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L1. Y .P.. LIB` C� C Meeting Date: 12/07/94 Agenda Item: P 3 CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: Request for two hour parking 8 AM to 4 PM Monday except weekends and holidays north of current two hour parking on Tatum Street and on Lindig Street SUBMITTED BY: Mr. Fredir Chrun (original request), 1794 Tatum Street REVIEWED BY: Planning Commission Susan Hoyt, City Administrator Carla Asleson, Assistant Administrator and Planner EXPLANATION /SUMMARY: BACKGROUND Public streets. City streets are public streets and must be available for use by members of the public not just to adjacent property owners and residents. However, parking restrictions may be used to control the density and duration of parking on these roadways. Parking policy. According to the city's parking policy, any request for new parking restrictions must be submitted in writing before staff uses city resources to consider the request. On July 27, 1994 Mr. Fedir Chrun of 1794 Tatum Street submitted a written request to study the parking situation on Tatum Street to the north of the current area that is restricted to 2 hour parking 8 AM to 4 Pm except weekends and holidays. He expressed his concern over the congestion from increased long -term parking by non residents along the street (attachment 1). STUDY Staff findings. Staff studied the parking situation after the State Fair ended and the University was in session. Research found 11 or 12 non resident cars that were parked very close to each other for the full day on weekdays (attachments 2 and 3). The "parked up" situation did not exist on Lindig Street. The current 2 hour parking... configuration was approved in 1979. After this time two signs to the north on the eastside of Tatum were posted, but were taken down and never replaced after the State Fair a few years ago. The 2 hour parking areas in the Grove neighborhood, on Tatum and Lindig Street significantly reduces the density of parked cars along the street and the length of time cars are parked. There have been no accidents on Tatum Street in the last two years. Two cars must juggle to pass each other on Tatum Street in areas where there are two parked cars. However, this is considered to be acceptable on a residential street. (Tatum Street is 32 feet wide.)