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Home My WebLink About#10 - No Parking Ivywood Cir1 STAFF REPORT DATE: 9/6/2022 REGULAR TO: City Council FROM: Ben Hetzel, City Planner REVIEWED BY: Marty Powers, Director of Public Works Dustin Kalis, Fire Chief AGENDA ITEM: Ivywood Circle No Parking Signs BACKGROUND: The City of Lake Elmo has received a request to restrict parking along Ivywood Circle N in the subdivision of Inwood 4th Addition. The rising popularity of pickleball and the addition of pickleball courts at Ivywood Park have led to additional cars parking along both sides of the street creating one lane of access. The request made to the City involved restricting parking specifically on the north side of the east-west leg of Ivywood Circle N adjacent to Ivywood Park. ISSUE BEFORE CITY COUNCIL: Should the City restrict parking along Ivywood Circle? REVIEW/ANALYSIS: A 28-foot wide local residential street can accommodate parking along both sides if vehicles stay tight against the curb. The design of a local residential street is intended to allow a single drive lane in the middle of a roadway while vehicles are parked on both sides. It is common for oncoming vehicles to pause for one another to allow passing through areas with vehicles parked on both sides. The design is thought to provide a traffic calming effect in residential neighborhoods. City Council approved 28-foot wide streets for the Inwood development which allowed for parking on both sides as per the former Engineering Design Standards. Following approval of the Inwood Development, the City changed its engineering design standards to a minimum street width of 32 feet for parking on both sides for new streets. The current on street parking configuration is functioning as it was designed to do when originally approved. It is staff’s position that if parking is to be restricted along Ivywood Circle N, then the entirety of the street should be restricted to one sided parking as prescribed by the current Engineering Design and Construction Standards for a 28-foot wide street. Additionally, residents have the ability to apply for a temporary parking permit when allowable on street parking is not sufficient gatherings. City of Lake Elmo Engineering Design and Construction Standards Manual dated January 2022 indicate the following minimum street widths for parking:  New local residential streets with parking on both sides: 32 feet  Local residential street when parking is allowed on one side: 28 feet  Local residential street with no parking: 24 feet 2 Section 7.12.020 Temporary Parking Permits Residents who live adjacent to a posted “No Parking” area have the option to obtain up to two temporary parking permits per year. A temporary parking permit may be obtained for a specialty non-business or social events that may include weddings, birthday parties, family reunions, bar mitzvahs, confirmations, fraternal gatherings, etc. An application must be submitted to the City at least 3 workings days before the date of a special event. FISCAL IMPACT: Each installed sign has a cost of $200. Seven signs will be required to post the entire street. The total cost to the City would be $1400. OPTIONS: •Approve Resolution 2022-079. •Amend Resolution 2022-079 and approve as amended. •Do not approve Resolution 2022-079. RECOMMENDATION: The attached no parking configuration (Attachment 1) is recommended by staff if City Council chooses to restrict parking along Ivywood Circle. The attached configuration was produced to accommodate existing mailboxes and fire hydrants. “Motion to approve Resolution 2022-079, restricting parking along Ivywood Circle as presented.” ATTACHMENT: 1. Map of Recommended No Parking 2. Public Comment Letters and Emails 3. Resolution 2022-079 !O !O !O !O!O !O Proposed No Parking Created by Lake Elmo Planning Department August 29, 2022 ºHydrants!O Exhibit A 1 Ben Hetzel From:Scott Schmick <scottschmick@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, August 27, 2022 5:17 AM To:Ben Hetzel; Dave Peterson Subject:812 Ivywood Circle Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution. Hi Ben, I am copying a previous email to voice my opposition to no parking signs through our our subdivision. I completely agree with Ken's email below. This is absolutely rediculous. 1-2 times a week, there might be cars parked on both sides of the street next to the park. That being said, I didn't see it once this week. There are literally TWO pickle ball courts. How many people do you think are actually parking here at a given time? I can't believe one side no parking signs throughout our neighborhood is even a consideration. This is absolutely ridiculous. I apologize for being rude, but I really hope common sense prevails. I really do not care to have a no parking sign in my front yard. I also do not want guests or neighbors to have to worry about parking tickets or being towed. Our streets are wide, and it's a small subdivision where we drive slow. Thank you for the consideration. Scott Hi Ben, I am total opposed to parking signs in this circle. (Ivywood Circle). It is very unattractive and will cause additional work to maintain the lawns. I personally do not see what the problem is. If we need to have only one car pass through parked cars then that’s what it is and it does not cause inconvenience on anyone’s part in my opinion. There have been many emails and I hope you are seeing the emails in opposition to the parking signs. Thanks for reading through this and for your consideration of not placing signs on our properties. Ken 1 Ben Hetzel From:Nicole Hanselman <nhanselman@me.com> Sent:Monday, August 29, 2022 8:27 AM To:Ben Hetzel Subject:Inwood - Ivywood Cir - No Parking Signs Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution. Hello Ben Jumping on the neighborhood bandwagon of emails! We are IN support of no parking signs but ONLY in front of the pickleball courts not for the entire circle. When Tony Bonfe presented it to us, we believed it was to have them only in front of the pickleball courts. Thanks! Nicole and Bruce Hanselman 743 Ivywood Cir N. Nicole Hanselman Owner Board & Brush Creative Studio, Woodbury The linked be displayehave been ren amed, oVerify that to the corrlocation. Follow Us! Click below. The linked image cannot be displayed. The file may have been mov ed, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location. The linked image cannot be displayed. The file may have been mov ed, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location. The linked image cannot be displayed. The file may have been mov ed, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location. Sent from my iPhone 1 Ben Hetzel From:Sarah Mason <masonsackett24@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, August 26, 2022 2:06 PM To:Ben Hetzel Subject:Inwood Estates Parking Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution. Hello Ben, I know you are receiving a lot of communication from Ivywood Circle concerning no parking. I wanted to share that our HOA shared nothing with the residents that no parking was being considered. Homeowners, myself included at 771 Ivywood Circle North, only learned of this from another resident earlier this week. My understanding is only homeowner communication in favor of was brought forward, so I would like to submit my opposition to any no parking in our circle. I have also reached out to our HOA to request due process for the future, thank you. - Sarah Mason (651) 216- 6707. 1 Ben Hetzel From:Janice Hogan-Schiltgen <jhogan@umn.edu> Sent:Friday, August 26, 2022 2:31 PM To:Ben Hetzel; masonsackett24@gmail.com; Lisa McGinn Subject:Ivywood Circle N parking Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Completed Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution. Please do not make Ivywood Circle N parking on one side only. There is a small problem near the pickleball courts but there would be a BIG problem for all of us impacted by the limited parking. Mary Janice Hogan-Schiltgen 712 Ivywood Circle N Lake Elmo, MN 55042 1 Ben Hetzel From:Carol Sellner <csellner0316@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, August 26, 2022 2:22 PM To:Ben Hetzel Subject:Ivywood Parking Options Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution. Good afternoon, We just learned today that the City of Lake Elmo is considering two options for parking on Ivywood Circle. My husband and I highly oppose one‐sided parking for the entire circle. As one of the original homeowners here since 2018, there have been few, if any, issues with the parking here. I understand the folks by the pickle ball courts have an issue with people parking there, but it’s short‐lived and not a year round problem. And….to us, it’s like building a house near an airport and then complaining about the noise. They chose to build there….. Again we highly OPPOSE one‐way parking for Ivywood Circle. Gary and Carol Sellner 784 Ivywood Circle N Lake Elmo, MN 55042 651‐402‐1491 Sent from my iPad 1 Ben Hetzel From:Carol Sellner <csellner0316@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, August 26, 2022 2:22 PM To:Ben Hetzel Subject:Ivywood Parking Options Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Completed Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution. Good afternoon, We just learned today that the City of Lake Elmo is considering two options for parking on Ivywood Circle. My husband and I highly oppose one‐sided parking for the entire circle. As one of the original homeowners here since 2018, there have been few, if any, issues with the parking here. I understand the folks by the pickle ball courts have an issue with people parking there, but it’s short‐lived and not a year round problem. And….to us, it’s like building a house near an airport and then complaining about the noise. They chose to build there….. Again we highly OPPOSE one‐way parking for Ivywood Circle. Gary and Carol Sellner 784 Ivywood Circle N Lake Elmo, MN 55042 651‐402‐1491 Sent from my iPad 1 Ben Hetzel From:Anthony Stanson <awstanson@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, August 27, 2022 4:36 PM To:Ben Hetzel Subject:No Parking signs, Ivywood Circle Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution. Hi, Ben We are opposed to parking signs in this circle. (Ivywood Circle). It is very unattractive and will cause additional work to maintain the lawns. I personally do not see what the problem is. If we need to have only one car pass through parked cars then that’s what we do and it does not cause a problem as the road is wide enough. Also, it is very infrequent that cars are parked on both sides. Thanks for your attention to this matter. Tony and Carolyn Stanson 832 Ivywood Cir. N. Lake Elmo, MN 55042 1 Ben Hetzel From:Jane Herrmann <jcherrmann09@gmail.com> Sent:Saturday, August 27, 2022 10:31 AM To:Ben Hetzel Subject:No Parking Signs on Ivywood Circle N Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution. Ben, We are opposed to adding no parking signs to the entire Ivywood Circle for the following reasons: -- We have not seen any issues that would justify the addition of no parking signs to the entire circle. -- With no parking signs, there would be folks who need to park on the street turning around in driveways if they approached the circle in the wrong direction. -- The signs would create more work for the landscape company. -- The signs would negatively impact the curb appeal of the houses. If the homeowners who live immediately next to the pickleball courts want no parking signs in that immediate area, that is up to those few homeowners. Dale and Jane Herrmann 1 Ben Hetzel From:kpkieffer@comcast.net Sent:Friday, August 26, 2022 5:28 PM To:Ben Hetzel Subject:Parking at Ivywood Circle Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged Expires:Wednesday, February 22, 2023 12:00 AM Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution. Hi Ben, I am total opposed to parking signs in this circle. (Ivywood Circle). It is very unattractive and will cause additional work to maintain the lawns. I personally do not see what the problem is. If we need to have only one car pass through parked cars then that’s what it is and it does not cause inconvenience on anyone’s part in my opinion. There have been many emails and I hope you are seeing the emails in opposition to the parking signs. Thanks for reading through this and for your consideration of not placing signs on our properties. Ken Kenneth P. Kieffer 785 Ivywood Circle N Lake Elmo, MN 55042 Cell 612‐710‐0320 1 Ben Hetzel From:Kristine Larson-Braun <klb13@yahoo.com> Sent:Friday, August 26, 2022 2:27 PM To:Ben Hetzel Subject:Parking on Ivywood circle north Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Completed Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution. Hi Ben - I’ve been on an email chain regarding changing the parking on Ivywood circle north in lake elmo - I’m at 826 Ivywood circle and we are not in favor of changing the parking to be only on one side of the street. Thank you Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone 1 Ben Hetzel From:Donald Lucast <lucas018@umn.edu> Sent:Saturday, August 27, 2022 10:45 AM To:Ben Hetzel Subject:Parking on Ivywood Circle Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution. Mr. Hetzel, Please consider the parking situation on Ivywood Circle as gotten well out-of-hand. What started as a simple idea of limiting parking on one short stretch of street to avoid safety and convenience problems has turned into a bigger issue than any one intended. All the residents want is that limited parking, not restrictions around the whole circle. Can't that simple solution be sufficient? Thank you. Donald Lucast 796 Ivywood Circle 1 Ben Hetzel From:jpf32@comcast.net Sent:Saturday, August 27, 2022 11:11 AM To:dave.peterson@fsresidential.com; Ben Hetzel Subject:Parking via Inwood estates? Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution. I am opposed to adding no parking signs throughout our Ivywood Circle N neighborhood. Not necessary for the short amount of time the pickle ball courts are in use during the year or the number of cars involved. Claudia Flaska 808 ivywood Circle N 1 Ben Hetzel From:David Carufel <djcarufel@comcast.net> Sent:Friday, August 19, 2022 5:57 PM To:Ben Hetzel Subject:RE: No Parking Signs Follow Up Flag:Follow up Flag Status:Flagged Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution. Thanks for sending this over for an opinion. I will give you my personal opinion as a resident who is familiar with the area and also uses the pickleball courts. Given that the road isn’t very wide at that point, I can see it being a problem if cars park on both sides of the road. Based upon the volume of cars that I typically see parked there, I think there is sufficient parking availability just on the park side of road. And if there is the rare occasion where more parking is needed, then people could park up the street where the residences face. Dave Carufel 8935 Irving Blvd N Lake Elmo, MN From: Ben Hetzel [mailto:BHetzel@lakeelmo.org] Sent: Friday, August 19, 2022 1:59 PM To: djcarufel@comcast.net Subject: No Parking Signs Hello Dave, The City had a request to install no parking signs on the residential side of Ivywood Circle. The parking for pickleball on both sides of the street has become a nuisance on the narrow streets. Typically we require a written request from the HOA. Is this something the HOA would support? Ben Hetzel City Planner City of Lake Elmo 3800 Laverne Ave. N. Lake Elmo, MN 55042 651-747-3911 CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2022-079 A RESOLUTION RESTRICTING PARKING ALONG IVYWOOD CIRCLE N WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota received a request to restrict parking along Ivywood Circle N near Ivywood Park. WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota approved the final plat of Inwood 4th Addition on October 28, 2016 for streets 28 feet in width that allow for parking on both sides of the street in accordance with the adopted City Engineering Standards. WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota revised City Engineering Standards dated January 2022 require a minimum street width of 32 feet to allow parking on both sides of the street. WHEREAS, the entirety of Ivywood Circle N has a street width of 28 feet. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo shall ban the parking of motor vehicles along Ivywood Circle N in accordance with Exhibit A. APPROVED by the Lake Elmo City Council on this 6th day of September, 2022. By: __________________________ Charles Cadenhead Mayor ATTEST: ________________________________ Julie Johnson City Clerk !O !O !O !O!O !O Proposed No Parking Created by Lake Elmo Planning Department August 29, 2022 ºHydrants!O Exhibit A