Presenter/Contact
Presenter
Garry Ford, City Engineer
Contact Info
(830) 221-4020 - gford@nbtexas.org
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SUBJECT:
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Approval of the first reading of an ordinance amending Section 126-346 of the Code of Ordinances to restrict parking on both sides of Loop 337 from State Highway 46 to 1,320 feet east of the intersection with Oakwood Boulevard.
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BACKGROUND / RATIONALE:
Council Districts: 3 and 4
Engineering staff received a request from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to restrict parking along Loop 337 in the area of New Braunfels High School and Oakwood Baptist Church. This request is due to the upcoming widening project on Loop 337 and these are known areas where the public parks in the right of way.
TxDOT is requesting these signs for safety reasons and to keep the public out of the construction areas. The TxDOT contractor will erect the No Parking signs in these areas during the construction project.
Staff recommends that a notice be placed on the New Braunfels ISD website with the sports schedules so that visiting teams are aware of the new parking restrictions along Loop 337 and parking options.
ADDRESSES A NEED/ISSUE IN A CITY PLAN OR COUNCIL PRIORITY:
2006 Comprehensive Plan: Transportation Goal 21: Provide a system of convenient and safe transportation facilities through comprehensive, cooperative, and continuing transportation system planning and development.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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Recommendation
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
The Transportation and Traffic Advisory Board unanimously approved the recommendation to City Council to amend Section 126-346 of the City of New Braunfels Code of Ordinances to restrict parking along a portion of Loop 337 to prepare for the upcoming widening project at their meeting on August 10, 2017.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of restricting parking along both sides of Loop 337 from 1,320 feet east of the intersection with Oakwood Boulevard west to the intersection of Loop 337 and State Highway 46.