HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-121MARCH 23, 2010 APRIL 13, 2010 10 -97 10 -121 ORDINANCE
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PURPOSE: APPROVAL OF CHANGES IN SHORT -TERM PARKING IN THE
400 BLOCK WEST AND WASHINGTON AVENUE MUNICIPAL
PARKING LOTS
INITIATED BY: PARKING UTILITY COMMISSION
A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTIONS 27-
23(A -11) AND 27 -48 OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO
PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS AND ALLEYS AND PERMIT
PARKING AREAS.
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
NORTH MAIN STREET /400 BLOCK WEST PARKING LOT
Remove Therefrom 90- minute parking, all stalls except the perimeter stalls
bordering Church Avenue, the east row loading zone,
the seven (7) stalls on the northern side of the third
east/west driving aisle south of Church Avenue, the
five (5) stalls in the southeast corner facing towards
Main Street, the twelve (12) southernmost stalls in the
far west north /south row located adjacent to Algoma
Boulevard, and the stalls on the perimeter of the lot
bordering Division Street and Algoma Boulevard,
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. daily
except on Sundays and holidays.
Add Thereto 2 -hour parking, all stalls except the perimeter stalls
bordering Church Avenue, the east row loading zone,
the seven (7) stalls on the northern side of the third
east/west driving aisle south of Church Avenue, the
five (5) stalls in the southeast corner facing towards
Main Street, the twelve (12) southernmost stalls in the
far west north /south row located adjacent to Algoma
Boulevard, and the stalls on the perimeter of the lot
bordering Division Street and Algoma Boulevard
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between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. daily
except on Sundays and holidays.
WASHINGTON AVENUE PARKING LOT
Remove Therefrom 90- minute, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00
p.m. daily, except on Sundays and holidays, except for
the seven easternmost stalls in the southern row.
Add Thereto 90- minute parking, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
6:00 p.m. daily, except on Sundays and holidays,
except for the five easternmost stalls in the southern
row.
SECTION 2. That Section 27 -48 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to
permit parking is hereby amended as follows:
(A) City -Owned Parking Lots
Remove Therefrom
(10) Washington Avenue Parking Lot, the five stalls
in the southern row, from the third easternmost stall
to the seventh easternmost stall.
Add Thereto (10) Washington Avenue Parking Lot, the five
easternmost stalls in the southern row.
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 #10 -121 (A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH
AMENDING SECTIONS 27- 23(A -11) AND 27 -48 OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE
PERTAINING TO PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS AND
ALLEYS AND PERMIT PARKING AREAS), on April 13, 2010. The ordinance changes
90- minute parking to 2 -hour parking in the 400 Block West municipal parking lot, and
moves the permit parking spaces in the Washington Avenue municipal parking lot.
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.
City of Oshkosh - Transportation
926 Dempsey Trail, Oshkosh, WI
)artment
54902
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mark Rohloff, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Strong, P.E., Director of Transportation
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ON THE WATER
20)232 -5343 fax
DATE: March 17, 2010
RE: EXPLANATION OF CHANGES IN SHORT -TERM PARKING IN THE
400 BLOCK WEST AND WASHINGTON AVENUE MUNICIPAL
PARKING LOTS
Section 1: Section 27- 23(A -11) Parking Regulations on Designated Streets and Alleys
and Section 2: Section 27 -48 Permit Parking Areas
NORTH MAIN STREET /400 BLOCK WEST PARKING LOT
This is a citizen request.
The requestor owns a salon on the west side of Main Street; she has indicated that her customers
normally park behind her business in the 400 Block West lot. She says that the duration of free
parking (90 minutes) in the lot does not work well with her customers. She notes that the 400
Block East lot, which provides customer parking for some salons, now has 2 -hour free parking.
The Parking Utility's general philosophy has been to reserve the more valuable spaces in a
parking lot (those closest to the desired destination) for free, short-term use, to encourage higher
turnover. More distant spaces are intended to have less frequent turnover, but have a price
charged to reflect the relative attractiveness of those spaces. Beyond that, people can eventually
find free, all -day parking if they are willing to walk far enough. In this case, there is free, 4 -hour
on- street parking available on Division Street, bordering the 400 Block West lot on the western
edge. The 2008 parking utilization study showed that the usage of these spaces was around 38
percent, which is well below the 85 percent level associated with parking being used to capacity.
Generally, the Parking Utility has sought to establish 90- minute free parking in municipal lots.
This is true in the Algoma, Grand, Library, Otter, Otter East, Pearl, Washington Avenue, and
now State Street lots. However, there are some exceptions. For example, the Division Street lot's
free parking has a 2 -hour duration. In October 2009, the Commission supported to extend the
long - standing 90- minute free parking limit in the 400 Block East lot to 2 hours; this was
approved by the Common Council in November 2009. The 8th Avenue and 91h Avenue lots, off of
Oregon Street, have 2 -hour free parking.
City of Oshkosh — Department of Transportation
Extending free parking can be more accommodating to customers, but it can also have
unintended consequences. If the duration of free parking is long enough, it may allow or
encourage the use of those spaces by employees, which has the result of putting customers farther
away from businesses.
If implemented, this request should not have any adverse effects on lot utilization. The 2008
utilization study showed 51 percent of utilization of the permit spaces and 25 percent utilization
of short-term spaces. One additional consideration is that this year's reconstruction of Main
Street will result in the short-term loss of numerous 2 -hour parking spaces, of which utilization
levels for the spaces on the west side of the 400 Block were around 60 percent. It may be that
some of those spaces were used by customers who would not be adequately served by 90 minute
parking.
I don't believe that the salon would require all of the spaces in the lot to be converted to 2 -hour
parking. However, having some spaces of each designation could prove confusing. It would be
easier for the public to understand if all the free parking spaces in the lot were converted to 2-
hour free parking, or if they were left with the current 90- minute limit.
WASHINGTON AVENUE PARKING LOT
This is an ordinance correction.
City of Oshkosh — Department of Transportation 2