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Home My WebLink About08-502DECEMBER 23, 2008 08 -502 ORDINANCE FIRST READING (CARRIED LOST LAID OVER WITHDRAWN ) PURPOSE: APPROVAL OF PARKING REGULATION CHANGES ON SAWYER STREET AND SHAWANO AVENUE INITIATED BY: TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTION 27- 23(A -11) OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS. The Common Council of the City of Oshkosh do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. 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 SAWYER STREET Delete Therefrom No parking, west side, from Coolidge Avenue to 75 feet north of Coolidge Avenue. Add Thereto No parking, west side, from Coolidge Avenue to 75 feet north of Coolidge Avenue, between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on school days. SHAWANO AVENUE Delete Therefrom No parking, north side, from Bowen Street to Bay Street. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, publication, and placement of the appropriate signage. SECTION 3. Publication Notice. Please take notice that the City of Oshkosh enacted ordinance #09 -XXX (A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTION 27- 23(A -11) OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS AND ALLEYS, on January 13, 2009. The ordinance pertains to parking regulations changes on Sawyer Street and Shawano 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 Q,!'HKOlH ON THE WATER MEMORANDUM TO: Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager FROM: Christopher Strong, Transportation Director DATE: December 17, 2008 RE: Explanation of Traffic Regulations Ordinance Changes SECTION 1: SECTION 27 -23 (A -11) — PARKING REGULATIONS A REQUEST FOR NO PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF SAWYER STREET, FROM COOLIDGE AVENUE TO 75 FEET NORTH OF COOLIDGE AVENUE, BETWEEN 7 AM AND 4 PM ON SCHOOL DAYS. (CURRENT CONDITION: NO PARKING.) This is a citizen request. In December 2007, in response to traffic and pedestrian safety concerns near Roosevelt School, the Traffic Review Advisory Board approved a no parking restriction on this section of Sawyer Street. The parking restriction has no time or day limit. This proposal would relax the existing ordinance to permit parking outside of school hours, such as during the summer, on weekends and weeknights. Since the traffic and pedestrian safety problems appear to be correlated with school traffic, it would make sense to focus the parking restrictions on those times most directly impacted by school traffic. The city has done this with respect to on- street parking near other schools. There has been only one crash at the intersection of Coolidge Avenue and Sawyer Street in the last seven years, so there does not seem to be a compelling safety reason to keep the parking restriction outside of school hours. PASSED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (5 -0) A REQUEST TO REMOVE THE NO PARKING RESTRICTION ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SHAWANO AVENUE. (CURRENT CONDITION: NO PARKING.) This is a Board member request. In the mid- 1980s, the Common Council, following a recommendation from the Traffic Review Advisory Board, enacted a no parking restriction on the north side of Shawano Avenue. This restriction was publicized through on- street signage. The Transportation Department replaced the existing signage recently, as its readability had deteriorated; and added a couple of additional signs on the same side of the street. Many property owners have subsequently expressed their concerns over the signage and the ordinance. After this request came forward, I sought input from other city departments as to whether the ordinance should be preserved or changed. According to other city departments, there have been complaints over the street being used for storage of unlicensed vehicles. Restricting parking on one side of the street is one method of dealing with this. The Police Department has indicated that they will be increasing enforcement of the 2 -5 AM no parking ordinance on this street, which could also help to deal with problems of storage of unlicensed vehicles. As is true with most local streets, Shawano Avenue residents are most keenly affected both by the availability of on- street parking as well as factors such as abandoned vehicles which detract from the quality of the neighborhood. There are no specific safety or traffic flow issues requiring the removal of on- street parking, PASSED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (6 -0) MEMORANDUM TO: DINT DATE: Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager Christopher Strong, Transportation Director December 17, 2008 4 Qd:Q ON THE WATER RE: Items Defeated by the Traffic Review Board at their December 9, 2008 Meeting A REQUEST FOR UNRESTRICTED PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF BROAD STREET BETWEEN CEAPE AVENUE AND OTTER AVENUE. (CURRENT CONDITION: NO PARKING.) This is a citizen request. This section of Broad Street is on the west side of the railroad tracks. The road width varies between 21 and 23 feet. The Department of Transportation's guidelines for considering parking restrictions on local streets are as follows: Street Width Less than 17 feet 17 to 24 feet 25 to 33 feet 34 feet and over Parking Restrictions Both Sides (All cases) One Side (All cases) Valid Petition None Currently, there is no parking allowed on either side of this section of Broad Street. Parking was removed on the west side of Broad Street in early 2004 to allow for Broad Street to be converted from one -way to two -way traffic flow. This conversion was made in order to accommodate traffic leaving events at the Leach Amphitheater. Since the conversion to two -way flow was contingent on removal of on- street parking, it makes sense to continue to prohibit on- street parking so long as the street provides two -way flow. Having heard no complaints on how traffic disperses from events at the Leach Amphitheater, I see no reason to change the two -way flow pattern. Therefore, I think on- street parking should continue to be prohibited in this area. DEFEATED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (0 -5) A REQUEST TO REMOVE PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF REICHOW STREET, FROM 9 TH AVENUE TO 75 FEET SOUTH OF 9TH AVENUE. (CURRENT CONDITION: NO RESTRICTIONS.) This is a citizen request. The section of 9 Avenue at Reichow Street carries a high volume of traffic, which makes it difficult at times for vehicles turning onto Reichow Street to find a suitable gap to safely complete their turn. The crash history at this intersection over the last several years is shown in Error! Reference source not found.. Several of these crashes involved vehicles turning onto or off of Reichow Street. Table 1: Crashes at Intersection of Reichow Street and 9th Avenue Year I 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 No. of Crashes 1 5 4 4 2 3 1 Because of the lack of gaps in traffic, vehicles may make a quick turning maneuver onto Reichow Street, which could result in them hitting parked cars. This request would reduce the likelihood of this type of accident. There is a similar no parking area on Westfield Street, one block to the west, just south of 9 th Avenue. Both Westfield Street and Reichow Street are 36 feet in width, which is sufficient to allow on- street parking on both sides of the street. I am concerned about the effect of reduced on- street parking on local residents. Moreover, there have been no reported accidents involving a vehicle parked on this part of Reichow Street. However, this request makes sense given the traffic volume pressures on 9`" Avenue, and there is a precedent at Westfield Street. DEFEATED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (2 -3) A REQUEST TO REMOVE PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF REICHOW STREET, FROM 9 T11 AVENUE TO 51 FEET SOUTH OF 9TH AVENUE. (CURRENT CONDITION: NO RESTRICTIONS.) See above narrative. DEFEATED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (0 -5)