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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNB 2 MAIN ST PKG PROHIB 1-18-88NEW BUSINESS 'NO. 2 1--18-88 ID~TE: JANUARY 6, 1988 Inter- Corn 1 SILIIBJ ECTi WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION REPORT ON MAIN STREET PARKING PROHIBITION FROM NEWPORT AVENUE WESTERLY (SOUTH SIDE) RECOMMENDATION: Pleasure of City Council. BACKGROUND: The background information for this report is referenced to the two previous staff reports (copies attached) for Main Street. At the last City Council meeting the Main Street parking issue was raised again with regard 'to using the south side of Main Street for the bank's customer parking. DISCUSSION: As stated before, it is staff's opinion that additional travel lanes will be required on both Newport Avenue and Main Street as future development and traffic generation occurs in this general area. Therefore, the parking prohibition for all on-street parking along Main Street, Newport Avenue, and E1 Camino was recommended as a condition of development for the Carver development. It should be noted that another field review was made of the available parking spaces for the retail developments. In particular, the review focused on the existing 73 spaces on the westerly perimeter of the retail site which were designated for employee parking. The results indicated that approximately 80% of these spaces are not utilized. These figures are consistent with the results of an earlier study performed during 1987. In other words, if the retail establishments were to require their employees to park in the designated areas, there would be additional parking spaces for customers. If, however, parking was to be restored on the south side of Main Street, the area immediately west of the main driveway entrance must be maintained as a red zone for a distance of 80 feet to provide maximum visibility. As before, Staff would recommend that no action be taken to reinstate the on-street parking along Main Street. Dennis D. Barnes City Traffic Engineer Bob Ledendecker Director of Public Works ~ATE: NOVEMBER 25, 1987 Inter- Com TO: WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION SUBJECT: ON-STREET PARKING -"SOUTHERLY SIDE OF MAIN STREET ~COMMENDATION Receive and file. BACKGROUND The background information for this report is referenced to a previous Staff report (copy attached) for Main Street. At the last City Council meeting a. concern was raised with respect to utilizing the southerly side of Main Street for the bank's customer parking. D scussIoN It was indicated that the red zones adjacent to the bank located next to Main Street, within the Carver- development, are being utilized for parking. These red zones are f~r fire lanes and to provide clear access to and from the center. It was also indicated that the bank would desire parking along the southerly side.of Main Street from the driveway entrance westerly. The parking in this-particular area was removed for the reason as previously indicated in my November 10, 1987 memo and more importantly, to provide adequate visibility to motorists exiting the center to Main Street. If parking was-to be restored on the south side of Main Street, the areas immediately adjacent to the driveway should be maintained as red zones for a distance of 75-100 feet to provide maximum visibility. This red zoning as indicated would most likely not be convenient enough for the customer and the drive aisles would most likely still be utilized. It is Staff's understanding that the center was designed/developed to be oriented and services from the parking lot exposure of the center with respect to retail customers. It is suggested that the bank direct its customers to utilize those entrances/exits that directly service the on-site parking spaces in lieu of the street areas and driveway areas. Again, Staff would recommend that no action be taken to reinstate the on-street parking along Main Street. Bob Ledendecker Director of Public Works/City Engineer· BL/mv JATE: NOVENBER 10, 1987 Inter- Corn TO: FROM: SUBJECT: I/II.LIAR HUSTON, CITY HANAGER PUBLIC I/ORKS DEPARTI~NT/ENGINEERING DIVISION HAIN STREET PARKING PROHIBITION FRON NEgPORT AVENUE I/ESTERLY - INFORHATIONAL REPORT I RECOMMENDATION: Receive and fi'le. BACKGROUND: An exp'lanation was requested by City Council with respect to the on-street parking prohibition along the soul~herly side of Main Street adjacent to the Carver development. As a condition of development of both the Carver development retail and office s.ites, Staff recommended that all on-street parking .along Main Street, Newport Avenue, and E1 Camino Real adjacent to the development be prohibited. This condition was approved and the parking prohibition implemented. DISCUSSION: The reasoning for this parking prohibition initially was to eliminate a future action by the City to require parking removal once the center merchants and customers had become accustomed to utilizing these spaces on a routine basis. THe condition was approved and implemented. It is Staff's opinion that additional travel lanes will be required on both Newport Avenue and Main Street as future development and traffic generation in the general area occurs. A review of the available parking spaces for both the retail and office developments indicates there are 455 retail parking spaces and 184 office parking spaces. On the retail site, there are 73 spaces on the westerly perimeter which were designated primarily for employee parking. A field review on three different days revealed that 80-90% of these spaces were not being utilized. The approval of this development also required a parking management plan which provided for joint use of both the retail and office site spaces and the designation of the spaces along the westerly perimeter as employee spaces. Staff would recommend that no action be taken to reinstate the on-street parking along the Main Street frontage. BOb LedendecKer Director of Public Works/City Engineer BL/mv