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Agenda Item #



Columbus Consolidated Government



Council Meeting



07/15/2008



Agenda Report #



TO: Mayor and Council



SUBJECT: North Lake Parkway - No Parking Anytime, Tow-away Zone



INITIATED BY: Engineering



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Recommendation: Approve an Ordinance establishing a No Parking Anytime,

Tow-away Zone along North Lake Parkway's north and south curbs to include the

City's right-of-way from the east curb of Veterans Parkway east to the dead end

of North Lake Parkway.



Background: North Lake Parkway is a four-lane with median roadway from Veteran

Parkway to Bear Lane and a three-lane roadway from Bear Lane east to its dead

end at the Carl Gregory dealership (see attached aerial photo). The three-lane

roadway design provides left turn access to lots developing along North Lake

Parkway and should handle the traffic volumes at full build-out.



There exists an assortment of commercial developments along this corridor with

all developments meeting the City's minimum standards for off-street parking.

These businesses are very successful to the point of creating a problem with

overflow parking. Hence, the City is receiving complaints of vehicles parking

on the north and south curbs restricting thru traffic plus parking vehicles on

the grass shoulder/right-of-way. Businesses at the end of North Lake Parkway

that require tractor trailer deliveries are having extreme difficulty with

access. Please see the attached photos of parking on street.



Analysis: This practice of parking on both curbs eliminates two-way traffic

with a center left turn lane and hinders truck traffic. This requires that a

No Parking restriction be enacted to maintain a safe roadway. Hence, the

Traffic Engineering Division mailed a Parking Survey (5/5/08) to all businesses

along North Lake Parkway with a recommendation to make the entire roadway

segment: No Parking Anytime, Tow-away Zone for both the north and south curbs

to include the City right-of-way. We sent out 12 surveys and received 11

responses, see attached responses. All responses except for two supported some

type of parking restriction.



Two businesses recommended restricting parking on only one side of the street.

For this reason, an Alternate Parking Restriction is attached should Council

wish to consider restricting only one curb instead of both curbs as we

recommend. The Alternate parking restriction is to make only the south curb a

No Parking Anytime, Tow-away Zone to include City right-of-way. To restrict

parking to one side only will require that we grind up most of the existing

pavement markings and restripe a double yellow centerline which will cost the

City $2,330.



Financial Considerations: It will cost about $750 to install a No Parking

Anytime, Tow-away signs from the Traffic Engineering budget.



Legal Considerations: All parking restrictions require the approval of Council.



Recommendations/ Actions: Approve an Ordinance establishing a No Parking

Anytime, Tow-away Zone along North Lake Parkway's north and south curbs to

include the City's right-of-way from the east curb of Veterans Parkway east to

the dead end of North Lake Parkway.







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