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Home My WebLink About9B - ' No Parking ' Signs CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT REVIEWED BY: AGENDA ITEM: JUNE 19, 2000 9B BUD OSMUNDSON, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS / CITY ENGINEER I/O FRANK BOYLES, CITY MANAGER /"'-f CONSIDER APPRO V AL OF A RESOLUTION O~ APPROVING THE INSTALLATION OF NO PARKING SIGNS AT'V~~OUS LOCATIONS IN THE CITY MEETING DATE: AGENDA #: PREPARED BY: DISCUSSION: HISTORY This item is request for City Council consideration to approve the installation of "No Parking" signs at three locations. The first location is on Bluff Heights Trail where there is a problem with mail delivery due to parking on this street. The second location is on Candy Cove Trail which is part of the 1999 Reconstruction Project where the banning of parking is required due to safety concerns at a hill and curve. The third area is at the Tower Street and Toronto Avenue intersection in an effort to improve the visibility for vehicles and pedestrians at this intersection in light of development in the area. Maps are attached which portray each ofthe proposed "No Parking" areas. CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES 1. BLUFF HEIGHTS TRAIL - The Bluff Heights Townhome Association had requested that the Engineering Department investigate and recommend improvements to the parking situation on this dead end roadway. There are numerous driveways on the west side of the roadway which eliminate a number of possible on street parking sites. On the east side of the roadway there are apartment buildings that have very few off street parking sites which adds to the demand of on street parking. The situation causes problems for mail delivery and for backing out of the driveways. The street itself is approximately twenty-eight feet wide which is somewhat narrow to allow parking on both sides. With the number of driveways on the west side; however, parking is implicitly unavailable. Cars do park in front of the mailbox areas which does lead to mail delivery problems. We are recommending that "No Parking" signs be installed on both sides of the street in front of the mail box clusters so that mail delivery will not be impeded. This does not solve all the problems in the area but with parking really not cl\~eA~~G:f3€}~ Ave, S,E.. Prior Lake. Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 A:\ EQL'AL OPPORTL:~ITY E'vlPLOYER T-rr' '1 available on the west side, it appears that it IS possibly the only solution available. 2. CANDY COVE SEGMENT - The Candy Cove segment is immediately west of T.R 13 where Candy Cove Trail has a sharp horizontal curve and also a very distinct vertical curve. Candy Cove is a twenty-eight foot wide street. In the past, people have requested the installation of "No Parking" signs on this segment and it was signed "No Parking". However, the installation of these signs was not approved by the City Council and we are now trying to remedy this situation. We are recommending that parking be banned only on the southwest side of Candy Cove Trail from a point of approximately sixty feet west of the curve through the driveway immediately at the top of the hill. This would still allow parking on the northwest side of Candy Cove and should allow adequate site distances for people traveling towards TH. 13 and meeting another vehicle at the curve. 3. TORONTO/TOWER INTERSECTION - The Toronto Towe'r intersection can be come quite busy at the peak A.M. and P.M. hours. Toronto north of this intersection and Tower west of this intersection are already signed for "No Parking". The west bound lane of Tower is also signed "No Parking". Toronto is thirty feet wide south of Tower and thirty-two feet wide south of 170th Street. In an effort to improve the situation, staff is recommending that parking be banned on Toronto A venue south of Tower Street on both sides of the road to I 70th Street and on the east bound lane of Tower from Toronto to its easterly terminus. This would improve visibility at the intersection and the ongoing safety of pedestrians and vehicles, and provide consistent signage in the area. 4. TORONTO AVENUE AT WOODRIDGE PARK - During the discussion at one of the neighborhood meetings regarding traffic resulting from the park being constructed on the Busse property, the subject of parking at Woodridge Park was brought up. Due to the use of the athletic fields at W oodridge for league events there are many times when both sides of Toronto are aligned with parked vehicles. Due to the horizontal curves and parked vehicles it can be dangerous for pedestrians to cross the street at the park. Staff recommends that "No Parking" signs be installed on the west side of Toronto to improve the situation. CONCLUSIONS: Staff believes that it is appropriate for the City Council to approve the installation of "No Parking" signs as described above and on the attached drawings. Staff would purchase and install these signs as soon as they are available with City Council approval. G:\AGENDAOOINOP ARK,DOC FINANCIAL IMPACT: ALTERNATIVES: RECOMMENDED MOTION: G:\AGENDAOOINOPARKDOC The total cost of these signs is very minor and would be funded by the Street Operating Budget. The alternatives are as follows: 1. Approve Resolution oo-xx approving the installation of "No Parking" signs at Bluff Heights Trail, Candy Cove Trail, and Toronto Avenue as described in this report. 2. Deny this entire item or segments of it for a specific reason and provide staff with direction.. 3. Table this item until some date in the future. Alternative No.1. l- REVIEWED BY: 'k ~~ RESOLUTION oo~ AUTHORIZING PLACEMENT OF "NO PARKING" SIGNS ON CANDY COVE TRAIL, TORONTO AVENUE, TOWER STREET, AND BLUFF HEIGHTS TRAIL MOTION BY: SECOND BY: WHEREAS, the City is concerned about the safety of its traveling public, both vehicular and pedestrian, and the City has received requests for the Engineering Department to investigate the need for parking restrictions at various locations in the City; and the Engineering Department has investigated the locations and has made recommendations to the City Council. WHEREAS, WHEREAS, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE, the placement of "No Parking" signs is hereby ordered at the following locations: a) On Bluff Heights Trail on the east and west sides of the street in front of the mail box clusters at Bluff Heights townhomes and Bluff Heights apartments. b) On Candy Cove Trail on the southwest side of the street from Station 35440 to Station 37400. c) On Toronto Avenue on both sides of the street between 170th Street S.E. to Tower Street. d) On Tower Street on the south side of the street from Toronto Avenue to its easterly terminus. e) On Toronto Avenue on the west side of the street adjacent to Woodridge Park. Passed and adopted this 19th day of June, 2000. YES NO Mader Mader Ericson Ericson Gundlach Gundlach Petersen Peterson Schenck Schenck {Seal} City Manager City of Prior Lake G1~9A~~Qf3et5 Ave. S.L Prior Lake. 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