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 second and final reading of an ordinance amending Section 126-346 of the Code of Ordinances to restrict parking on a portion of East Faust Street.
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BACKGROUND / RATIONALE:
Council District: 5
City Council unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance amending Section 126-346 of the Code of Ordinances to restrict parking on a portion of East Faust Street on November 12, 2018.
Engineering staff received a request from a citizen to restrict parking along the north side of East Faust Street between the intersection with Sanger Avenue and the Faust Street Bridge. This request is due to the lack of space for maneuvering when vehicles are parked in the marked spaces on the south side of East Faust Street in this area. No parking zone signs were authorized by Thomas Wibert, Chief of Police, on August 8, 2018.
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:
Traffic control signs cost approximately $150 each. Sufficient funding was available in the FY17-18 approved streets and drainage budget.
Recommendation
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
The Transportation and Traffic Advisory Board unanimously approved a parking restriction along the north side of East Faust Street between the intersection with Sanger Avenue and the Faust Street Bridge at their meeting on October 18, 2018.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of establishing a no parking zone along the north side of East Faust Street between the intersection with Sanger Avenue and the Faust Street Bridge.