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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 6.1 ScarlettCtPermitParkng CITY CLERK File #1 AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 3, 1998 SUBJECT: Public Heating: Amendment to Municipal Code Regarding Permit Parking; Adoption of Permit Parking, Limited Parking, and No Parking Zones for Scarlett Court (Continued from February 17th Meeting) Report Prepared by: Lee S. Thompson, Public Works Director EXRIBITS ATTACRED: l) 2) 3) 4) Draft Urgency Ordinance Amending Municipal Code Resolution Approving Permit Parking, Limited Parking, and No Parking Zones on Scarlett Court Letter from Dublin Auto Center Location Map RECOMMENDATION: 1) 2) 3) 4) s) 6) Open public hearing Receive Staff presentation and public comment Question Staff and the public Close public hearing and deliberate Waive reading and ADOPT Ordinance amending Municipal Code (addition of section regarding permit parking) on an urgency basis (requires a 4/5 vote) Adopt resolution establishing No Parking Zone (permit parking only) for the cul-de-sac easterly end of Scarlett Court, Limited Parking at the frontage of Dublin Auto Center, and No Parking along a portion of the southerly side of Scarlett Court. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Cost of permit parking signage and permit stickers or placards is estimated at $300; cost of two-hour parking signage is estimated at $500; repainting of existing red curb is estimated at $200. Total estimated cost for all three actions is therefore $1,000. This cost would be paid from the Street Maintenance Operating Budget. DESCRIPTION: This item is continued from the February 17th City Council meeting, as the City Attorney advised that the Municipal Code must be amended by ordinance rather than by resolution. g:Xagenmisc\prmtpark COPIES TO: Dublin Auto Center; 84 Lumber BART, Pete Snyder ITEM NO. The cul-de-sac end of Scarlett Court has been separated from the BART parking lot by a chain link fence and an unimproved "dirt" area. Dublin Auto Center on Scarlett Court has requested that pedestrian access be provided from the end of Scarlett Court. This would be a benefit to business employees and their customers, who could use BART to commute to this area, and customers could also drop off.their cars for service and use BART to go to work. The chain link fence that was installed by the BART contractor was actually placed in the City's street right-of-way and has now been removed by BART, allowing access to the station parking lot from Scarlett Court. City Staff.plans to install an asphalt pathway from Scarlett Court to the paved BART parking lot area. Permit Parking Area The City's maintenance personnel have expressed concern that BART patrons are using the end of Scarlett Court as a parking area, especially since the station parking lot is usually full. The City's corporation yard is located at the end of Scarlett Court, and since the yard is very small, the crew members need to park their personal vehicles on the street when they come to work. In addition, again because the yard is very small, the cul-de-sac is used as a staging area for the maintenance vehicles. Rather than wait until a problem develops, Staff.is proposing to create a "permit parking" area for the Scarlett Court cul-de-sac. The City Attorney has advised that the City's Municipal Code should first be amended to add a section regarding permit parking (Ordinance, Exhibit 1). Local jurisdictions may adopt this type of regulation per the provisions of Section 22507 of the California Vehicle Code. It is proposed that this be an urgency ordinance to take effect immediately, as the maintenance crew is now having a problem parking and maneuvering the work vehicles. The second resolution (Exhibit 2) contains the actual description of the proposed "permit parking" area, which is proposed to be available only to City statYmembers, including contract personnel. The footage indicated in the resolution is the total footage of the cul-de-sac, excluding a red-curbed area for a fire hydrant; the total available "permit parking" area would be about 319'. This curb footage will allow sufficient parking and staging area for the MCE vehicles and/or any other City staff.vehicles that need to access the Corporation Yard. Limited Parking Area (Two-Hour Parking~ 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.) The Dublin Auto Center dealership has submitted a letter (Exhibit 3) requesting that two-hour parking be implemented along the frontage of its property, as shown on the Location Map, Exhibit 4. The request is based on much the same reason as the permit parking, to discourage commuters from taking the on-street customer parking. Dublin Auto Center does not hax~e sufficient on-site parking for customers. These spaces could, of' course, be used by patrons of 84 Lumber or any other businesses on Scarlett Court. Allowing for space taken by driveways, existing red curb for sight distance, and red curb for fire hydrants, the total footage available for tWo-hour parking would be 485'. This would allow two-hour parking for approximately 25 to 27 vehicles. It should be noted that approximately 300' of unrestricted curb parking will remain along the frontage of 84 Lumber. No Parking Area The south (freeway) side of Scarlett Court was red-curbed several years ago during construction related to Page 2 1-580 and the BART improvements; however, this area was never included in the City's Traffic Code. This lane of Scarlett Court does not include sufficient room for both travel and parking. Therefore, Staff recommends establishing a permanent No Parking Zone from the end of Scarlett Court to the point at which the roadway bends, a distance of approximately 2,500 feet, as noted on the location map. This is a safety measure and does not remove any existing parking. There are no business frontages along this portion of the roadway. Recommendation Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing, d~ber'~e, adopt the ordinance amending the Municipal Code to add the permit parking section on an urgency basis (reqrfirg's~n~ .~: adoption), and adopt the resolution establishing the No Parking Zone (permit parking ontyr, ~-City staffmembers) at the easterly end of Scarlett Court, the Limited Parking Zone along the frontage of Dublin Auto Center (6015 Scarlett Court), and the No Parking Zone along the southerly side of Scarlett Court. Page 3 ORDINANCE NO. - 98 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF TI~ CITY OF DUBLIN AMENDING CHAPTER 6.04 (TRAFFIC REGULATIONS) OF TI3E DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE (ADDITION OF pREFERENTIAL PARKING PRIVILEGE SECTION) Section 1. Amendment: As authorized by Section 22507 of the California Vehicle Code, the City of Dublin Municipal Code is amended to add Section 6.04.275 Preferential Parking Privileges to read as follows: "Section 6.04.275 Preferential Parking Privileges. The City Council may by ordinance or resolution designate certain streets or portions of streets on which parking is restricted to certain residents, merchants, or other designated groups which have been issued a permit or permits which exempt them from parking prohibitions or restrictions. Such preferential parking areas shall not apply until signs or markings have been placed giving adequate notice thereof." Section 2. Effective Date: This ordinance shall take effect immediately pursuant to Government Code Section 36937(b). The facts constituting the emergency are as follows: the City maintenance crew's performance of assigned work, including emergency response, is hampered by vehicles parked on the street adjacent to the Corporation Yard. The ability to restrict parking in this area will allow the safest and most efficient performance of' said activities. The Council therefore finds, based on the foregoing facts, that this ordinance is an urgency ordinance necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, and shall become effective immediately. Section 3. Posting: The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this ordinance to be published or posted in at least three public places in the City in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Dublin on this 3rd day of March, 1998, by the following vote. AYES: NOES: AB SENT: ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk g:~agenmisc\ordpnnt EXHIBIT 1 RESOLUTION NO. - 98 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TItE CITY OF DUBLIN ESTABLISFI-ING NO PARKING ZONE (FOR PERMIT PARKING ONLY), LIMITED PARKING ZONE, AND NO PARKING ZONE ON SCARLETT COURT The City Council of the City of Dublin hereby resolves as follows: Section 1: Pursuant to Dublin Municipal Code Section 6.04.275, a No Parking Zone allowing Preferential Parking Privileges for vehicles of City staffmembers and contract staffinembers displaying City permits, shall be established at the cul-de-sac end of Scarlett Court, a total distance of 349 feet. Traffic Code Section 6.28.040 shall be established for Permit Parking areas. Section 2: Pursuant to City of Dublin Municipal Code Section 6.04.270, and in the interest of public safety, a Limited Parking Zone (two hour parking from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.) shall be established along the northerly curbline of Scarlett Court, from a point 86 feet easterly of the easterly curbline of Scarlett Drive, easterly a distance of 57 feet, from a point 173 feet easterly of the easterly curbline of Scarlett Drive, easterly a distance of 277 feet, from a point 480 feet easterly of the easterly curbline of Scarlett Drive, easterly a distance of 19 feet, from a point 599 feet easterly of the easterly curbline of Scarlett Drive, easterly a distance of 120 feet, and from a point 794 feet easterly of the easterly curbline of Scarlett Drive, easterly a distance of 47 feet. Section 3: Pursuant to City of Dublin Municipal Code Section 6.04.250, and in the interest of public safety, a No Parking Zone shall be established along the southerly curbline of Scarlett Court, from the easterly cuI-de-sac, westerly a distance of 2,500 feet. Section 4. Said traffic controls as described in Sections 1, 2, and 3 shall be added to Sections 6.28.040, 6.32.050, and 6.28.010 respectively, of the City of Dublin Traffic Code. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of March, 1998. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk g:hagenmisc~resopark EXHIBIT 2 0 I 5 S A R L E TT COURT DUBLIN PUBL;C W©,~,~S January 30, 1998 City of Dublin 100 Civic Plaza P.O. Box 2340 Dublin, CA 94568 Attn: Greg Reuel Greg, Dublin Auto Center requests that the gate be opened for BART access with the stipulation that "2 Hour Parking" signs are installed in front of the dealership along Scarlett Court. Sin?rely, 5n District General Manager EXHIBIT 3 6015 Scarlel-t Courl- · Dublin, California 94568 * (510) 829-0800 'Ii BART PARKING ~'~ 84 LUMBER LS?o~ L,%%'~°'~^ DUBLIN AUTO BODY DWY 31' DWY UJ ,~ DUBLIN AUTO CENTER 6015 SCARLETT COURT 50' DWY ] 194' 2 HP.. PARKING-)"~ 35' DWY ILOCATION MAP NO SCALE ~ 2_ HR. PARKING--)'-) 36' DWY 33'CHANNEL /A RED CURB FOR FIRE HYDRANT EXISTING RED CURB FOR SIGHT DISTANCE EXHIBIT 4 /