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Home My WebLink About09-273JUNE 23, 2009 JULY 14, 2009 09 -245 09 -273 ORDINANCE FIRST READING SECOND READING (CARRIED 7 -0 LOST LAID OVER WITHDRAWN ) PURPOSE: APPROVAL OF TRAFFIC CONTROL CHANGES ON MICHIGAN STREET, MCKINLEY STREET AND WEST 12TH AVENUE AND PARKING REGULATIONS CHANGES ON ALGOMA BOULEVARD, EAGLE STREET, LINCOLN AVENUE AND VINE AVENUE INITIATED BY: TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTIONS 27- 23(A-8), 27- 23(A -10) AND 27- 23(A -11) OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THROUGH STREET DESIGNATIONS, YIELD RIGHT OF WAY INTERSECTION DESIGNATIONS, 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- 23(A -8) of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to through street designations is hereby amended as follows A-8 THROUGH STREET DESIGNATED Delete Therefrom McKinley Street at its intersection with John Ave. and Charles Ave. Add Thereto McKinley Street at its intersection with John Ave. Add Thereto West 12 Avenue at its intersection with Michigan Street. SECTION 2. That Section 27- 23(A -10) of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to yield right of way intersections is hereby amended as follows: A -10 YIELD RIGHT OF WAY INTERSECTIONS DESIGNATED Delete Therefrom Michigan Street yields to 7th Avenue, 11th Avenue, 12th Avenue, 14th Avenue, 15th Avenue, 16th Avenue, 17th Avenue, 18th Avenue and 19th Avenue. Add Thereto Michigan Street yields to 7th Avenue, 11th Avenue, 14th Avenue, 15th Avenue, 16th Avenue, 17th Avenue, 18th Avenue and 19th Avenue. JUNE 23, 2009 JULY 14, 2009 09 -245 09 -273 ORDINANCE FIRST READING SECOND READING CONT'D SECTION 3. 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 ALGOMA BOULEVARD Add Thereto 1 -hour parking, east side, from 205 feet north of Woodland Avenue to 110 feet south of Vine Avenue between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. EAGLE STREET Delete Therefrom No parking, both sides, from Maple Avenue to Buchanan Avenue. Add Thereto No parking, east side, from Maple Avenue to Buchanan Avenue. LINCOLN AVENUE Add Thereto 2 -hour parking, north side, from McKinley Street to Cherry Street between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. VINE AVENUE Add Thereto 4 -hour parking, south side, from Algoma Boulevard to 50 feet west of Elmwood Avenue between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, publication, and placement of the appropriate signage. JUNE 23, 2009 JULY 14, 2009 09 -245 09 -273 ORDINANCE FIRST READING SECOND READING CONT'D SECTION 5. Publication Notice. Please take notice that the City of Oshkosh enacted ordinance #09 -273 A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTIONS 27- 23(A -8), 27- 23(A -10) AND 27- 23(A -11) OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THROUGH STREETS DESIGNATED, YIELD RIGHT OF WAY INTERSECTIONS DESIGNATED AND PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS AND ALLEYS, on July 14, 2009. The ordinance pertains to traffic control changes on McKinley Street, Michigan Avenue and West 12 Avenue, and parking regulations changes on Algoma Boulevard, Eagle Street, Lincoln Avenue and Vine 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 O.IHKO.IH ON THE WATER MEMORANDUM TO: Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager FROM: Christopher Strong, Transportation Director DATE: June 17, 2009 RE: Explanation of Traffic Regulations Ordinance Changes SECTION 1: SECTION 27- 23(A -8) THROUGH STREET DESIGNATED MCKINLEY STREET This ordinance change is the result of Charles Avenue no longer existing. A REQUEST FOR STOP SIGNS ON MICHIGAN STREET AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH 12 AVENUE. (CURRENT CONDITION: YIELD SIGNS ON MICHIGAN STREET.) This is a Transportation Department request. In the Transportation Department's 2008 Accident Study, this intersection was identified as the intersection with the city's highest crash rate, among those intersections with a minimum of three crashes. The intersection has had yield signs on 12 Avenue for a number of years. Crashes have occurred somewhat regularly at this intersection for several years, as shown in Table 1. While this would normally not be identified as a high crash location, the traffic volumes at this intersection are pretty low. The occurrence of even one crash in a single year would result in a high crash rate. The occurrence of three crashes last year put the crash rate at 15.5 per million entering vehicles (MEV), or nearly eight times the crash rate (2.0 per MEV) which normally triggers an investigation. There have been three people injured at crashes at this intersection since 2006. Table 1: Crash History at the Intersection of Michigan Street and 12 Avenue Year 1 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Number of Crashes 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 Under a warrant -based approach, the City evaluates requests for stop signs based on whether they satisfy one or more of the following warrants: 1) Three or more right angle accidents in a twelve -month period. 2) 3,000 or more vehicles per day entering the intersection. 3) A severe sight distance problem. All four of the crashes in 2007 and 2008 were of the same type: a southbound vehicle failed to observe the yield sign and entered the intersection, and was hit by an eastbound vehicle. Poor sight distance is a likely contributor to all of these crashes. The intersection sight distance for southbound traffic at this intersection is 50 feet. This is less than the emergency stopping distance of 90 feet for vehicles traveling at the posted speed limit. Consequently, both warrants 1 and 3 are satisfied for this intersection. Page 2 of 3 6 -17 -09 It should be noted that the traffic volumes for this intersection would not satisfy warrant 2; traffic volume data collected in May showed a daily count of approximately 500. However, there is an evident safety concern that could be addressed through changing this intersection from yield sign control to stop sign control. PASSED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (6 -0). A REQUEST FOR UNRESTRICTED PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF EAGLE STREET BETWEEN MAPLE AVENUE AND BUCHANAN AVENUE. (CURRENT CONDITION: NO PARKING.) This is a request from staff at Evergreen Retirement Community. Employees indicate that there is parking pressure at Evergreen. It was suggested that relaxing parking restrictions on Eagle Street could provide some relief. From what I can tell, the parking restrictions were enacted in 1985 upon request from the Oshkosh Police Department. The goal of the restrictions was to prevent the encroachment of employee parking into the residential area. The concern at that time was that narrow street widths meant that parking interfered with traffic using the street. Evergreen management concurred with that recommendation. In 1996, Eagle Street was widened to 34'. According to the Transportation Department's current guidelines on parking regulations on local streets, it would be appropriate to have the existing parking restrictions removed on both sides of the street (see below table). Street Width Parking Restrictions Less than 17 feet Both Sides (All cases) 17 to 24 feet One Side (All cases) 25 to 33 feet Valid Petition 34 feet and over None Evergreen administrators indicated that they thought relaxing parking restrictions on both sides of the street might not be welcome by neighbors; therefore, they are requesting that parking restrictions be eliminated only on the west side of the street, which is in front of properties owned by Evergreen. Whether the parking restrictions are relaxed on one or both sides of the street, I think this request is reasonable given the width of the street, the relatively low traffic volumes, and the lack of sight distance restrictions. In corresponding with the Police Department, they have indicated their agreement with my assessment. PASSED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (6 -0). SECTION 2: SECTION 27 -23 (A -10) — YIELD RIGHT OF WAY INTERSECTIONS MICHIGAN STREET See previous section. SECTION 3: SECTION 27 -23 (A -11) — PARKING REGULATIONS ALGOMA BOULEVARD, LINCOLN AVENUE, VINE AVENUE These are ordinance corrections. Page 3 of 3 6 -17 -09 A REQUEST FOR UNRESTRICTED PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF EAGLE STREET BETWEEN MAPLE AVENUE AND BUCHANAN AVENUE. (CURRENT CONDITION: NO PARKING.) This is a request from staff at Evergreen Retirement Community. Employees indicate that there is parking pressure at Evergreen. It was suggested that relaxing parking restrictions on Eagle Street could provide some relief. From what l can tell, the parking restrictions were enacted in 1985 upon request from the Oshkosh Police Department. The goal of the restrictions was to prevent the encroachment of employee parking into the residential area. The concern at that time was that narrow street widths meant that parking interfered with traffic using the street. Evergreen management concurred with that recommendation. In 1996, Eagle Street was widened to 34'. According to the Transportation Department's current guidelines on parking regulations on local streets, it would be appropriate to have the existing parking restrictions removed on both sides of the street (see below table). Street Width Parking Restrictions Less than 17 feet Both Sides (All cases) 17 to 24 feet One Side (All cases) 25 to 33 feet Valid Petition 34 feet and over None Evergreen administrators indicated that they thought relaxing parking restrictions on both sides of the street might not be welcome by neighbors; therefore, they are requesting that parking restrictions be eliminated only on the west side of the street, which is in front of properties owned by Evergreen. Whether the parking restrictions are relaxed on one or both sides of the street, I think this request is reasonable given the width of the street, the relatively low traffic volumes, and the lack of sight distance restrictions. In corresponding with the Police Department, they have indicated their agreement with my assessment. PASSED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (6 -0). MEMORANDUM 00+0fH ON THE WATER TO: Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager FROM: Christopher Strong, Transportation Director DATE: June 17, 2009 RE: Item Defeated by the Traffic Review Board at their June 9, 2009 Meeting A REQUEST TO DESIGNATE SIEWERT TRAIL AS A ONE -WAY STREET FROM OAK STREET TO HAZEL STREET FOR WESTBOUND TRAFFIC. (CURRENT CONDITION: ONE -WAY STREET, EASTBOUND TRAFFIC.) This is a Police Department request. There has been growing concern from the Police Department and the school administration about congestion during school start and dismissal times at Webster Stanley Middle School. This congestion was the primary reason that Siewert Trail was converted to one -way flow in August 1999. Nevertheless, problems with congestion persist. There are concerns over safety on Hazel Street, as parents have been observed picking up and dropping off students in the middle of the street. In addition, the current eastbound flow forces vehicles to try to turn onto Hazel Street, which can be difficult during congested periods around school start and dismissal. This request would try to attract more of the loading zone -type traffic from Hazel Street onto Siewert Trail. The conversion to westbound flow would hopefully allow vehicles to leave the street more quickly as well. The original conversion to one -way flow in 1999 was supported by residents along Siewert Trail. This request would change how they access their properties. I do not believe this would create any new difficulty for them. Unless affected residents indicate that this would be a significant burden. DEFEATED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (1 -5)