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HomeMy WebLinkAbout16. 13-463 SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 OCTOBER 8, 2013 13-450 13-463 ORDINANCE FIRST READING SECOND READING (CARRIED__7-0____ LOST_______ LAID OVER_______ WITHDRAWN_______) PURPOSE: APPROVAL OF PARKING REGULATION CHANGES ON CEAPE AVENUE, COURT STREET, HAZEL STREET, 7TH AVENUE AND 22ND AVENUE 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 CEAPE AVENUE Remove Therefrom: No parking, south side, from Broad Street to 60 feet east between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Remove Therefrom: 2-hour parking, north side, from State Street to 177 feet west of Court Street. Remove Therefrom: 2-hour parking, south side, from the north-south alley adjacent to the Oshkosh Convention Center to 60 feet west of Court Street. Remove Therefrom: 2-hour parking, south side, from Court Street to Broad Street between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Remove Therefrom: 2-hour parking, north side, from Court Street to 82 feet west of Broad Street between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Add Thereto: No parking, north side, from 177 feet west of Court Street to Court Street. SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 OCTOBER 8, 2013 13-450 13-463 ORDINANCE FIRST READING SECOND READING CONT'D COURT STREET Remove Therefrom:4-hour angle parking, east side, from Washington Avenue to Waugoo Avenue. Remove Therefrom:2-hour parking, east side, from Otter Avenue to Waugoo Avenue. Remove Therefrom:2-hour parking, west side, from Waugoo Avenue to Washington Avenue between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. daily, except on Sundays and holidays. Add Thereto: Angle parking, east side, from Washington Avenue to Waugoo Avenue. HAZEL STREET Add Thereto: No parking, west side, from 130 feet south of Cleveland Avenue to 250 feet south of Cleveland Avenue. 7TH AVENUE Remove Therefrom:No parking, north side, from 135 feet west of Lilac Street to 309 feet west. Add Thereto: No parking, both sides, from Koeller Street to and including the end of the cul-de-sac west of Lilac Street. 22ND AVENUE Remove Therefrom:2-hour parking, both sides, between Oregon Street and Nebraska Street. Add Thereto: No parking, south side, from 105 feet east of Oregon Street to 145 feet east of Oregon Street. Add Thereto: 2-hour parking, north side, between Oregon Street and Nebraska Street. Add Thereto: 2-hour parking, south side, from Oregon Street to 105 feet east of Oregon Street. SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 OCTOBER 8, 2013 13-450 13-463 ORDINANCE FIRST READING SECOND READING CONT'D Add Thereto: 2-hour parking, south side, from 145 feet east of Oregon Street to Nebraska Street. MISCELLANEOUS Add Thereto: No parking, both sides, the east/west alley between Mill Street and Broad Street, north of Ceape Avenue and south of Otter Avenue. 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 #13-463 (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 October 8, 2013. The ordinance changes parking regulations on Ceape Avenue, Court Street, Hazel Street, 7th Avenue and 22nd 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. leD O.JHKOJH ON THE WATER MEMORANDUM TO: Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager FROM: Christopher Strong, Transportation Director DATE: September 19, 2013 RE: Explanation of Parking Regulation Changes on Ceape Avenue, Court Street,Hazel Street, 7th Avenue and 22nd Avenue SECTION 1: SECTION 27-23(A-11) — PARKING REGULATIONS A REQUEST FOR UNRESTRICTED PARKING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CEAPE AVENUE FROM BROAD STREET TO 60 FEET EAST. (CURRENT CONDITION: NO PARKING BETWEEN 6:00 A.M. AND 6:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.) This is a Transportation Department request. This no parking area was created in 2000 to accommodate a bus stop on the east side of the railroad tracks. The bus service was reconfigured earlier this year so that no route currently runs on this section of eastbound Ceape Avenue. Therefore,the parking restriction is no longer necessary. Removing the restriction would make parking regulations on this section of Ceape Avenue consistent with its neighboring section to the east. Passed by Traffic Review Advisory Board (7-0) at its September 10, 2013 meeting. A REQUEST FOR UNRESTRICTED PARKING ON BOTH SIDES OF CEAPE AVENUE FROM STATE STREET TO BROAD STREET. (CURRENT CONDITION: 2- HOUR PARKING.) This is a Transportation Department request. This was tabled from the July meeting. Initially, staff had recommended changing the hours of enforcement for the existing 2-hour parking time limits to provide for consistency in the area. After discussing this further with Oshkosh Police Department staff, however, there is generally limited demand for parking in this area(apart from events at the Leach Amphitheater), so there appears to be no need for a time restriction at all. Passed by Traffic Review Advisory Board (7-0) at its September 10, 2013 meeting. Page 2 of 4 Explanation of Traffic Ordinance Changes A REQUEST FOR PARKING WITHOUT TIME RESTRICTIONS ON BOTH SIDES OF COURT STREET FROM OTTER AVENUE TO WASHINGTON AVENUE. (CURRENT CONDITION: MIXTURE OF TWO-HOUR AND FOUR-HOUR PARKING.) This is a Transportation Department request. In reviewing the previous request with the Oshkosh Police Department, it was agreed that there is also limited demand for parking on this section of Court Street. The current restrictions on how long vehicles can park are more appropriate when there is a higher demand for parking spaces than is currently observed along this street. Without this demand, it makes more sense to allow longer-term parking here. This request would not allow parking in areas where parking is currently prohibited. It would merely nullify the existing 2-hour and 4-hour restrictions in this area. This collector street is 50' wide, which is adequate to safely support parallel and angle parking. In the interest of allowing parking enforcement resources to be directed to the areas where they are more necessary, staff recommends approval of this request. Passed by Traffic Review Advisory Board(7-0) at its September 10, 2013 meeting. A REQUEST FOR NO PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF HAZEL STREET FROM 130 FEET SOUTH OF CLEVELAND AVENUE TO 250 FEET SOUTH OF CLEVELAND AVENUE. (CURRENT CONDITION: UNRESTRICTED PARKING.) This is a GO Transit request. This was tabled at the July 2013 meeting in favor of considering a broader request at the August 2013 meeting. GO Transit has a stop located near the Hazel Street entrance to Bella Vista. There have recently been instances where vehicles have been legally parking here in a manner which obstructs transit access. The proposed no parking zone covers the bus stop and extends through the northern portion of the horseshoe driveway. This will provide safer access for pedestrians boarding or alighting the bus, as well as improved safety at the driveway entrance. This request would reduce on-street parking on the west side of the street, but it would approximately offset the on-street parking spaces which were gained on the east side of this block of Hazel Street when an old parking prohibition was removed earlier this year. There should therefore be limited impact on on-street parking supply in this area. Passed by Traffic Review Advisory Board (7-0) at its September 10, 2013 meeting. Page 3 of 4 Explanation of Traffic Ordinance Changes A REQUEST FOR NO PARKING ON BOTH SIDES OF 7TH AVENUE FROM KOELLER STREET TO LILAC STREET. (CURRENT CONDITION: UNRESTRICTED PARKING.) This is a Department of Transportation request. The Common Council approved some changes to 7th Avenue in connection with the new CVS pharmacy at the intersection of Koeller Street and 9th Avenue. One changed relocated the intersection of Koeller Street and 7th Avenue to the northwest, creating a full access intersection; the other change closed 7th Avenue just west of Lilac Street,prohibiting through traffic between Koeller Street and Lilac Street. The combined effect of these changes creates some challenges for trucks which may need to access commercial use properties on either side of this short section of 7th Avenue. Based on truck turning templates submitted by the CVS developer, trucks will not be able to complete their turns if vehicles are parked on-street in this area. The request would remove this on-street parking. Though it accesses commercial properties, 7th Avenue is classified as a local street. The guidelines shown in Table 1 relate the type of parking restriction that is typically used for local streets, according to its width. The current street width is 32 feet. Staff observations indicate infrequent on-street parking in this area, primarily due to the availability of off-street parking at these commercial destinations. Therefore,this request should not have a major impact on adjacent properties. Passed by Traffic Review Advisory Board(7-0) at its September 10, 2013 meeting. A REQUEST FOR NO PARKING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 22ND AVENUE FROM 105 FEET EAST OF OREGON STREET TO 145 FEET EAST OF OREGON STREET. (CURRENT CONDITION: 2-HOUR PARKING.) This is a Board member request. This section of 22nd Avenue is at the southern terminus of a north-south alley which runs from 22"d Avenue to north of 21st Avenue. The request was made based on vehicles which use this alley to turn onto 22"d Avenue and reportedly have difficulty with making turns when vehicles are parked in this area. In addition,the requestor suggested that the presence of parked vehicles at this T intersection can make snow removal more difficult. Table 1 lists our guidelines for parking regulations on local streets. Based on these guidelines, 22"d Avenue could be a candidate for a parking restriction, as it has a 30 foot paved width. The particular request is narrowly defined, and would reduce on-street parking capacity by only two spaces. Page 4 of 4 Explanation of Traffic Ordinance Changes Table 1: Parking Restriction Guidelines on Local Streets 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 Often times, parking ordinances that restrict the duration of on-street parking can have the same effect in reducing on-street parking usage as an outright prohibition. To that end, it should be noted that the existing area does have a 2-hour parking restriction. According to our records, the 2-hour parking restriction on 22nd Avenue has been in place for at least 20 years. The reasons for its implementation are unclear, but it may have been implemented to discourage spillover parking from Oshkosh Corporation employees onto neighboring streets. The impact on on-street parking supply on this local, residential street is minimal. Therefore, if there are no major objections from adjacent property owners, staff would support this request. Passed by Traffic Review Advisory Board(7-0) at its September 10, 2013 meeting. A REQUEST FOR NO PARKING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE EAST/WEST ALLEY BETWEEN MILL STREET AND BROAD STREET,NORTH OF CEAPE AVENUE AND SOUTH OF OTTER AVENUE. (CURRENT CONDITION: UNRESTRICTED PARKING.) This is a citizen request. The citizen expressed concern that the alley is narrow(14' paved width), such that vehicle parking limits the ability of residents to use the alley. As noted in Table 1, restricting parking on both sides of a street with this width is typical. This has been done on the parallel alley that is north of Otter Avenue and south of Waugoo Avenue, and this seems appropriate here. Passed by Traffic Review Advisory Board (7-0) at its September 10, 2013 meeting.