PRESENTER: Presenter
Carly Farmer, Assistant City Engineer
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SUBJECT: Title
Approval of the first reading of an ordinance to amend Section 126-346 and Section 86-7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of New Braunfels to revise no parking zones in Cypress Bend Park.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Capital Improvements, Parks and Recreation
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 5
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of New Braunfels Parks and Recreation Department has requested that the no parking ordinances for Cypress Bend Park be amended due to changes to the on-street parking along the west side of Jesse Guerrero Circle. Public parking was available on the west side of Jesse Guerrero Circle from the intersection with the south park road to the entrance of the next parking lot to the north. Vehicles were able to park parallel on the unpaved shoulder. Recent changes to the on-street parking created a series of paved, 90-degree angled parking spaces along a portion of Jesse Guerrero Circle. This effort was paired with the transition of parking in Cypress Bend Park to paid parking. With the new parking configuration, two-way through traffic can be maintained along Jesse Guerrero Circle. However, vehicles cannot continue to park on the unpaved shoulder on the remainder of the roadway. A revision to the existing no parking ordinance is requested to prohibit parking on the areas of Jesse Guerrero Circle that do not have designated paved on-street parking.
ISSUE:
The Parks and Recreation Department request updated ordinance language to support necessary parking restrictions in the park and to be able to post enforceable signs.
STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:
☐Economic Mobility ☐Enhanced Connectivity ☐Community Identity
☐Organizational Excellence ☒Community Well-Being ☐N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
Traffic control signs cost approximately $150 each. Sufficient funding is available in the FY 2025 Approved Streets and Drainage Budget.
Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends revising the no parking zones along portions of Jesse Guerrero Circle.