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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 6.1 Two Hour Truck Parking Ordinancer 51 CITY OF DUBLIN AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: October 28, 1985 i SUBJECT PUBLIC HEARING: Two-Hour Truck Parking Ordinance - Second Reading EXHIBITS ATTACHED Ordinance as introduced RECOMMENDATION 1 ) Open Public Hearing 2 ) Receive Staff Report and public testimony 3 ) Close Public Hearing 4 ) Deliberate, waive reading and adopt ordinance FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Cost of posting signs at City entry points is estimated at $1, 050. Sufficient funds are available in the 1985-86 sign repair and installation budget. DESCRIPTION At the regular City Council meeting on October 14, 1985, the City Council conducted its third public hearing on a proposed ordinance restricting the long-term parking of large commercial vehicles. The ordinance provides for a maximum of two-hour parking for vehicles weighing more than 10 , 000 pounds gross vehicle weight. Specific exemptions are provided for vehicles involved with loading and unloading activities. The ordinance is proposed to address concerns related to the long term storage of commercial vehicles on public streets. A two-hour restriction will allow the operators time to avail themselves of adjacent services. The City Traffic Engineer has reviewed the existing conditions and recommended the ordinance based on concerns related to safety, congestion, decreased pavement life and aesthetics. At the public hearing on October 14 , 1985, the proposed ordinance was amended. The original ordinance was proposed as an urgency measure. The amendment provided for an effective date of April 15, 1986. Subsequent to the October 14, 1985 meeting, Staff has contacted a representative of American City Truck Stop. They have indicated that they anticipate having space available once Admiral Moving & Storage develops a new warehouse on the rear parcel, located along Houston Place. This project is now undergoing a site development review by the Planning Department. Representatives of Admiral Storage have indicated that they are planning to obtain building permits and proceed with construction once the Planning Department approvals are granted. The time frame for construction will be dependent on whether and other impacts on the construction process. The American City representative indicated that they now have a waiting list. They anticipate that nearly all of the available spaces would be obtained by individuals on the waiting list. Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing, waive the reading and adopt the ordinance with an effective date of April 15, 1985. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPIES TO: Chevron Corporation Enea Brothers Theatres ITEM NO. / Bedford Properties Ms. Carol Keller ORDINANCE NO. - 85 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN PROVIDING FOR LIMITED PARKING OF CERTAIN COMMERCIALLY LICENSED VEHICLES The City Council of the City of Dublin does ordain as follows: Section 1 . LIMITED PARKING FOR COMMERCIALLY LICENSED VEHICLES. No person shall park or leave standing on any city street, or portion thereof, for a period in excess of two ( 2 ) hours, any commercially licensed vehicle having a manufacturer' s gross vehicle weight rating of 10, 000 pounds or more or any unattended commercially licensed auxiliary dolly or trailer. Section 2. EXCEPTIONS The two ( 2 ) hour limitation on parking shall not apply to the parking of such vehicles for the purpose of delivery to or from any building or structure located within the City, or, for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the repair, remodeling or construction of any such building or structure for which a building permit has been obtained. Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall take effect April. 15, 1986. Section 4. POSTING OF ORDINANCE 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 by the City Council of the City of Dublin on this 28th day of October, 1985, by the following votes: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk