Avenue. The existing width is only 18 feet at this intersection. The parking will also have to be
removed on Broad Street from Ceape Avenue to Washington Avenue to accommodate two-way
traffic. The width of Broad Street east of the railroad tracks is approximately 21 feet. The number
of dwellings on each block segment is shown below.
DWELLING UNITS
BROAD STREET
EAST OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS
STREET SEGMENT
NUMBER OF DWELLINGS
Ceape Avenue to Otter Avenue 4
Otter Avenue to Waugoo Avenue 4
Waugoo Avenue to School Avenue 5
School Avenue to Washington Avenue 3
The need to convert Bread Street east of the railroad tracks is much less important than the west
side, and does nothing to improve traffic flow following events at Riverside Park. I didn't find any
significant reason to convert Bread Street east of the railroad tracks to two-way operation. The
sub-standard width at its intersection with Otter Avenue indicates that it may be better to leave
Bread Street as a one-way northbound street east of the railroad tracks.
DEFEATED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (0-4).
A POLICE DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR 4-HOUR PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF WRIGHT
STREET FROM IRVING AVENUE TO SCOTT AVENUE BETWEEN 8:00 A.M. AND 6:00 P.M.
[CURRENT CONDITION: 4-HOUR PARKING AND NO OVERNIGHT PERMIT PARKING].
A POLICE DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR 4-HOUR PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF WRIGHT
STREET FROM IRVING AVENUE TO 55 FEET SOUTH OF SCOTT AVENUE BETWEEN 8:00 A.M.
AND 6:00 P.M. [CURRENT CONDITION: 4-HOUR PARKING AND NO OVERNIGHT PERMIT
PARKING].
These are requests from the Police Department.
In 1994 the Traffic Review Board implemented a 4-hour parking restriction on Wright Street
between Irving Avenue and Scott Avenue. The decision to implement the parking restriction was
based on a petition submitted by the residents on Wright Street. The reason for the restriction
was an increasing amount of student parking in this area. The residents also requested 24-hour
enforcement to eliminate overnight parking that could interfere with snow plowing, street cleaning
and leaf pickup.
It is my understanding that the Police Department would like to issue overnight parking permits
in this area, but can't with the 24-hour enforcement policy in place. The Police Department wants
to determine if there is any opposition to allowing overnight parking on these two blocks of Wright
Street. The property owners have been notified and hopefully we will receive some public input
on this issue.
DEFEATED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (2-2)