Agenda Item #___________
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
01/27/2015
Agenda Report # _________
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: Agenda Report ? Ordinance enacting parking zones, loading zones, and
?No Parking? zones in the Uptown Business District.
INITIATED BY: Traffic Engineering
Recommendation: Approve an ordinance enacting the following:
1. Parking zones with two-hour and four-hour time limits along Bay Avenue,
Front Avenue, Broadway, 1st Avenue, 2nd Avenue, 9th Street, 10th Street, 11th
Street, 12th Street, 13th Street, and 14th Street;
2. Handicap parking zones with four-hour time limits along the subject streets;
3. Loading zones with 15-minute and 30-minute time limits along the subject
streets;
4. ?No Parking? zones along the subject streets; and
5. Motorcycle parking zones with two-hour time limits along Broadway.
Background: Various construction projects and streetscape improvements have
been completed in the Uptown Business District since the current parking
ordinance was enacted. These projects and improvement altered the on-street
parking boundaries to an extent that the current ordinance does not accurately
define the existing parking boundaries; therefore, the existing regulations are
not able to be enforced with certainty. In preparing this revised ordinance,
all existing on-street parking spaces were measured along the curb line to the
nearest foot and were referenced from the curb lines of the intersecting
streets. Designated parking spaces for motorcycles have been established along
Broadway in areas that are too small for passenger vehicles, but will
accommodate one or two motorcycles. These designated motorcycle spaces should
free up more standard parking spaces.
Analysis: The Traffic Engineering Division believes the revised parking
ordinance will clarify the limits of the on-street parking spaces, which will,
in turn, enable more consistent enforcement.
Financial Considerations: Some new parking signs must be installed,
particularly along Broadway where the motorcycle parking spaces have been
created. The cost of installing these new signs will be derived from the
Traffic Engineering operating budget.
Legal Considerations: All ordinances require the approval of Council.
Recommendations/Actions: Approve the ordinance enacting parking zones in the
Uptown Business District.
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