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Home My WebLink About6.2 2HrPrkng&NoPrkZnDonlon CITY CLERK File # AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: October 24, 1995 SUBJECT: Public Hearing: Two-Hour Parking Zone and No Parking Zone on Donlon Way Report Prepared by: Lee S. Thompson, Public Works Director EXHIBITS ATTACHED: 1) Resolution 2) Location Maps RECOMMENDATION: 1) 3) 4) 5) Open public hearing Receive Staff presentation and public comment Question Staff and the public Close public heating and deliberate Adopt resolution establishing two-hour parking zones and no parking zones on Donlon Way OR provide direction as to an alternate solution. ~INANCIAL STATEMENT: Cost of installing two-hour parking signs and red curbing would be approximately $800. Sufficient funds are budgeted in the Street Maintenance Operating Budget for this purpose. DESCRIPTION: Staff recently received an inquiry from a business owner on Donlon Way, regarding on-street storage of vehicles, including trucks, vans, boats, and so forth. The business owner felt that the vehicles, which remain on the street several days at a time, create an aesthetic impact which detracts from the appearance of the business and residential properties. In the past, Staff'has received periodic similar complaints. On-street parking which is not otherwise restricted to a specific time limit falls under Municipal Code Section 6.04.210, which states that a vehicle may be removed from the street if parked or leR standing for more than 72 consecutive hours. The description of a vehicle includes cars, trucks, boats, trailers, and other similar items. The City does not currently have an ordinance which prohibits parking of specific types of vehicles on the street, except for a 2-hour parking restriction for commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds gross weight or unattended commercially-licensed trailers or dollies (Ordinance 28-85). Staff recognizes that residents of The Springs Apartments and the Kildara townhouse development may need some of this on-street parking for vehicles that cannot be accommodated by on-site parking. The COPIES TO: ITEM NO.._~ g:\traffic\donlon proposed solution is to establish two-hour parking zones on Donlon Way that would be in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays (excluding holidays). This would provide parking for business customers and could potentially eliminate the objectionable vehicles during normal business hours, but would allow overnight, weekend, and holiday parking for the apartment and townhouse residents. The Springs Apartments provides one covered parking space for each of its 176 apartments and has an additional 176 uncovered spaces which may be used by residents or guests on a first-come, first-served basis. Boats and other recreational vehicles are not allowed in the on-site parking. The Kildara condominium complex provides two on-site spaces per unit, one inside the garage and one outside. There are additional on-site spaces which are restricted to guest parking. The CC and R's for Kildara do not permit parking of boats or commercial/utility type vehicles within the complex. For reasons of consistency, Staff proposes to extend the two hour parking to a part of Donlon Way south of Dublin Boulevard, where there is a short existing two-hour zone and a short area of unrestricted parking. Most of Donlon Way south of Dublin Boulevard is a no parking zone because the street is too narrow to allow parking. However, the businesses in this area have large parking lots, and there are no adjacent residences. Staff mailed an initial letter to the businesses and residences, stating the problem and the proposed solution. The letter invited the recipients to comment and/or propose alternate solutions. Staff received three letters and several telephone calls from residents and business owners. Concerns presented as of the time of writing the staff report are as follows: Business Owner comment: Concurs with the two-hour parking on weekdays as proposed but suggests four-hour parking at all times to avoid a situation in which vehicles parked overnight are not moved by 8:00 a.m. Kildara resident comment: Supportive of two-hour parking zone; suggested that the two-hour zone be 24 hours, not just daytime hours. Kildara resident comment: Opposed to the two-hour parking proposal. Parking of boats and commercial vehicles inside the development is prohibited, and space is limited for both resident and guest parking. Kildara resident comment: Opposed to the two-hour parking proposal. Parking within the development is limited. He selected his home because of the available parking on Donlon Way. The businesses do not need the parking. Suggested unrestricted parking on the east side of Donlon Way and restricted parking on the west side along the frontage of the businesses. Kildara resident comment: Opposed to the two hour parking proposal. Plenty of parking is available, both in parking lots and on the street. The existing ordinance should handle the long- term parking problem. There is no need to spend tax dollars installing two-hour parking signs or for police enforcement of two-hour parking. Springs Apartments resident comment: Opposed to the two-hour parking proposal. Does not feel he should have to rent a space elsewhere to p~rk his boat. Police don't have time to enforce the proposed two-hour parking zone. Page 2 Donlon Way business employee comment: Suggested that parking permits be issued to residents who need to park on Donlon Way during the day. 4~n additional letter has been sent to the residents and business owners advising them that the two-hour ?arking restriction is still being considered and inviting them to attend the public hearing or submit written comments. Police Services has commented that it would take less time to periodically drive by and enforce a two-hour parking zone than to respond to complaints of violation of the 72-hour parking limit. In order to enforce the 72-hour limit, the officer must note the location of the vehicle, wait for the 72 hours to expire, and return to cite or remove the vehicle. Often, the vehicle is moved only a few feet or moved to the opposite side of the street just prior to the 72 hour limit. Staff feels that the proposed two-hour parking zone is a compromise that would serve the majority of businesses and residents. In addition, Staff proposes to install 15 feet of red curb on either side of each driveway for visibility purposes. Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing, deliberate and adopt the resolution establishing the two-hour parking and no-parking zones OR provide direction as to an alternate solution. Page 3 RESOLUTION NO. - 95 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ESTABLISHING TWO-HOUR PARKING ZONES AND NO PARKING ZONES ON DONLON WAY The City Council of the City of Dublin hereby resolves as follows: Section 1: Pursuant to City of Dublin Municipal Code Section 6.04.260, and in the interest of public safety, two hour parking zones, effective from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays Excepted, shall be established on Donlon lYay as follows: On the easterly curbline, from the northerly curbline of Dublin Boulevard, northerly a distance of 183feet; from a point 254feet northerly of the northerly curbline of Dublin Boulevard, northerly a distance of 166feet. On the westerly curbline, from the northerly curbline of Dublin Boulevard, northerly a distance of 99feet; from a point 160feet northerly of the northerly curbline of Dublin Boulevard, northerly a distance of l41feet; from a point 371feet northerly of the northerly curbline of Dublin Boulevard, northerly a distance of 64 feet. On the westerly curbfine, from the southerly curbline of Dublin Boulevard, southerly a distance of 136feet;from a point 211feet southerly of the southerly curbline of Dublin Boulevard, southerly a distance of6Ofeet;from apoint 331feet southerly of the southerly curbline of Dublin Boulevard, southerly a distance of 169feet. Section 2. Said two-hour parking zones shall be added to Section 6.32.055 of the City of Dublin Traffic Code. .Section 3. The following item is repealed and deleted from Section 6.32.050 (Two Hour Parking, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) of the City of Dublin Traffic Code: Donlon Way: On the westerly curbline from the southerly curbline of Dublin Boulevard, southerly a distance of 35O feet. Section 4. Pursuant to City of Dublin Municipal Code Section 6.04.260, and in the interest of public safety, the following areas are established as No Parking Zones: On the westerly side of Donlon Way, northerly of Dublin Boulevard, 15feet on either side of the driveway into 11820 Dublin Boulevard and the two driveways into 7080 Donlon Way. On the westerly side of Donlon Way, southerly of Dublin Boulevard, 15feet on either side of the two driveways into Dublin Place Shopping Center. Code. Section 5. Said No Parking Zones shall be added to Section 6.28.010 of the City of Dublin Traffic PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of October, 1995. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: Mayor g: Itraffic \resodonl City Clerk oO