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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Report - November 18, 1981 (37)Continued November 18. 1981 REQUEST FOR "NO PARKING" AREA ON SOUTH SUNSET DRIVE 1 'st xr tw> Even though elimination of this amount of parking will mean the resident at 1200 West Lodi Avenue will have no curb parking adjacent to the residemce, it is recommended that the no parking zone be adopted. Mr. Manual Rocha. 329 S. Sunset Drive. Lodi spoke on behalf of the proponents of the petition. Following a lengthy discussion, with questions being directed to Staff and to those who had given testimony, Council on motion of Councilman Katnich. Hughes second, directed the Public Works Director to eorrebpond with Mr. William Stemler, 1200 West Lodi Avenue, Lodi, requesting that he refrain from parking his boat on the west side of Sunset Drive between his driveway and Lodi Avenue. 0 A 11 i f L f f 0 CITY OF LODI PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO: City Council FRNI- City al;niignr DATE: November 13, 1981 SUBJECT: No Parking Zone on Sunset Drive COUNCIL COMMUNICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council adopt a resolution establishing a 33 -foot no parking zone on the west side of Sunset Drive immediately south of Lodi Avenue (see attached sketch). BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City of Lodi has received a petition from 33 resi- ents of the 300 bloc of South Sunset Drive, asking for the parking restriction. The petition represents 69% of the total properties along the street. There are 3 conditions that may contribute to the traffic hazard stated in the petition: 1. There is an existing no parking zone on the south side of Lodi Avenue between Nam Lane and Stinset Drive. Drivers of vehicles traveling east on Lodi Avenue and preparing to turn right on Sunset Drive must be positioned in the curb lane immediately north of the south curb line. The natural tendency of most drivers making the turn is to parailel the curb line. and, upon comptution of the turn, the vehicle would normally be positioned only 5 or 6 feet from the west curb line of Sunset Drive. A vehicle parked along the west curb line could protrude as much as 8 feet into the street area, and the driver making the turn would have to veer to the left to avoid it; 2. There is a six-foot high block wall located at the sidewalk line which extends from the west property line of 1200 West Lodi Avenue to the center of the curs raturn at Sunset Drive (at this point the wall reduces in height to 4 feet). This wall blocks the vision of a driver on Lodi Avenue from .eeing a parked vehicle on Sunset Drive until the driver is Me11 into the right turn; 3. The curb -to -curb width of Sunset Drive is 36 feet: two 8 -foot parking lanes and two 10 -foot travel lanes. if a vehicle is parked at the curb. and another traveling north on Sunset Drive approaching the stop sign, a driver turning right has little room to negotiate the turn. Even though allmination of this amount of parking will mean the reaident at 1200 West Lodi Avenue will have no curb parking adjacent to the residence, it is ecommended at the no park!ng zone be adopted. �. V Jack L. Ronsko cc: 1200 W. Lodi Ave. Resident Pub) Works Director Att. JLR:MED:dmw FILE NO. HIRKY A. 99VES. tY FGnaqer •::e'�+:±sts't!Wv7fr�a:s.,,,,_.__.�,.,..».._..__..__.,..-.,_-,..+�,-..._..,_._.. ..L,..++-,:w:�uvza�r�c._xa-..:c:u:w.__.. _'_ ,......,.._. .. (7(2) iea�orr��e�l� 36 - CITY 6- .. rw CiTYQF LQC�iPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT oR LOBI WE. I � I f 4 I j t�a►'f Sarr I i3wR CUM vr ILI:�It�rT1Nr. Nd PAR'rttNt�r �� ;;` �� i3l Ock Fend 1.Y / I I too w SST Loot; AvGNUG M�.D "• OttoA s Apwtvt• Of L e �wtre 1 w hN►c werb6 Dot�tlti ]Act M/t C' 17 November 1981 Mr. Henry Glaves, City Manager City Hall Lodi, Califorbia 95240 Dear Kr. (haves, There is before the City Council a petition to restrict parking on the neat aide of South Sunset Drive immediately south of Lodi vcnue . I wish to express my opposition to this proposal. Such action will only increase parking in front of my property which is immediately to the south of the proposed property to be restricted. The problems referred to in.the petition are not month in and month out conditions. We now have a cordition that if you park in front of a certain parcel of property the owner immediately calls the police to protest. This requirea that the police department mast take time to check out the matter only to find that there is no illegality involved. Reduction of parking may increase the parking in front of this property which may require more time of a department with more important problems than parked cars in front of this persons property. If this parking restriction is imposed the property owner will be restricted from parking in front of his home on Sunret Drive. It. certainly is not possible to park on Lodi Avenue. In fairness to the property owners immediately adjacent to the area proposed for restriction, I request that the proposed restrictions be denied. tiow 4T*%"% A� the first faun parcels of props y e so o venue signed the petition?' Ve 345 S.et Derive Lodi, lif. 95240 P. O. Box 148 Lodi. Calif. 95241 W BILL STEMLER Group Insurance Consultant November 13, 1 1:�.'1 City Council City of Lodi City Hall Lodi, California 95240 o .o a • ° r• • • _ • +� + 1. f •' `per• �c't� i. �'i� 1 rC`a a.� psi Gentlemen: This is in reply to the proposed red zoning at 1200 West Lodi Avenue. I feel it is very unjust because this eliminates the only parking which I have left for this residence. When Lodi Avenue was widened, they took approximately eight feet (81) from the front of the house and eliminated all parking. There is a misstatement in the petition which states a motor home and a boat are parked there. I sold my motor home three years ago. and the boat is parked there once a year for unload - Ing and cleaning. This year was an exception. The boat was parked there because 1 was having a new canvas top made, and Mike's Upholstery could not get the material until the 25th of October. It was put in storage after that. I tried parking it across thR street, but it was marked for tow away because of a complaint • (209) 369-5547 (209) 948.8483 It is my understanding that the reason the engineering department recommended this proposal is because people coming from the West down Lodi Avenue and making a right turn on Sunstst may create a traffic hazard. I made these turns, with cars parked in the proposed zoning area. first at 20 miles per hour. It wasn't possible to turn short enough to cause an accident. I then made the turn at 15 miles per hour and believe it would be very difficult to cause an accident. At 10 miles per hour it would be possible, but not probable. Several times when my car has been parked in front of the vicond house across the street, the police have been called for tow away. Sunset is a dead end street and the people who did not sign ,the petition use this street more than the people who did sign. I feel % ci ser,%y ':. tstnn -0 h� y�;r by the last paragraph of your Council elimination of this parking means the resident will have no curb parking adjacent to the residence. Thanking you in advance for the favorable consideration of my objection to this proposal. I am QQVery truly yours, BILL STEMLER Resident BSlrnw CITY COUNCIL JAMES A McCARTY. Mayor ROBERT G MURPHY. Mayor Pro Irm RICHARD t HUGHES WALTIR VATNICII JAMIS W PINKIRTON. Jr CI'T'Y OF LODI CIIY IIAI1. 221 NI %I PINI %IKIII P s 11)1 1 It I BOX I;t) LODI CALWORNIA 95241 (209) 1.34-5534 November 23. 1981 IIt NRY A GL AVIS. It C'11V Manage/ At ICI M RIIMCIII CttV C.lerx RI)NAI 1) M '% I 1 IN Cott/ AliorneV Mr. William Stemler 1200 West Lodi Avenue Lodi, CA. 95241 Dear Mr. Stemler: At their meeting on November 18, 1981, the City Council directed us to write and request that you refrain from parking your boat on the west side of Sunset Drive between your driveway and Lodi Avenue. The Council took this action rather than estabitsh a no parking zone at this location and with your cooperation there should be no need for further action Sincerely ack -L. Ronsko Publi' Works Director Jt: MD/eeh cc: City Clerk