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Home My WebLink About51. 12-220 APRIL 24, 2012 12-220 ORDINANCE FIRST READING (CARRIED LOST LAID OVER WITHDRAWN ) PURPOSE: APPROVAL OF LOADING ZONE CHANGES ON CAMPBELL ROAD AND 8TH AVENUE; AND PARKING REGULATION CHANGES ON CAMPBELL ROAD AND 8TH AVENUE INITIATED BY: TRAFFIC REVIEW ADVISORY BOARD 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 AND ALLEYS. 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 Remove Therefrom: 8th Avenue, south side, from 210 feet west of Oregon Street to 320 feet west of Oregon Street between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Add Thereto: Campbell Road, east side, from 335 feet north of Dempsey Trail to 355 feet north of Dempsey Trail. Add Thereto: 8th Avenue, south side, from 105 feet west of Oregon Street to 440 feet west of Oregon Street between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. 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 CAMPBELL ROAD Add Thereto: No parking, east side, from 480 feet north of Dempsey Trail to Campbell Creek. APRIL 24, 2012 12-220 ORDINANCE FIRST READING CONT'D 8TH AVENUE Remove Therefrom: 2-hour parking, south side, from Oregon Street to 210 feet west of Oregon Street, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Add Thereto: 2-hour parking, south side, from Oregon Street to 105 feet west of Oregon Street, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. 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 #12-XXX (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 AND ALLEYS) on May 9, 2012. The ordinance changes loading zone designations on Campbell Road and 8th Avenue, and parking regulations on Campbell Road and 8th 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. O.IHKOJH ON THE WATER MEMORANDUM TO: Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager FROM: Christopher Strong, Transportation Director DATE: April 18, 2012 RE: Explanation of Traffic Regulations Ordinance Changes SECTION 1: SECTION 27-23(A-5)—LOADING ZONES A REQUEST FOR A LOADING ZONE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 8TH AVENUE FROM 105 FEET WEST OF OREGON STREET TO 440 FEET WEST OF OREGON STREET BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:00 A.M. AND 4:00 P.M.,MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. (CURRENT CONDITION: 2-HOUR PARKING, FROM 210 FEET WEST OF OREGON STREET TO 105 FEET WEST OF OREGON STREET; UNRESTRICTED PARKING FROM 320 FEET WEST OF OREGON STREET TO 440 FEET WEST OF OREGON STREET.) This is a preschool request. The citizen making the request wants to extend the loading zone for Peace Christian Preschool, located on the south side of 8th Avenue. Currently, due to a lack of loading zone space, which is exacerbated in part by all-day parking of school buses, the citizen reports that families have to cross 8th Avenue with their preschool-age children. Extending the loading zone's length would allow these families to park on the south side of the street, reducing this crossing activity. The loading zone designation would limit the ability of the area to support other uses of parking between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. A recent study of parking utilization showed that utilization of on-street parking on this block of 8th Avenue is relatively low(around 30 percent), including the buses. Therefore,there should be ample capacity on the north side of 8th Avenue to absorb any parking activity that may be displaced by this request. PASSED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (4-0) CAMPBELL ROAD See explanation under Section 1. Page 2 of 3 Explanation of Traffic Ordinance Changes SECTION 4: SECTION 27-23(A-11 —PARKING REGULATIONS A REQUEST FOR NO PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF CAMPBELL ROAD FROM 480 FEET NORTH OF DEMPSEY TRAIL TO CAMPBELL CREEK. (CURRENT CONDITION: UNRESTRICTED PARKING.) This is in follow-up to a request by the Senior Center which was presented at the last meeting. The following is the narrative from last month's staff memo: The Senior Center's northern building is served by three driveways: one which goes to the rear of the building, and two which ofr connect to the main parking lot. (Please Figure 1.) Of the driveways accessing the main lot, the northern one is ® designated for exiting traffic and the southern one is designated for entering , ° , ' , . traffic. Senior Center staff is concerned �'� � V that vehicles parking too close to the _ driveways can limit sight distance for exiting traffic. This may be a particular ; concern as elderly drivers may have slower reaction times and poorer visual - - perception than the general population of drivers. The proposed parking restrictions focus on the northern two of the three driveways, which are both designated to allow exiting traffic. For the northernmost .. of the three driveways, the restriction Figure 1: Aerial Photo of Campbell Road would extend the statutory parking Driveways to Senior Center restriction by one car length to the south; for the parking lot's northern driveway, the restriction would extend the statutory parking restriction by one car length to both the north and the south. Campbell Road is designated in the 2005 Comprehensive Plan as a collector street. The plan recommends that parking restrictions be considered on collector streets in order to facilitate traffic movement. While there are no challenges with traffic movement on this part of Campbell Road, implementing parking restrictions is not inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The on-street parking is currently used almost exclusively by Senior Center clientele. According to Senior Center staff, there is ample parking in their lot so that the removing this on-street parking (three in total) would not hinder access to their programs. Board members supported the original request as presented. However, Board members expressed interest in extending the parking restriction for the northernmost driveway (driveway 1) farther to Page 3 of 3 Explanation of Traffic Ordinance Changes the north, so that it would cover the space between this driveway and the driveway which access the adjacent condominium development. It turns out that this space is in front of the condominium property, which did not receive a notice for the March meeting. Therefore, this agenda item is necessary to ensure that the adjacent property receives notice of their opportunity to comment at a Board meeting. This new request goes beyond what Board members suggested, and includes the remaining space (-30 feet) between the condominium driveway and the bridge over Campbell Creek. PASSED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (4-0) W. 8TH AVENUE See explanation under Section 1.