HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - October 4, 1989 (61)C O U N C I L C O M M U N I C A T I O N
TC: THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
COUNCIt MEETING DATE
OCTOBER 4, 1989
SUBJECT: "NO PARKING" ON LONER S AGON0410 ROAD FROM W. TURNER ROAD TO W. LODI AVENUE
PREPARED BY: City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council amend the City of Lodi Traffic
Resolution to provide for "No Parking" on Lower
Sacramento Road from W. Turner Road to W. Lodi Avenue.
BACKGROUND Il47ORMATICNT The City Council in
1986 adopted an ordinance
prohibiting the display
of vehicles for sale except
in the area directly
in front of -the owner's
residence. That ordinance was challenged and ruled
invalid in the Lodi Municipal Court. The Council
last year adopted a similar,
but far 'less stringent, ordinance. Unfortunately,
this second ordinance has not
satisfactorily addressed the problem. ?he primary
source of the problem is that
area of Lower Sacramento Road from W. Turner Road
to W. Lodi Avenue, a distance
of one -mile. That portion of Lower Sacramento, in
the area between the curb and
pavement of the travel way, has become a display area of vehicles for sale.
Offered for sale are automobiles, pick-up trucks, vans, campers, boats,
trailers, and in some cases articles for sale in
the beds of pick-up trucks.
The vehicles are usually parked perpendicular or at
a 45o arigle to traffic.
In addition to being very unsightly, this practice is dangerous. Motorists
frequently slow to view the offerings as they drive by. Others cut across the
street across on -coming traffic to inspect the vehicles close-up. People wai k
around these vehicles dangerously close to the traffic which is passing by at
speeds in the range of 45-55 miles per hour. In addition, we have received
complaints from motorist citing view obstruction when attempting to enter Lower
Sacramento Road from a side street.
Approval of this recommendation will cause no inconvenience to the residents of
Lower Sacramento Road since these residences are served by a frontage road. On
the contrary, the residents of Lower Sacramento Road will no doubt hail this
action as relief from these unsightly displays in their neighborhood.
The staff will be prepared to answer any questions Counc i I members may have. A
copy of the appropriate resolution will be distributed prior to the City Council
meeting .
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas A. Peterson
C i t Manager
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Attachment
COUNC653
RESOLLTIICN NO. U09-143
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY CJOLJI%�
ESTABLISHING "NO PARTING" ZONES
ON LONER SACRAMENTO ROAD - LODI AVENUE TO TURNER ROAD
RESOLVED, that the City Council does hereby estabiis� "No
Parking" zones on the east side of Lower Sacramento Road, from, Lodi
Avenue, northward to the northern termit!js of Lower Sacramento Frontage
Road between Tejon Street and Turner Road; and on the west side of
Lower Sacramento Road for all portions of the street frontage within
city limits from Lodi Avenue on the south to Turner Road on the north,
as snown on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated by reference.
Dated: October 4, 1989
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 89-143 was passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting
held October 4, 1989 by the following vote:
Ayes : Council Members - Olson, Pinkerton, Reid an3 Snider
(Mayor)
Noes : Council Members - None
Absent: Council Members - I4inchman
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Alice M. Reimche
City Clerk
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