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Staff Report To:Mayor Fischer and Members of the City Council From:Bill Dircks, Public Works Director Date: October 8, 2025 Re:No overnight parking on Costa Lane Action To Be Considered: Motion to approve, table, or deny the following: Installation of “No Parking – 12:00 AM to 6:00 AM” signs on both sides of Costa Lane year-round. Background: Over the past three months, many vehicles have been parking on both sides of Costa Lane day and night. Staff received numerous calls, emails, and in-person visits from residents of Costa who were concerned about the impact these cars were having on the street and the neighborhood. The ninety-degree curve at the south end makes it very difficult to navigate the street with so many vehicles parked on both sides. Residents expressed concerns about their children's safety due to the reduced visibility caused by the parked vehicles. There was also at least one week when the garbage truck did not pick up trash because it couldn’t get through. This also made it difficult for fire trucks and other emergency and maintenance vehicles to pass. Engagement: Montreal Courts: Staff suspected the vehicles were from the Montreal Courts apartment complex on Labore Road so a meeting was held with the Montreal management team. Staff learned that Monreal Courts started enforcing its parking policies and that led to many vehicles being parked on other streets, most notably Costa Lane. Residents of Montreal Courts can park for free in the surface parking lots provided they have proof of ownership of the vehicle/s. Guests can obtain a pass to park in the surface lots for free as well but need to do so at the office. Montreal Courts management suspects many of the cars on Costa Lane are not owned by residents and, therefore, would not be allowed in the surface lots. They also suspect many of the cars are likely to be abandoned if the street is posted no overnight parking. A similar situation occurred with the streets along County Road D in 2014. The apartments on the north side of County Road D changed their parking policy and numerous vehicles started parking on Little Canada streets and some of those cars never moved and leaked fluids that harmed the street and created some unsafe conditions at times. Letters were sent to residents asking if they supported no overnight parking year-round. In all cases, residents supported the no parking policy and, in all cases, the on street parking by vehicles from the apartments stopped.