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COMMUNITY PRIDE <br />1953 - 2003 <br />515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 <br />(651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766-4048 <br />www.ci.littie- canada.ma.us <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Fahey & Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Greg Schroeder, Public Works Director <br />DATE: November 6, 2003 <br />RE: On- Street Parking <br />vV[A OR <br />.Michael 1. Fahey <br />COUNCIL <br />Jim taValle <br />Matt Anderson <br />Rick Montour <br />Bill Blcsener <br />71WIT tIS7RATOR <br />Joel R. Hutson <br />Some of the residents living along Stark Street have requested that the no- parking zone on the east side of <br />Stark Street from 2602 Stark Street north to Old County Road C be removed. it is their feeling that with the <br />street reconstructed to the same width as the southern section, the no- parking zone is no longer needed. <br />This no parking zone was created back in 1986 because the street was very narrow in this area. <br />For your information, Stark Street is now 30 feet wide between the faces of the barrier curb on each side. <br />I have looked at the street from a public safety perspective considering access issues related to emergency <br />vehicles. The following vehicle widths 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 />Utilizing the dimensions above, if vehicles are parked on both sides of the street, traffic must pass through a <br />restricted width of only 14 to 18 feet. That only allows about 7 to 9 feet per vehicle, if two vehicles coming <br />from opposite directions at the same time happen to meet. However, due to the low volume of traffic on this <br />street the likelihood of this occurrence is low. <br />The attached survey was sent to impacted property owners to determine their preference. Of the ten <br />impacted property owners surveyed, only 4 responded as indicated below. We will update the Council on <br />any additional returned surveys. <br />1 Yes, I support the current no- parking restriction on the east side of Stark Street from 2602 <br />Stark Street north to the intersection of Old County Road C <br />3 No, I do not support parking restrictions on Stark Street. <br />Staff recommends that the City Council remove the no -park zone on the east side of Stark Street from <br />2602 Stark Street north to Old County Road C. <br />n: \GiegS \Streets\Stark Parking memo to CounciLdoc <br />