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Agenda Item #_______________



Columbus Consolidated Government

Council Meeting





Agenda Report #_______





TO: Mayor and Council



SUBJECT: Hansen Avenue - Proposed ?No Parking Anytime? zone



INITIATED BY: Department of Engineering?Traffic Engineering Division

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Recommendation: Approve the attached ordinance enacting a ?No Parking Anytime?

zone along the western curb of Hansen Avenue between the northern curb of

Porter Street and the southern curb of 40th Street.



Background: Hansen Avenue is a one-block long public street with one-way

traffic flow southbound. The street was constructed with raised concrete curbs

on both sides and a pavement width of 23 feet between the curb faces. This

pavement width is too narrow to accommodate one lane of traffic flow and

parallel parking on both sides of the street. Vehicles are currently parking on

both sides of the street, particularly during times when nearby churches are

holding services/meetings. Traffic Engineering has received several recent

complaints from residents living on Hansen Avenue about their inability to

drive along this street while cars are parked on both sides. When Hansen

Avenue was part of Bibb City, yellow paint was placed on the western curb face

to deter parking on that side of the street. After Hansen Avenue was annexed

into Columbus, no ordinance was ever enacted to enforce the previous ?no

parking? restriction.



Analysis: In January, 2015, the Traffic Engineering Division mailed a parking

survey to the owners of all seven residential lots fronting on Hansen Avenue.

Each owner was asked which side of the street they preferred to have a ?no

parking? restriction. The two responders to the survey both said their

preference was for the ?no parking? restriction to be placed along the western

curb.



Financial Considerations: The installation of the ?No Parking Anytime? signs

will cost the City approximately $350.00.



Projected Annual Fiscal Impact: The only future fiscal impact to the City is

the replacement of damaged signs and posts.



Legal Considerations: The enforcement of a ?No Parking Anytime? zone requires

an ordinance adopted by Council.



Recommendations/Actions: Approve a ?No Parking Anytime? zone ordinance for the

western curb of Hansen Avenue.







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