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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - March 20, 1985 (44)MID,' OF AMaX PARKING CFIITRAL AVENUE - LCDI AVEWE TO FLaX A CITY COUNCIL MING MARCH 20, 1985 e9/ Council was reminded that a petition had been received requesting the removal of angle parking on Avenue Avene between Ililborn and Flora. Council was apprised by Staff that the conversion from diagonal to parallel would change the number of stalls from 39 to 26. Staff indicated that it appears that there is a very low demand for parking in the area and it would be their recon kendation to r parking on Central Avenue between the alley southt o f angle Avenue and Flora Street. Lodi Following discussion, on motion of ;Mayor Snider, Reid second, Council directed the removal ofn is parking Avenue between the alley Central Street by the followisouth ofLodivenue on Flora ng vote: Ayes: Council Members - Olson, Reid, and Snider _ Noes: Counci 1 Aerrbers - Hincha= and Pinkerton . --- - te- -- - 7777 pa ar � c G '.'.r' �� .'r. ,. C .d ffi" •, ...: PUBLIC WORKSCITY OF L0DI:1 DEPARTMENT rte: COUNCIL COMMUNICATION TO: City Council FROM• City Manager DATE: March 14, 1985 SUBJECT: Possible Removal of Diagonal Parking RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council take the necessary action to remove the angle parking on Central Avenue between the alley south of Lodi Avenue and Flora Street. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City. Council received the attached petition re- questing the removal between Hilborn and Flora. Because this would leave only a half block of diagonal parking on the north, it is recommended that this half block also be reviewed for removal. The conversion from diagonal to parallel would change the number of stalls from 39 to 26. A sketch showing this change is attached. A copy of our earlier parking study on this.street is also attached for background information. Since there appears to be a very low demand for parking in the area, it is this Department's recommendation that the angle parking be removed. Owners and tenants have en informed of this item being on the agenda. ac L. Ronsko ublic Works Director Attachment JLR/eeh We the undersigned, citizens,* sidents and property owners of -the 400 block '-' re of South Central Avenue, re-.qdest-tfiat .-the C ty Council consider changing the diagonal parking in this bIQck to parallel parking. The purpose of this request L is related solely to safety. .17'_Gur",cdrs -wh4ch now must park diagonally have been hit on numerous occasions and we are cited when we park them parallel in the diagonal stalls: NAME 2. 4 5 4 ADDRESS loo Dy I _WIVII:�9 12. IF in n C ri N P- �j C) m� -4 ALLEY ro _tn u ! L b02N ST_ - ,: aZ-� 1� J FJ a Z lne" fl � r 416 ID 0 4 -� P�J ALLEY aZ-� 1� J FJ a Z � r .CHURCH 420 S. Central Ave. Lodi, California 95240 Phone (209) 368-6250 U risf �ii�Iut�t t!'.LIT4urr4, (WISCONSIN ERNEST ZWDAIS;� stor March 19, Mr. Henry A. Glaves, Jr. City Manager City of Lodi 221 West Pine Str. Lori, CA 95240 Dear Mr. Glaves and members of the City Council: PARSONAGE 334 Eden Street Lodi, California 95240 . Phone (209) 369-8853 A number of days ago we received a notice that the Lodi City Council is considering the elimination of angle parking on Central Avenue be- tween Lodi and Flora Street. The members of our congregation are opposed to such a change for the following reasons: 1. The members of our congregation were not in any way informed of any petition circulating in the neighborhood about eliminating angle parking. '-erhaps we were ignored due to the knowledge that our congre- gation does need such parking for its attendance to the Sunday morning worship s rvice. 2. We are opposed to any change in the parking in front of the church because our congregation is composed of quite a number of el- derly-, quite a number of whom are handicapped, and reducing parking spaces in the proximity of the church would make it more difficult to attend our services if they would be forced to park further away due to lack of available parking spaces. 3. Finally we are opposed to eliminating angle parking in front of our church because there seems to be no actual need to do it on both sides of the street, since the avenue is wide enough to at least per- mit angle parking on one side just as it is presently being done on some of our downtown streets. Hopefully the City Council will take the needs .of our congregation al- so under consideration and will act in such a way that it will not be- come more difficult for our members to worship in our facility. Sincerely, Ernest Zimdars Pastor CITY OF LORI PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO: City Council FROM: City Manager DATE: January 11, 1985 COUNCIL COMMUNICATION SUBJECT: Central Avenue, Vine to Lodi Sight Distance and Angle Parking Study RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council take the necessary action to replace the existing 133 angle parking stalls on Central Avenue between Vine Street and Lodi Avenue with 95- parallel parking stalls, stalls to be painted only in the high use areas. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City Council was recently asked to improve the intersection of Eden Street and Central Avenue to make it safer for children using the intersection going to and from school. At the City Council's request, Public Works Department has been reviewing the sight distance problem in the area of Central and Eden, and in doing so has also, by necessity, observed other angle parking on Central Avenue. Parking surveys were taken just prior to Christmas and after Christmas to determine the usage being made of the existing parking stalls. On December 18, 19 and 20, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, observations were taken of the area between Tokay and through Eden to Flora. Detailed information is shown on Exhibit A. December 28, 29, 30 and 31, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, observations were taken on all the angle parking between Vine Street and Lodi Avenue. Detailed information is shown on Exhibit B. The average occupancy was 17;: and the maximum occupancy was 53%, with considerable differences from one area and the next. It was noted during these observations that: (1) At times some people parked parallel in the angle parking areas, particularly in front of residences. (2) Children have a difficult, and hazardous, time making the crossing of Central Avenue because of autos, vans, and pickups parked near the intersections. (3) Sight distances at all crossings was limited at times because of parked cars. (4) Some vehicles crossed over the center line in normal driving because of the proximity of parked cars in angle stalls. (5) Church attendance in the area does not appear- to increase parking on either Saturday or Sunday. APPROVED: FILE NO. HENPY A. GLPVE�. City Nanacer Council Communication January 11, 1985 Page 2 The Average Daily Traffic on Central Avenue in this area is 3,200 to 4,000. The street. has a curb to curb width of 55 feet, the same as the widest portions of School Street in the downtown area where parallel opposite angle parking has recently been installed. Field measurements.of standard automobiles on Central Avenue give a clear distance between automobiles of 24 feet, tip of bumper to tip of bumper. While this may be reasonable for two lanes in a minor residential area, it is narrow.for the through traffic which Central Avenue carries as a collector, particularly when one considers the "shy" distance that drivers normally use in passing parked vehicles. Traffic records were reviewed to determine the effect of the angle parking on vehicular movement in the area and between January, 1983, and September 30,1984, approximately 13 accidents attributable to angle parking were reported during 1983, and 7 during the first 9 months of 1984. Consideration was given to the possibility of angle and parallel parking on opposite sides of the street in the business areas, but because of the number of angle stalls that would be eliminated to provide comparable sight distance at the intersections., the net stall loss is near that for parallel parking. Based on usage, accidents and sight distance for pedestrians, it is our recommendation that the City Council consider the replacement of all angle parking in the area with parallel. Notices have been sent to the owners of the property fronting on the street where angle parking is presently in use notifying them of this possibility. While there are many alternates to total elimination of angle parking, it would appear that other alternates are only a partial solution. Jack L. Ronsko Public Works Director Attachment JLR/GER/cag SEE 37 _j 1( GDA:A'E. a'7 Ogg NN W 7;- ro 4c ;:,ORA to ST. 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