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Home My WebLink About08-452NOVEMBER 25, 2008 08 -452 ORDINANCE FIRST READING (CARRIED LOST LAID OVER WITHDRAWN ) PURPOSE: APPROVAL OF LOADING ZONES ON JOSSLYN STREET AND SAWYER STREET AND PARKING REGULATIONS CHANGES ON FREDERICK STREET AND MORGAN AVENUE INITIATED BY: TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTIONS 27- 23(A-5) AND 27- 23(A -11) OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO LOADING ZONES AND PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS. The Common Council of the City of Oshkosh do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. That Section 27- 23(A -5) of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to loading zones is hereby amended as follows: A -5 LOADING ZONES Delete Therefrom Sawyer Street, east side, from 75 feet south of Tyler Avenue to 20 feet north of Coolidge Avenue. Add Thereto Josslyn Street, west side, from Tyler Avenue to Coolidge Avenue, between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on schooldays. Add Thereto Sawyer Street, east side, from 75 feet south of Tyler Avenue to 20 feet north of Coolidge Avenue, between 7:00 and 8:30 a.m. and 2:00 and 3:30 p.m. on school days. 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 FREDERICK STREET Delete Therefrom No parking, east side, from Irving Avenue to 126 feet north of Lincoln Avenue. Delete Therefrom No parking, east side, from 253 feet north of Lincoln Avenue to Scott Avenue. NOVEMBER 25, 2008 08 -452 ORDINANCE FIRST READING CONT'D Add Thereto- MORGAN AVENUE No parking, east side, from Irving Avenue to Scott Avenue. Add Thereto 1 -hour parking, both sides, from Vinland Street to 133 feet east of Vinland Street, between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on school days SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, publication, and placement of the appropriate signage. SECTION 4. Publication Notice. Please take notice that the City of Oshkosh enacted ordinance #08 -452 (A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTION 27- 23(A -5) AND SECTION 27- 23(A -11) OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO SPEED LIMITS AND PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS AND ALLEYS, on December 9, 2008. The ordinance pertains to loading zones on Josslyn Street and Sawyer Street and parking regulations changes on Frederick Street and Morgan Avenue. The full text of the ordinance may be obtained at the Office of the City Clerk, 215 Church Avenue and through the City's website at www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us Clerk's phone 920/236-5011. ( 0 OHKOH ON THE WATER MEMORANDUM TO: Mark Rohloff, City Manager FROM: Christopher Strong, Transportation Director DATE: November 19, 2008 RE: Explanation of Traffic Regulations Ordinance Changes SECTION 1: SECTION 27 -23 (A -5) — LOADING ZONES A REQUEST FOR A LOADING ZONE ON THE WEST SIDE OF JOSSLYN STREET FROM COOLIDGE AVENUE TO TYLER AVENUE, BETWEEN 7 AM AND 4 PM ON SCHOOL DAYS. (CURRENT CONDITION: NO PARKING BETWEEN 7 AM AND 4 PM ON SCHOOL DAYS.) This is a Police Department request. This section of Josslyn Street is on the east side of Roosevelt School. Currently, the school has no designated area within the school property for parents in cars to pick up their children. Consequently, parents often wait in their cars on streets adjacent to the school. There is a loading zone in front of the school, on the west side of Sawyer Street. There are also loading zones designated on the north side of the school (i:e. the south side of Tyler Avenue) and the south side of the school (i.e. the north side of Coolidge Avenue). Because parents want to be close to the school and there is limited loading zone capacity, school officials indicate that these loading zones can be filled up 30 minutes or more before classes are dismissed. In addition to the shortage of loading zone space, it would be safer to try to reduce the use of Sawyer Street for a loading zone for children, due to the higher traffic volumes and speeds on Sawyer Street. By state statute, parking is prohibited on streets adjacent to schools unless otherwise allowed by the city (Wisc. Statutes 346.52). Accordingly, while this section of Josslyn Street is not specifically designated in the current ordinance as a no parking area, it is signed as such. Converting this to a loading zone would provide additional space for parents to pick up their children, which would make it more convenient for parents. This would also potentially divert some traffic away from Sawyer Street, which should improve safety. PASSED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (4 -1). A REQUEST FOR A LOADING ZONE ON THE EAST SIDE OF SAWYER STREET FROM 75 FEET SOUTH OF TYLER AVENUE TO 20 FEET NORTH OF COOLIDGE AVENUE, BETWEEN 7 AND 8:30 AM AND 2 AND 3:30 PM ON SCHOOL DAYS. (CURRENT CONDITION: LOADING ZONE, NO TIME RESTRICTIONS.) This is a Police Department request. As noted under the previous item, this part of Sawyer Street is used as a loading zone for parents to pick up and drop off children at Roosevelt School. The loading zone designation is most critical during times when children are entering and leaving school. Since the school has very limited parking on -site, changing the ordinance would give visitors to the school more opportunities to park closer to the school. PASSED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (5 -0). SECTION 2: SECTION 27 -23 (A -11) — PARKING REGULATIONS A REQUEST FOR NO PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF FREDERICK STREET, FROM IRVING AVENUE TO SCOTT AVENUE. (CURRENT CONDITION: NO PARKING, EAST SIDE, FROM IRVING AVENUE TO 126 FEET NORTH OF LINCOLN AVENUE; AND NO PARKING, EAST SIDE, FROM 253 FEET NORTH OF LINCOLN AVENUE TO SCOTT AVENUE.) This is a citizen request. At the October 2008 meeting of the Traffic Review Advisory Board, the board recommended against the removal of parking restrictions on the east side of Frederick Street between Irving Avenue and Scott Avenue. During the discussion, numerous citizens expressed concern over allowing parking on both sides of the street, due to concerns over safety and snow plow access. During the citizen comment period, it was noted that the ordinances currently permit parking on a 127 -foot long section of Frederick Street. This section was formerly an asphalt area located within the terrace where cars could park on the street. The reconstruction of the street has eliminated that parking area. Consequently, the citizen requested that the no parking area be extended to include this section of the street as well. Given the safety problems that could occur by preserving one section of parking on a side of a street segment where parking is otherwise prohibited, it would make sense to eliminate this area of on- street parking. Based on citizen comment received at the board meeting, I believe that this change would have the support of local residents. PASSED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (5 -0). A REQUEST FOR ONE -HOUR PARKING ON BOTH SIDES OF MORGAN AVENUE FROM VINLAND STREET TO 133 FEET EAST OF VINLAND STREET, BETWEEN 7:30 AM AND 3:30 PM ON SCHOOL DAYS. (CURRENT CONDITION: NO RESTRICTIONS.) This is a request from the Department of Public Works and the Department of Transportation. At the October 2008 meeting of the Traffic Review Advisory Board, the board recommended that parking on the south side of Smith Avenue between Vinland Street and Walnut Street be restricted to one hour during school days (7:30 AM to 3:30 PM). At that time, I noted that this section of Morgan Avenue was one of the few streets near Oshkosh North High School where unrestricted on- street parking was permitted during school days. The pavement width for this section of Morgan Avenue is 34 feet, which is normally sufficient to support on- street parking. However, this section lacks sidewalks or defined terraces. Consequently, vehicles sometimes park on private property, while pedestrians are left to mix with traffic or walk on private property. This is a safety concern when school is in session, as Morgan Avenue also serves as a driveway from the Oshkosh North High School parking lot. There are two properties which face this section of Morgan Avenue. I talked with one of the two property owners, who supported this request. The Oshkosh Police Department has also expressed its support for this proposal. PASSED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (5 -0). ( 0 7-7RKOJH ON THE WATER MEMORANDUM TO: Mark Rohloff, City Manager FROM: Christopher Strong, Transportation Director DATE: November 19, 2008 RE: Item Defeated by the Traffic Review Board at their November 11, 2008 Meeting A REQUEST FOR NO PARKING FROM ON THE WEST SIDE OF SAWYER STREET, FROM 75 FEET NORTH OF COOLIDGE AVENUE TO 127 FEET NORTH OF COOLIDGE AVENUE, BETWEEN 7 AND 8:30 AM AND BETWEEN 2 AND 3:30 PM ON SCHOOL DAYS. (CURRENT CONDITION: NO RESTRICTIONS.) This is a Police Department request. On- street parking on the west side of Sawyer Street reduces the "sight distance at the intersection of Coolidge Avenue and Sawyer Street. As parking demand associated with Roosevelt School continues to increase, there will be a higher volume of traffic traveling eastbound on Coolidge Avenue during the afternoon dismissal period. At the same time, the presence of on- street parking can make it more challenging to see pedestrians crossing Sawyer Street. Extending the no parking zone during times when children are arriving at and being dismissed from classes should help to improve traffic safety along Sawyer Street. The limited time window associated with this proposed parking restriction should help to mitigate its potential effects on residents. DEFEATED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (0 -5)