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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - June 3, 1987 (93)COUNCIL COMMUNICATION PU3LIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO: City Council FROM: City Manager MEETING DATE: June 3, 1987 AGENDA TITLE: Public Hearing on Downtown Parking Study Review RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the Council discuss the following requests and approve the various controls. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: City Council approved various recommendations on t e owntown ar ing tudy which was prepared by the City of Lodi Engineering Division with the UDID Committee. The new controls were implemented in October 1986 and are shown on the attached map of the downtown area. Staff had indicated the new controls would be reviewed after a six-month period. Staff has performed two parking s,•-veys qday after Thanksgiving and Friday before Christmas). The attached bar charts show the before and after peak parking use in the parking lots and the or. -street permit areas. We have received various comments and complaints in the last six months. We have not solicited a formal public review. Many of the comments were received verbally by our Parking Enforcement Assistants. The City of Lodi Finance Department began selling permits quarterly in September 1986. The number of permits sold has increased from approximately 215 to 250. Attached is a listing of the comments received, together with staff responses. Overall, it appears that the parking changes that were implemented in October of 1986 have improved the parking in the downtown area. 6JaLRonsko c Works Director JLR/PJF/ma Attachments cc: Police Chief Finance Director UDID Committee LDBA President Nevus Development h Management, Inc. Art Kiesy, Senior Citizen Center APP ROVED: ftc H AS A. PETERSON, City Manager CDOWNT02/TXTW.02M FILE NO. May 2.6, 1987 a- CITY OF LODI DOWNTOWN PARKING SP LOT SACRAMENTO ST. SCHOOL ST. LOT 2 N --w �uuuuuu L0� 1 ®. � ..LOT I 1 LOT 5 LOT 3 � Iw vnratnrrrr x J ZIP B/ wa yy CHURCH"T^®' ST. re LEGEND p - ZONE 8 PERMIT ONLY 8-2 HOUR ALL ON -STREET PARKING IS 2 HOUR EXCEPT AS NOTED. © - 2 HOUR OR ALL DAY WITH ZONE 8 PERMIT 0-4 HOUR 9/86 a U C 0 n. U tj 0 a� Z Q) V) .0 0 Q) rn Lodi Downtown on -Street Parking Friday Peak Occupancies 100 ------ — -- — - 90 80 70 60: , l 50 40 30 A zo 10INN a > A �. 0 E.2 Sac 0 Lot 5 Church S/Elm Church S/Pine Church S/Oak Walnut ® P.O. Elm ®l_ot 5 On—Street All --Day Permit Segments Sep 85 Dec 85 Nov 86 Dec 86 No I UU 90 7 80 — 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 Lodi Downtown Parking Lots Friday Peak Occupancies 1—P 3—P 4—P 5—P 1-2 hr 2-2 hr 3-2 hr 4-2 hr 5-4 hr B of A SP Parking Lot (P ermit) Sep 85 Dec 85Nov 86 "'-] Dec 86 �Mll �.• j 11 ;A0 20 00 ;OA 20 PAO 0A PA, 20 RA 20 I ;A0 R 40 ; ;A0 PA 20 20 20 ;10 ;A0 PO I 20 ;0A 20 ;OA Ed ;A0 20 ;A0 20 ;A0 ZA ;AO Ro 0100 1—P 3—P 4—P 5—P 1-2 hr 2-2 hr 3-2 hr 4-2 hr 5-4 hr B of A SP Parking Lot (P ermit) Sep 85 Dec 85Nov 86 "'-] Dec 86 �Mll �.• j 11 DOWNTOWN PARK?t,i1_ CT11nV _ o_�UTCht Ala1007 .. V1 i:7vr COMMENT Request to modify Rc rk i ng t i lire It i iii i t from 2 hot: rS to 3 hours at the NW corner of Locust and School Streets. RESPONSE: Staff originally recommended converting 2 -hour tD all -day parking on School Street N/Locust. The average parking occupancy on School Street and Locust Street was 21b (north side) and 7h (west side), respectively. However, since the northwest corner of Locust and School was being developed with a residential/commercial project, no recommendation was made. This request came from the owners of the northwest building which included a petition with signatures of owners of other businesses in the area. (See attached letter.} The Finance Department recommends against 3 -hour parking because of the enforcemt"t difficulties. It is recommended that it either remain as 2 -hour or be increased to 4 hours. If Council changes the time limit, it is recommended at least half of the block faces be converted. 2. COMMENT: Request for 2 -hour parking on Sacramento Street S/Lodi Avenue. RESPONSE: Since the parking was removed on Lodi Avenue in order to insta left turn lanes, motorists are parking on Sacramento Street. The business located on the southwest corner of the Sacramento/'Lodi intersection .quested this area be changed to 2 -hour parking. Staff performed two parking surveys and verified the problem. However, staff does not recommend installing 2 -hour parking. The business does have some off-street parking. Implementing 2 -hour parking on -street would most likely push the problem southerly into the residential area. 3. COMMENT: Install 2 -hour plus all -day parking with Zone B permit on Thurc-F-Street from Elm Street to Pine Street on the east side. RESPONSE: Staff originally reco^Tnended 2 -hour or all -day (Zone B) permit parking in areas which had low parking demand and were not adjacent to businesses. This parking area has businesses adjacent to it but the businesses have entrances on other streets. The parking occupancy varied considerably in both the before and after surveys. The average parking occupancy from the previous surveys ranged from 47% to 52% for the entire section. The average parking occupancy from the latest surveys was 17% (Elm to alley S/Elm) and 55% (alley S/Elm to Pine). Farmers and Merchants Bank prefers the alley S/Elm to Pine remain 2 -hour for customer use. Staff recommends installing 2 -hour or all -day (Zone B) permit parking on Church Street from Elm Street to the alley S/Elm Street. 4. COMMENT: Remove the 2 -hour parking and reinstall permit parking at ots and 4 on both sides of westerly aisle (same as before). RESPONSE: T;lis request was received verbally from the Parking Enforcement Assistants. The recent surveys taken the day after Thanksgiving and the Friday before Christmas showed the parking usage was low compared to when this area was permit parking. It is felt that expanding permit parking in this area should be considered. An option CDOWNT02/TXTW.02M May 27, 1987 5. COMMENT: replace 2 -hour parking zone with 4 -hour parking on Elm Street rr•�!7,1 School to Sacramento on the north side (adjacent to Beauty College)_ B. Reinstall the 5 -hour parking zone at Lot 5 (4 -hour). RESPONSE: The Parking Enforcement Assistants have received a number of requests from the Beauty College students that longer time limits are needed. Staff has no position on this matter. 6. COMMENT: Improve the Southern Pacific lot. RESPONSE: The City does not have a long-term lease with Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Therefore, staff does not recommend making any substantial improvements. 7. COMMENT: Install two handicapped parking spaces in the vicinity of the Senior Citizen Center on School Street. RESPONSE: This request was from the President of Vie Senior Citizen Center on School Street. The request was for one handicapped parking space to be installed in tot 5 (4 -hour) near the allty, and the other space to be located on School Street N/Elm Street adjacent to the Center. One handicapped parking space is 14 feet wide which provides a 9 -foot parking space and a 5 -foot loading area. If the hand capped parking space is located near an open area, the 5 -foot loading area is not needed. { CDOWNT02/TXTW.02M May 26, 1987 ®W1l fi le INkiy V3 DEVEELOPMttif1.' AND MANAGEMENT, INC. April 13, 1987 I T Mr. Richard Prima Engineering Division Public Works Department City of Lodi P.O. Box 320 Loc . , CA 95241 Re: Request To WAif.y Parking Time Limit At The M Corner of Locus And School 7treets Adjacent To Locust Square Dear Rich, T`:�is will confirm our recent conversations regarding the current 2 hour public parking limit in force adjacent to Locust Square. Some Clients of the commercial businesses as well as visitors to the seniors residing in the apartments require a little longer parking limit. We've received the enclosed informal petitions and have met with our neighbors, Gierhart b Wells Funeral Home, Glidden Paint and Pantel Lighting. They have told as they prefer to retain the 2 h-lur limit, but have no objection to a longer time limit on our side of the street'. Our request, therefore, is for a 3 hour parking limit in place of the existing 2 hour limit. Please let me know of yc:ir decisiG:+ so that I may keep the busi- nesses and residents informed. Thank you. RBT/dl encls. .- . Sincerely, t� V_ Ronald B. Thomas I DECLARATION OF MAILING On May 11, 1987 in the City of Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, I deposited in the United States mail, .envelopes with first-class postage prepaid ti,ereon, containing a copy of the Notice attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A"; said envelopes were addressed as is more particularly shown on Exhibit "B" attached hereto. There is a regu-6ar daily communication by mail between the City of Lodi, California, and the places to which said envelopes were addressed. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on May 11, 1987, at Lodi, California. DEC/O1 TXTA.02D ALICE M. REIMCHE j it Clerk U IT J H;I epu Cit Clerk 1 F-xhibit "A" NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY IHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI TO ALLOT'IOR FORMAL PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT CONCERNING DOWNTOWN PARKING WITHIN THE CITY OF LODI NOTICE IS HE-'EBY GIVEN that on June 3, 1987 the City Council of the City of Lodi, at its regular meeting of that date to be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 221 West Pine Street, Lodi, Californ4a, will conduct a public hearing to allow for formal public review F d comment concerning downtown parking within the City of Lodi. Copies of the Downtown Parking Study Review, as prepared by City of Lodi staff, are available during regular business hours in the office of the City Clerk. 221 West Pine Street, Lodi. Information regarding this matter may be obtained by calling Assistant Civil Engineer Paula Fernandez at 333-6706. All interested persons are invited to present their views on this matter. Written statements may be filed with the City Clerk at any time prior to the hearing scheduled herein and oral statements may be made at said hearing. If you challenge the above matter in court you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk, at or prior to, the public hearinc Dated: May 6, 1987 By Order of the Lodi City Council uXett, %h 661ru Alice M. R6,ache City Clerk PH/39 TXTA.02D tXhibit "Q Lodi Downton. Business Association Mike Lapenta c/o The `I'o39erY 28 South School Street Lodi, CA 95240 Lodi District Chamber of CaTmrce 215 West Oak Street Lodi, CA 95240 PROOF OF PUBLIGA. _ DON (1015.5 C.C.►.) STATE OF CALIFORNIA. County of San Joaquin. I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above - entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer of the Lodi News -Sentinel, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published daily, except Sundays and holidays, in the City of Lodi, California, County of San Joaquin, and which news- paper has been adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the Superior Court, Department 3, of the County of San Joaquin, State of California, under the date of May 28th, 1953, Case Number 65990; that the notice, of which the annexed Is a printed copy (set in type not mu2)K than non - pared), has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any sup. plement thereof on the following dates, to -wit: 40Y...12.L................................................................................. 87 all in the year 19......... I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Dated a Lodi, California, this ..19th day of May 87 ............ ................... 19......... ... lC......... ........ . .... Signature This spece is for the County Clerk's Filing Stamp CtT`i Proal of Publication of of .Public hearing By The City Council of The City oE' t6ZII To Allow For Formal Public Review And Lne3ue3�t..Gc211��xZ1?FxK.,Downtown Parking Within The City of. Lodi NEARING -'NOMI OF MIRK E CITT of LOW 8'r 1111 C1Y:OOt1Nd► MA► f+VNLIC t0 A40W POR FOR 0- W AND COMM*- Co"CERN,NO ppWNTOWN►ARIIINO YPIiNiN . - TIB CITU Of Low - .. - 9,C,, t 11,"",, OMM that on 3,x» 3.19P'. tM City C.W.61 of th. Cin of to& of M► r.g tt« Lod. Ca:Nornrt o io. win cOndepublic 1t. " to onow lot facnwi pubnc rern.iew and co�n "t Con- Ce,.ny,g downto..n pwayq wiMM tM City of tod. Copies of tM pawntown Porkinq SNdY Review. w pr.pored by City CO Lod staf , ore oroilob * d-,.y.ta. bu"i s hours in *wotf ce a ! OwC." Clerk. Ili west Pb+e Stree+. Lodi. Mlor„w,gn r•gordir`g this molts may be ob- ,,,.d by ,AtW Msisiont Cmit Engineer Pouto F..wnd.t of 333.6"6, Ore kM ,ted to present AR Y,Nre.ted person, d,ey ,i.w, on ItAs owner. WrNt. �stmi to the M Wood with tM City CUWi` —Y W h sled h.rein and orot stat.m.n+s moy M mode w iM obese , ttec in Court YOIJ 1 yott �oisrq only thou issues you Of moil w I..d i the b1K hearing dew .d 6, N eIN fOiNd tN iw ed h tltls notice or in written espob d.n..r.d to tM City CI.A. as CK vior Dated: Wy 0. 191f7 !y order of ,M tod: City Counct:— s: ALICE M_ otoMCHE coy C1.r► 19. 1967 —Y519 _ in May 29, 1987 .MINn 1 goy ,. NJvt City Manager's Cftice City of Lodi Mr. Thomas A. Peterson 221 W. Pine St. Lodi CA 95240 RE: Downtown Par king Study Review (4/28/87) Dear Mr. Peterson: Reference is made to the Council Communication signed by Jack L. Ronsko addressing the Downtown Parking Study Reviews The Board of Directors for the Lodi Downtown Business Association Inc. have reviewed the above referenced Downtown Parking Study and offer the following comr W-s/recommendations: 1) Request to modify parking time limit from 2 hours to 3 hours at the NW corner of Locust & School Streets. The LDBA Board of Directors agree with the staff comments in that It would be more difficult to enforce the 3 flour limit than a 4 hour limit. It is the Boards recommendation that the current parking limit of 2 tours be retained 2) ReWnt for enforcement on 12 minute parking stall adjacent to PG&E L gilding at 12 W. Pine Street. The LDBA Board of Directors agrees with staff recommendations that the regutred ordinance be revised to officially establish a short time zone. 3) Install 2 -hour plus all -day parking with Zone B permit on Church Street from Elm to P ine Street on the east side. The LDBA Board of Directors agrees with staff recommendation to the installation of a 2 -tour or all -day ( Zone B) permit parking at all or a portion of this location. 4) Remove the 2 -hour parking &A reinstall permit parking at lots 3 & 4 on both sides of .westerly aisle (same as before). The LDBA Board of Directors agrc�s with staff rth )n)m ;endation to expand permit parking in this area, by approving the option to make this area a 2 -hour or ai)-day ( Zone B) permit park rng. S) A. Replace 2 -hour parking zone with 4 -hour parking on Elm Street from School to Sacramento on the north stde (adjacent to Beauty Col lege). B. Reinstall the 5 -hour parking zone at lot S (4 -tour'). The LDBA Board of Directors recommends retaining the current 2 hour parking as described in item S. A. The Board also recommends that lot S he a 2-h6ur or all -day (Zone B) permit parking. Sincerely, Lodi Downtown Business Assoc. Inc. Board of Directors ON