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515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 <br />(651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 <br />www.ci.little-eanada.mn.us <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Fahey & Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Greg Schroeder, Public Works Director <br />DATE: August 8, 2002 <br />RE: Payne Avenue Parking Survey <br />MAYOR <br />Michael I. Fahey <br />COUNCIL <br />Beverly Sealze <br />Jim LaValle <br />Matt Anderson <br />Rick Montour <br />ADMINISTRATOR <br />Joel R. Hanson <br />The attached survey was sent to property owners on Payne Avenue in an attempt to determine if <br />they support or do not support parking restrictions on Payne Avenue. A total of 60 surveys were <br />sent out and 32 were returned by the August 7°i deadline. The results of the survey are <br />summarized on the attached map and below: <br />Total Properties Surveyed <br />Support Parking Restrictions (No Parking on) <br />Both Sides of Street 18 <br />East Side Only 5 <br />West Side Only 1 <br />Do not support Parking Restrictions <br />60 <br />24 <br />8 <br />The pavement on Payne Avenue is only 24 feet wide (gutter line to gutter line) in the area just <br />north of LaBore Road as compared to 30 feet wide further north. The following vehicle widths <br />are provided for your reference: <br />Plow Truck 11 feet (width from wing to side mirror) <br />Fire Truck 10 feet (width at side mirrors) <br />Full Size Pickup Truck 8.5 feet (width at side mirrors) <br />Compact Car 6.5 feet (width at side mirrors) <br />Given these dimensions, if a vehicle is parked in this section of street, traffic must pass through a <br />restricted width of only 13 to 17.5 feet. That only allows about 6.5 to 8.75 feet per vehicle, <br />which is impossible for maintenance and safety vehicles. <br />Based on the results of the neighborhood survey and vehicle widths indicated, it is staff's <br />recommendation that No Parking should be posted on both sides Payne Avenue, starting at <br />LaBore Road and extending north approximately 250 feet. <br />H: \GregS \Streets \Payne Ave Parking survey results.doc <br />