PRESENTER: Presenter
Carly Farmer, Assistant City Engineer
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Discuss and consider a recommendation to amend Section 126-354 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of New Braunfels to establish a new parking by permit area on a portion of S Academy Avenue and W Cross Street.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Capital Improvements
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 5
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Staff received a request from a property owner within the 300 block of W Cross Street to create a new parking by permit area. The reasoning for the request is mainly due to increased parking in the area due to nearby businesses as well as downtown events. The area consists of single-family homes and the American Legion Hall. There are several local businesses near the request area.
A signed petition has been received from the requester for a parking by permit area on the following streets:
• The east side of S Academy Avenue from the intersection with W Cross Street to the northern intersection with W Coll Street.
• The west side of S Academy Avenue from the intersection with W Cross Street to the southern intersection with W Coll Street.
• The south side of W Cross Street from the intersection with Magazine Avenue east to and including the property located at 357 W Cross Street.
The enforcement period requested for the new parking by permit area is an all-hours, year-round restriction.
The request meets the requirements for a contiguous area of residential and/or commercial use. More than two-thirds of the affected residents have submitted a signed statement of the following for the requested area:
We the undersigned are residents and/or property owners of the proposed designated permit area described in this application. We understand that: (i) if this area is designated, certain restrictions will be placed upon on-street parking within the area; (ii) residents and/or residential property owners of the area will be entitled to obtain a limited number of parking permits exempting their vehicles from such parking restrictions, but if a resident and/or property owner owns a vehicle without having a permit displayed, that vehicle will be subject to the parking restrictions; (iii) parking permits will be issued for a term of one year and require replacement each year; (iv) the cost of issuing the annual parking permits will be paid by the residents and/or property owners.
The public hearing will be at a future City Council meeting and notices will be sent in advance of the meeting to all properties within a 300-foot radius of the requested parking by permit area.
ISSUE:
Residents on a portion of S Academy Avenue and W Cross Street have signed a petition to create a new parking by permit area.
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 creating a new parking by permit area. The petition and request area meet the requirements in the City of New Braunfels Code of Ordinances.