Agenda Item # _____
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
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Agenda Report # ___
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBBJECT: ?No Parking ? Handicapped Zone? ? First Ave
INIATED BY: Engineering Department
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Recommendation: Approval is hereby requested to establish a ?No Parking-
Handicapped Zone? ordinance on the east curb of First Ave beginning at a point
288 ft north of the northerly curb line of Ninth St and continuing north for
174 ft.
Background: The renovations to the security entrance at the tunnel of
the Tower of the government Center have required that the existing handicapped
parking spaces be relocated. The current capacity is for seven handicapped
vehicles to be present in the tunnel area under the Tower entrance. The
entrance modifications project is expected to take about three months to
complete. In that time a suitable substitute location for handicapped parking
is needed. Such a location is available at the entrance to the West Wing of the
Government Center. There is an existing ?No Parking - Anytime ? ordinance,
number 03-027, for the east curb of First Avenue from Ninth St to Tenth St.
However, this provision is frequently violated. There have been no safety
complaints in the area and crash records from 2008 and 2009 were checked,
showing that there were no crashes involving vehicles parking in that area.
Analysis: The proposed parking restriction will create eight parking spaces for
designated handicapped vehicles to access the Government Center by way of an
existing curb ramp on the east curb of First Ave near the entrance to the West
Wing. The length of the zone is between the two driveways to the underground
parking levels.
Financial Considerations: The cost of the ?No Parking ? Handicapped Zone?
signs will be approximately $ 125.00 each and will be charged to the Traffic
Engineering Division Operating Budget.
Legal Considerations: All No Parking ordinances require approval by Council.
Recommendations/Actions: Approve a ?No Parking ? Handicapped Zone?
ordinance along the above described segment of First Ave.
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