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G`'y Ok Little Can <br />dgd <br />COMMUNITY PRIDE <br />1953 - 2003 <br />515 Little Canada Road, Liule Canada, MN 55117 -1600 <br />(651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766-4048 <br />www.ci.little- canada.mn.us <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Property Owners Along Park Street <br />FROM: Gregory Schroeder, Public Works Director <br />DATE: August 15, 2003 <br />RE: On- Street Parking <br />MAYOR <br />Michael I. Fahey <br />COUNCIL <br />Jim LaValle <br />Matt Anderson <br />Rick Montour <br />13i11 Blesener <br />AD2MINISTI /1TOR <br />Joel R. Hanson <br />Some of the residents living along Park Street have expressed concern about on- street <br />parking at the south end of Park Street. It is their feeling that a safety hazard exists when <br />vehicles are parked along the curb as a result of restricted visibility due to the hill and <br />curve in the street between approximately 2550 and 2560 Park Street. <br />For your information, the street is 32 feet wide with surmountable curb, and parking is <br />currently allowed on both sides of the street. <br />I have looked at the street from a public safety perspective considering not only the <br />visibility issues raised, but also access issues related to emergency vehicles. The <br />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 />Continued Parking on Both Sides of the Street - <br />Utilizing the dimensions above, if vehicles are parked on both sides in this section of <br />street, traffic must pass through a restricted width of only 15 to 19 feet. That only allows <br />about 7.5 to 9.5 feet per vehicle, if two vehicles coming from opposite directions at the <br />same time happen to meet. <br />No Parking on One Side of the Street — <br />If a no- parking zone were to be imposed on one side of the street, the restricted width <br />would increase to between 23.5 and 25.5 feet which would be sufficient for maintenance <br />and safety vehicles to pass. <br />If the no parking zone were to be imposed along the east side of Park Street it would <br />provide an unobstructed line of site for drivers backing out of their driveways minimizing <br />3 <br />