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JULY 23, 2013 AUGUST 13, 2013 13-356 13-394 ORDINANCE
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PURPOSE: APPROVAL OF PARKING REGULATION CHANGES ON
OREGON STREET
INITIATED BY: TRAFFIC REVIEW ADVISORY BOARD
A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTION 27A-
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 27A-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
OREGON STREET
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Remove Therefrom: No parking, west side, from 12 Avenue to 120 feet
south, between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. and 2:30
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on school days.
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Add Thereto: Loading zone, west side, from 12 Avenue to 120 feet
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south of 12 Avenue, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and
2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on school days.
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 #13-394 (A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH
AMENDING SECTION 27A-11 OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING
TO PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS AND ALLEYS) on August
13, 2013. The ordinance changes parking regulations on Oregon Street.
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, RE., Transportation Director Q,,
DATE: July 18, 2013
RE: Explanation of Traffic Regulations Ordinance Changes
SECTION 1: SECTION 27A -11 DESIGNATED PARKING RESTRICTIONS
A REQUEST FOR A LOADING ZONE ON THE WEST SIDE OF OREGON STREET
FROM 12TH AVENUE TO 120 FEET SOUTH OF SOUTH PARK AVENUE BETWEEN
THE HOURS OF 7:30 A.M. AND 8 :00 A.M. AND 2:30 P.M. AND 3:00 P.M. ON SCHOOL
DAYS. (CURRENT CONDITION: NO PARKING.)
This is a Board member request.
At its June meeting, the board made a recommendation to loosen parking restrictions on the
south side of 12'x' Avenue, adjacent to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Elementary School. A loading
zone was recommended for elimination, in favor of allowing unrestricted parking on that portion
of the street. It was suggested that Oregon Street would be a more appropriate location for a
loading zone, given more frequent snow removal and the school's previous use of this location.
Instituting a loading zone on an arterial street like Oregon Street may seem unusual, but it has
been done on other arterials adjacent to Oshkosh area schools, including Algoma Boulevard in
front to Read Elementary School, Sawyer Street in front of Roosevelt Elementary School, and
Oregon Street next to Smith Elementary School. In all of these locations, students are able to go
from the vehicle to the school without a street crossing.
If this request is denied (i.e. the parking prohibition is preserved), it will likely increase the
amount of pick -up and drop -off traffic occurring in the school's parking lot. While this
circumstance would not be directly under the purview of the Traffic Review Advisory Board, it is
something that the school (and perhaps board members) would be unlikely to support due to its
potential safety implications.
PASSED BY TRAFFIC REVIEW BOARD (7 -0)