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Agenda Item #





Columbus Consolidated Government



Council Meeting



05/27/2008



Agenda Report #



TO: Mayor and Council



SUBJECT: Forest Avenue - No Parking Anytime



INITIATED BY: Engineering







Recommendation: Approve the attached Ordinance enacting a No Parking

Anytime zone along the east side of Forest Avenue from the south curb of

Brookside Drive north to the south curb of 17th Street.



Background: The residents along this segment of Forest Avenue continue

to have problems with Columbus High School students parking along the east side

of this street from Brookside Drive to 17th Street. Cars are parked bumper to

bumper all day on school days and on evenings when ball games are in progress

on the school property. Cars parked too close to the existing residential

driveways many times blocking the driveways.



The Traffic Engineering Division conducted two parking Surveys: one in May of

2007 and one in January 2008 in an attempt to obtain consensus on the proposed

No Parking restriction. Councilor Barnes, David Arrington, Deputy City Manager

and Ron Hamlett, Traffic Engineering Manager, met with residents on Monday, May

12th reaching a consensus for the restriction to be "No Parking Anytime".



Analysis: There exists an "S" curve in this segment of Forest Avenue making

driving this segment and backing out of driveways difficult. Students

congregate in the street and around the vehicles creating a safety hazard.

Parking is already removed from the west curb of this street segment. The

enactment of a No Parking Anytime will improve the safety of this street

segment.



Financial Considerations: A No Parking Anytime zone will require the

installation of No Parking Anytime signs at a cost of about $300.00 from the

Traffic Engineering budget.



Legal Considerations: A No Parking Anytime ordinance requires Council approval.



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

described segment of Forest Avenue.



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