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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: October 18, 2016
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Implementation of Parking Regulations along Penn Drive
Prepared by: William Lai, Assistant Civil Engineer
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider changes to parking regulations along Penn Drive near
King Way. A time-limited passenger loading zone is proposed in front of Wells Middle
School to improve traffic safety and traffic flow during pick-up and drop-off operations.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the Resolution Amending the Dublin
Traffic Code Approving Parking Regulations along Penn Drive.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The cost to implement the limited time parking zone along Penn Drive can be
accommodated in the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Street Maintenance Operating Budget.
DESCRIPTION:
Staff received a request from the principal of Wells Middle School to implement a
passenger loading zone on the southwest side of Penn Drive southeast of King Way to
provide higher vehicle turnover during pick-up and drop-off times. The request stated
that motorists are parking and waiting for their children and that pick -up and drop-off
operations could be more efficient if this location was modified into a passenger loading
zone.
Currently, there is 80 feet of unrestricted parking between two adjacent no -parking
zones on Penn Drive in front of Wells Middle School. Staff conducted a field study and
concurs with the request that the area could be better used as a passenger loading
zone. This action would result in increased efficiency for pick-up and drop-off operations
and is appropriate as children would not be required to cross any roadways to get to
school. As an added benefit, a passenger loading zone would make it more convenient
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for parents to drop children off on the school side of the street rather than the opposite
side, decreasing the number of children crossing Penn Drive.
The passenger loading zone restriction is proposed to be in effect only during the hours
of 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM and 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM on school days only. At all other times,
there would be no parking restrictions, minimizing the impact for on -street parking in the
area. The proposed loading zone would be 80 feet in length and would be able to
accommodate up to four vehicles at a time. A similar parking restriction was approved
by City Council in March of 2015 on Lee Thompson Street to serve Kolb Elementary
School.
This action would improve traffic safety and traffic flow during pick-up and drop-off
operations at Wells Middle School. A resolution (Attachment 1) to implement the above
actions is attached.
A location map (Attachment 2) is attached for reference.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
A copy of the staff report was sent to Wells Middle School and the Dublin Unified School
District.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution Amending the Dublin Traffic Code Approving Parking Restrictions along
Penn Drive
2. Location Map
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RESOLUTION NO. __– 16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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AMENDING THE DUBLIN TRAFFIC CODE APPROVING PARKING REGULATIONS ALONG
PENN DRIVE
WHEREAS, on-street parking is currently unrestricted on the southwest side of Penn
Drive southeast of King Way; and
WHEREAS, this location can be better utilized as a passenger loading zone; and
WHEREAS, it is important to improve the efficiency of pick-up and drop-off operations
near schools; and
WHEREAS, it is important to improve traffic safety near schools by encouraging student
pick-up and drop-off in locations where access to the school would not involve crossing
roadways.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Dublin
hereby adopts the following parking regulation:
Section 1: The following language shall be added to Section 6.40.080 (“Passenger
Loading Zones: 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM and 1:30 PM to 3:3 0 PM School Days Only”) of the City of
Dublin Traffic Code:
Penn Drive
On the Southwesterly curbline, from a point 20 feet southeast of the northwesterly
curbline of King Way, southeasterly a distance of 80 feet
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of October 2016 , by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
_______________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Proposed
Passenger
Loading Zone
LOCATION MAP
Proposed
No Parking
Zone