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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.2 LmtdPrkngWstSdeVPCITY OF DUBLIN AGENDA STATEMENT City Council Meeting Date: February 13, 1989 SUBJECT: Public Hearing: Limited Parking Zone on West Side of Village Parkway, North of Driveway Opposite Lewis Avenue Report by: Public Works Director Lee Thompson EXHIBITS ATTACHED: 1) Draft Ordinance 2) Report from TJ~M (Including Diagram) 3) Letter from Jay Begun RECOMMENDATION: 1 ) 5) Open public hearing Receive Staff presentation and public testimony Question Staff and the public Close public hearing and deliberate Waive reading and introduce ordinance establishing 20-minute parking zone on the west side of Village Par~ay and repealing a portion of existing one- hour parking zone. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Approximately $250 to paint and stencil curb and to relocate existing one-hour parking sign. DESCRIPTION: City Staff recently received a request from Jay Begun, owner of the commercial property at 7000 Village Parkway, to consider the possibility of enacting an ordinance that would permit the police to ticket vehicles on private property if the property o'~mer felt they were improperly parked. Mr. Begun stated that customers of adjacent businesses tend to park in his lot, which is reserved for patrons of businesses located in his building. The Traffic Safety Committee consulted with the City Attorney and discussed this request but concluded that at this time, such an ordinance would present enforcement problems for the following reasons: (1) the police would be distracted from other, possibly more critical, concerns; (2) the property owners would have to be willing to file a complaint and, if necessary, testify in court; and (3) that it could be very difficult to prove that the person receiving the citation did not actually patronize the business for which the lot was intended. The City's traffic ordinance (55-87) provides a means for a property owner to have vehicles towed from private lots as long as the proper signage is posted. In an attempt to free up some on-street parking, Staff is proposing to establish 75 feet of 20-minute parking on Village Parkway in front of the three businesses directly north of Mr. Begun's property, those being Box World, The Trophy House, and The Frame Company. There is on-site parking available for those businesses, mostly behind the building in which those businesses are located, but the driveway nearest Box World (see diagram) is an exit-only, and it is assumed that the drivers don't want to make a U-turn to get back to the entrance driveway and, consequently, they park in Mr. Begun's lot. Staff feels that a 20-minute parking zone would allow customers to park along the curb in front of the businesses and would therefore encourage them not to use the lot that is reserved for patrons of 7000 Village Parkway. There is an existing a one-hour parking zone along the westerly curb of Village Parkway, a portion of which would need to be repealed in order to establish the 20-minute parkin~ Staff feel~ that one.hour parking ~s too long to create the desired turnover rate. Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing, waive the reading, and introduce the ordinance establishing a 20-minute parking zone on the westerly side of Village Parkway, north of the driveway opposite Lewis Avenue, and repealing a portion of the existing one-hour parking zone. ITEM NO.~ COPIES TO' Jay Begun, Box World, The Frame Co., The Trophy Shop, TJILM ORDINANCE NO. -89 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ESTABLISHING A 20 MINUTE PARKING ZONE ON THE WESTERLY GUEBLINE OF VILLAGE PARKWAY NORTHERLY OF THE DRIVEWAY OPPOSITE LEWIS AVENUE AND AMENDING A ONE HOUR PARKING ZONE ON THE WESTERLY CURBLINE OF VILLAGE PAR_K~AY The City Council of the City of Dublin does ordain as follows: Section 1. In accordance with the provisions of City of Dublin Ordinance 55-87, Section 24(d), a 20-minute parking zone designated by green curb shall be established on the westerly curbline of Village Parkway, extending from the northerly curbline oflthe driveway opposite Lewis Avenue a distance of 75' Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall be added to Chapter 7 of the City of Dublin Traffic Code. Section 3. The provision of Chapter 7 of the City of Dublin Traffic Code establishing a one-hour parking zone on Village Parkway shall be amended to read: "On the westerly curbline from a point 184 feet southerly of the southerly curbline of Amador Valley Boulevard, southerly to a point 129 feet northerly of the northerly curbline of the driveway opposite Lewis Avenue." Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its final passage and adoption by the City Council. Section 5. The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this ordinance to be posted in at least three (3) public places in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this __th day of , 1989. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Mayor ATTEST' City Clerk RECEIVED MEMORANDUM FEB I989 PUBLIC WORKS DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Frbruary 2, 1989 Lee Thompson Michelle DeRobertis Limited Parking in Front of the Hucke Property As you requested at the last Traffic Committee meeting, I have investigated the feasibility of short-term parking in front of the Hucke Property on Village Parkway. The intent of providing limited time parking is to respond to Jay Begun's (the neighboring property owner to the south) concern that customers of the Hucke Property are parking in Jay Begun's parking lot rather than in the Hucke lot or on Village Parkway. Providing short-term parking in front of the Hucke building would free up more spaces for Box World's customers and adjacent businesses on Village Parkway, lessening the possibility of their customers parking in the Begun lot. The existing one hour limit does not accomplish the same objective because the one hour limit is too long to create the desired turnover rate. I met and spoke with the owners/managers of the three southernmost businesses on the Hucke Property: Box World, The Trophy Shop, and The Frame Company to determine their opinion of limited parking on Village Parkway in front of their stores. (See Figure 1.) Each business owner/manager was asked if they felt that limited parking (20 minutes) would hinder their business. Only The Frame Company felt that some of their customers would need parking in excess of this limit. Even so, the owner, Ms. Caroline Livermore, said that she would not object to two or three spaces of limited parking in front of the building. All owners/managers stated that they felt enforcement would be important as they had never seen the existing one-hour limit enforced. Most also stated that: a) they had never seen the Begun parking lot full, and b) that possibly they needed more parking in the rear of their o~vn building. Recommendation It is our recommendation that 75 feet of green curb be painted adjacent to the Hucke property's southernmost driveway. The existing "One-Hour Limit" sign should be removed and replaced with a sign indicating the 20 minute time limit. IvlD/mah 157-001M.7MD 4637 Chabot Drive, Suite 214, Pleasanton, California 94566 · (415) 463-0611 PLEASANTON · SACRAMENTO. FRESNO. CONCORD :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 0 PEARL INVESTMENT CO. 7000 Village r arkway, Executive Center, Suiie 4 :'-' Dublin, Califc, J4568 Telephone (415) 828-2250 December 7, 1988 Mr. Lee Thompson, City Engineer City of Dublin P.O. Box 2340 Dublin, CA 94568 Re: Ordinance - Private Parking Lot Parking Enforcement Dear Lee: I want to thank you and Don Santina for your efforts in trying to get the construction work on the driveway completed after all the delays by the sub-contractors. I also would like to bring something to your attention which I feel should be addressed by the City Council. ~ I have called the police several times about people parking in our parking lot and using the parking spaces reserved for our tenants to shop at other businesses up the street to the consternation of our tenants and their customers. I have the lot posted that cars would be towed, etc., but I really would prefer to not take such a drastic step. If it were possible for myself and other property owners to have the police tag these people for improperly parking in our parking lots, it would help considerably. In checking with the Police Department, Officer Kuwitzky informed me that there is no ordinance presently on the books which would allow the Police Department to tag cars improperly parking on private property, which has been properly posted, etc. Could you please bring this matter to the attention of the City Council to see if there is anything they might do about this. If I might add a cynical and facetious note, this could be a source of found revenue when I think of the people that disdainfully and improperly use our parking lot, and those of other property owners as well. Thank you for whatever you can do in this matter. Sincerely, ..,: ~a.y~ ./B e g u~ ,_ C:P .A. jrb/slf