HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-163MARCH 22, 2011 APRIL 12, 2011 11 -142 11 -163 ORDINANCE
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PURPOSE: REMOVAL OF DESIGNATED HANDICAPPED PARKING AREA ON
CHURCH 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 AND ALLEYS.
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
CHURCH AVENUE
Remove Therefrom Handicapped parking, north side, from 130 feet east of
Franklin Street to 150 feet east of Franklin 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 #11 -163 (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 April 12, 2011. The ordinance removes a designated handicapped parking
area on Church 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.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Strong, Transportation Director
DATE: March 16, 2011
RE: Explanation of Traffic Regulations Ordinance Changes
SECTION 1: SECTION 27- 23(A -11) — PARKING REGULATIONS
A REQUEST FOR UNRESTRICTED PARKING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CHURCH
AVENUE, FROM 130 FEET EAST OF FRANKLIN STREET TO 150 FEET EAST OF
FRANKLIN STREET. (CURRENT CONDITION: HANDICAPPED PARKING.)
This is a Transportation Department request.
Church Avenue is scheduled for reconstruction this year. In reviewing the current on- street
parking regulations for this street, this handicapped space was noted. The existing handicapped
space was requested by Christ Lutheran Church in May 1991. As a condition of approving this
space, the church constructed a concrete pad in the terrace to allow for more accessible loading
and unloading of passengers.
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires newly reconstructed facilities to comply with
ADA. Consequently, reconstruction of this street would require the on- street handicapped space
to be designed according to current ADA requirements. The current standards regarding ADA
accessibility are the ADA Accessibility Guidelines ( ADAAG). Draft guidelines for ADA
standards in the public right -of -way were distributed for comment in 2005, but have not yet been
adopted. The Federal Highway Administration considers these draft guidelines as "the currently
recommended best practices ...the state of the practice that could be followed for areas not fully
addressed by the present ADAAG standards." Figure 1 depicts what these draft guidelines would
require for an on- street accessible parking space. This would require modifications to the basic
street design for this section of Church Avenue, which would result in an increased assessment
for the adjacent property (in this case, Christ Lutheran Church).
It appears that the church now has off - street parking which designates certain spaces as
accessible. The church may have not had these spaces available when this ordinance was
approved in 1991. Since accessible parking needs can apparently be addressed with this lot and it
would cost the property owner additional money to preserve the on- street accessible space, it
would make sense to remove the handicapped parking space. Without this restriction, parking
would become unrestricted, similar to the adjacent sections on Church Avenue.
PASSED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (5 -0)