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E-1 . ~ Attachment A CITY OF • ~~~ FALC®~ ~ 2077 W. LARPENTEUR AVENUE FALCON HEIGHTS, MN 55113-5594 PHONE (612) 644-5050 FAX (612) 644-8675 y 18 September 1991 MEMO TO: Planning Commission FROM: Susan Hoyt, City Adminstrator acting as planner RE: Request for additional "no parking" on Garden Avenue in front of the Falcon Heights United Church of Christ Representatives of the United Church of Christ are requesting. an additional 25 feet of "no parking" on the west end of the block on Garden Avenue. The additional "no parking" zone is needed to allow cars to drop off passengers directly in front of the main church entrance. Interestingly the three "no parking" signs are currently parallel to the street front and atypically close together. This makes reading the signs difficult. EiCISTING PARKING • The existing "no parking" covers the east one half of the block along Garden Avenue and stops directly at the sidewalk to the main church entrance. The remaining one-half of the block accomodates parking. There is also a church parking lot across the street to the north of the church. Single family homes with off-street parking make up the land uses on adjacent blocks. PROPOSED PARKING The addition of an additional 25 feet of "no par,cing' to the west of the current "no parking" zone along Garden will eliminate two off-street parking spaces, probably used by parishoners to the Church. The parking lot across the street and the residential streets probably can accomodate these two cars on Sundays during services or during large events. Adjacent residents don't appear to use this parking area. The designation of "no parking" along this stretch of street will make driving up and dropping passengers off much easier since no cars will impede driving up to the front sidewalk. Easier access to the front door will allow people with mobility problems to reach their destination more easily and with less interference. ALTERNATIVES The designation of the additional "no parking" area will not eliminate all off-street parking along Garden Avenue in front of the Church. Designating the entire block "no parking" would make the parking restrictions easier to understand and enforce as well as provide a larger area for cars to line up 1 FiCME OF THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR ANO THE U OF M INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE w• ~ ?,gINTED CV AE:'lC~ED PAPER ~ an cu iii~~~,~,JJJJ