Agenda Item #
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
09/02/2008
Agenda Report #
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: Parking Restrictions for Leonard Street and Forest Avenue
INITIATED BY: Engineering
Recommendation: Approve the attached ordinances enacting a No Parking
Anytime along a segment of Leonard Street and Two Hour Parking along a segment
of Forest Avenue.
Background: Leonard Street - residents along Leonard Street west of
Forest Avenue continue to have overflow parking from Columbus High parking on
both sides of the street blocking thru traffic.
Forest Avenue - there exists Two Hour Parking signs along both the east and
west curbs of Forest Avenue from Leonard Street north to Garrard Street.
However, the only ordinance found to be in effect is Ordinance #63-80 which is
a No Parking Anytime ordinance.
The Traffic Engineering Division sent a Parking Survey to 26 properties
receiving replies from seven. All but one concurred with our recommendation. A
copy of the Survey results is attached.
Analysis: Leonard Street has a Two Hour Parking, 8 AM to 6 PM Weekdays (Ord.
#66-74) along the south curb from the west curb of Forest Avenue west a
distance some 239 feet. The north curb of Leonard Street has a No Parking
Anytime ordinance that begins 119 feet west of the west curb of Forest Avenue
and runs west a distance of 183'. Residents request that this No Parking
Anytime ordinance be extended east to the west curb of Forest Avenue.
Forest Avenue - the recommendation is to resend Ordinance 63-80 in its entirety
and enact a Two Hour Parking, 9 AM to 6 PM Weekdays, restriction along both the
east and west curbs of Forest Avenue from the north curb of Leonard Street
north to the south curb of Garrard Street.
Financial Considerations: The installation of parking restriction signs will be
about $600 taken from the Traffic Engineering Division budget.
Legal Considerations: All new parking restrictions along public street require
Council approval thru an ordinance.
Recommendations/ Actions: Approve the attached ordinances enacting a No Parking
Anytime along a segment of Leonard Street and Two Hour Parking along a segment
of Forest Avenue.
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