PRESENTER: Presenter
Carly Farmer, Assistant City Engineer
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Discuss and consider a recommendation to amend Section 126-346 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of New Braunfels to restrict parking on both sides of Arroyo Verde from Goodwin Lane to Arroyo del Sol.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Capital Improvements
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 4
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Engineering staff received a request from the Arroyo Verde HOA concerning school traffic at the entrance to the Arroyo Verde subdivision. Arroyo Verde is a residential subdivision located off the west side of Goodwin Lane and is located approximately 300 feet from the property line of Oak Creek Elementary School, situated on the east side of Goodwin Lane. The HOA requested a no parking zone to be installed on both sides of Arroyo Verde between Goodwin Lane and Arroyo del Sol due to parked vehicles waiting for school pick-up and drop-off obstructing through traffic on the street and causing safety concerns at the intersection of Arroyo Verde and Goodwin Lane.
Observations were conducted by staff in April and May 2025, during afternoon pick-up hours for Oak Creek Elementary School. Multiple vehicles were observed to be parked along both sides of Arroyo Verde between Goodwin Lane and Arroyo del Sol. During all observations, staff noted that vehicles would park in close proximity to the stop sign and blocking the crosswalk ramps at the intersection with Goodwin Lane. When vehicles were parked along both sides of Arroyo Verde, the remaining pavement width for through traffic was 14 feet. Staff did not see any vehicles having difficulty getting by the parked vehicles or navigating the intersection at Goodwin Lane. The remainder of the parking activity in the Arroyo Verde subdivision related to school release was concentrated in the neighborhood pool parking lot. Staff did not observe any vehicles parked on Arroyo del Sol between Arroyo Loma and Arroyo Sierra.
A no parking zone is recommended on both sides of Arroyo Verde between Goodwin Lane and Arroyo del Sol to preserve intersection operations at the intersection with Goodwin Lane and reduce safety concerns. Staff has also identified other neighborhood streets off of Goodwin Lane that may benefit from parking restrictions due to school traffic. Staff will be conducting additional observations and contacting the Quail Valley and Wasser Ranch HOAs to discuss parking activity and recommended actions. Similar no parking zones have previously been established on neighborhood entrances off of FM 1101 due to concerns with school traffic from the nearby schools. Past observations conducted by staff demonstrate compliance with these established no parking zones.
The public hearing will be at a future City Council meeting, and notices will be sent in advance of the meeting to all properties adjacent to the proposed parking changes.
ISSUE:
The Arroyo Verde HOA requested a no parking zone on Arroyo Verde between Goodwin Lane and Arroyo del Sol.
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.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends restricting parking on both sides of Arroyo Verde from Goodwin Lane to Arroyo del Sol.