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File #: 21-1273    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/17/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: 12/13/2021 Final action: 12/13/2021
Title: Approval of the first reading of an ordinance to restrict parking on both sides of Independence Drive west of Oak Run Parkway from Oak Run Parkway to the end of Independence Drive.
Attachments: 1. NPZ map, 2. Photo Attachment, 3. 2021-12-13 Ordinance - Independence NPZ

PRESENTER: Presenter

Garry Ford, Transportation and Capital Improvements Director

 

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SUBJECT: Title

Approval of the first reading of an ordinance to restrict parking on both sides of Independence Drive west of Oak Run Parkway from Oak Run Parkway to the end of Independence Drive.

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DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Capital Improvements

 

 

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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 3

 

 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Staff received a request from multiple property owners on Independence Drive west of Oak Run Parkway to restrict parking on both sides of Independence Drive from Oak Run Parkway to the end of Independence Drive. The request is due to safety concerns from the requesters. The attached photos provided by the requesters show the large commercial vehicles parking in the specified area.

 

 

ISSUE:

Property owners request parking restriction on Independence Drive west of Oak Run Parkway from Oak Run Parkway to the end of Independence Drive due to safety concerns related to commercial vehicles parking on this segment of Independence Drive.

 

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

Traffic control signs cost approximately $150 each. Sufficient funding is available in the FY 2022 approved streets and drainage budget.

 

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RECOMMENDATION:

Transportation and Traffic Advisory Board

The Transportation and Traffic Advisory Board unanimously recommended establishing a no parking zone on Independence Drive west of Oak Run Parkway from Oak Run Parkway to the end of Independence Drive at their meeting on November 18, 2021.

 

Staff

Staff recommends creating a no parking zone on Independence Drive west of Oak Run Parkway from Oak Run Parkway to the end of Independence Drive.