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HomeMy WebLinkAbout22. 17-577 NOVEMBER 28, 2017 17-577 ORDINANCE FIRST READING (CARRIED LOST LAID OVER WITHDRAWN X ) BY STAFF PURPOSE: MODIFY PARKING REGULATIONS ON 9TH AVENUE INITIATED BY: TRAFFIC REVIEW ADVISORY BOARD A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING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: 9TH AVENUE Add Thereto: No parking, both sides, from Reichow Street to Knapp Street Remove therefrom No parking, south side, from Reichow Street to 240 feet west of Sawyer Street from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, except New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day; No parking, south side, from Sawyer Street to 250 feet west of Knapp Street from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, except New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day; No parking, north side, from Reichow Street to 250 feet west of Knapp street from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, except New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor NOVEMBER 28, 2017 17-577 ORDINANCE FIRST READING CONT'D Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day; No parking, both sides, from 250 feet west of Knapp Street to 250 feet east of Knapp Street; No parking, south side from Sawyer Street to 240 feet west) 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 #17-XXX (A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH AMENDING SECTION 27A-11 OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING PARKING REGULATIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS AND ALLEYS) on December 12, 2017. The ordinance modifies parking regulations on 9th Avenue from Reichow Street to Knapp 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. TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council FROM: Jim Collins, Director of Transportation DATE: November 22, 2017 RE: Ordinance 17-577 modify parking on 9th Avenue BACKGROUND This ordinance removes parking after 6 p.m. and on weekends and holidays between Reichow Street and Knapp Street. Traffic Review Advisory Board recommends approval (6-0). ANALYSIS 9th Avenue is 42 feet wide in this section of road. The TRAB has discussed this area as a good candidate for a road reconfiguration with one travel lane in each direction and a shared left turn lane. OPD officers and residents have expressed support for a reconfiguration in this area as well. The road is currently striped as one very wide 21 foot lane in each direction which leads to many motorists driving the road as a 4 lane road. The recently completed downtown corridors plan also recommends a road reconfiguration in this area. The first step to a road reconfiguration is to remove parking. The TRAB voted in favor of removing parking with the caveats that a road reconfiguration is implemented along with a solid white stipe 3 feet off the curb (similar to Murdock). In essence, there would be 3 feet striped off, an 11 foot travel lane in each direction and a 14 foot shared left turn lane. FISCAL IMPACT The fiscal impact of this ordinance is the cost of signage, paint removal and re painting. The cost would come out of the 2018 Sign Department operational budget. RECOMMENDATION Section 27A-11 of the Municipal Code pertains to parking regulations on designated streets and alleys. I recommend that the Common Council approve this ordinance. Respectfully Submitted, Jim Collins Transportation Director Approved: Mark A. Rohloff City Manager City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 920.236.5000 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us