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City Council <br /> Date: May 1, 2007 <br /> REGULAR <br /> Item: 4 <br /> Motion <br /> <br /> ITEM: Consider removal of the recently posted ‘no parking’ signs put <br />up on 15th <br /> Street from Ivy Avenue to the eastern terminus (but not <br />the hammerhead) <br /> <br />SUBMITTED BY: Ryan Stempski, P.E. <br /> <br />REVIEWED BY: Susan Hoyt, City Administrator <br /> Mike Bouthilet, Public Works Superintendent <br /> <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> <br />SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED: The city council is being asked to consider the <br />future of ‘no parking’ restrictions recently posted on 15th Street from Ivy Avenue to the <br />eastern terminus while continuing to enforce the ‘no parking’ along the hammerhead. <br />This does not include the signs that were posted at the very end of the street some <br />time ago. The signs were apparently originally posted due to some complaints. However, <br />after reviewing the street, the street’s width and the volume of on street parking, the <br />staff recommends that the signs be removed. They can always be replaced at a future <br />date if studies of parking problems on this street identify a need for no parking. <br /> <br />ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: <br /> <br />At the October 3, 2006, the city council approved parking restrictions on this section <br />of 15th Street in response to some complaints. (Not parking study was done prior to <br />this action). In a follow up to this action, the staff installed “No Parking” signs at the <br />end of March, 2007. <br /> <br />At the April 3, 2007 City Council Meeting, several residents along 15th Street stated <br />their belief that there was no need for parking restrictions along this area of 15th. They <br />also believed that it created aesthetic problems. <br /> <br />A review of this situation revealed the following: