AGENDA #3a(1)

 

From: Joe Wilber [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 2:46 PM
To: Town Council
Subject: Petition for Change of Time Limits to Parking on Oteys Road

 

Dear Mayor and Council,

 

This petition is to request a change in the time limits for parking along Oteys Road between Mason Farm Road and the 15-501 bypass.  Currently, parking is restricted on Oteys Road Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm except by resident permit.  I am requesting that this be changed so that parking is prohibited 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week except by resident permit.   Furthermore, with the change in this ordinance, I request that appropriate signs be placed so that proper enforcement of the no parking area may be more readily enforced. 

 

The change in the ordinance and the need for proper signage stems from the near completion of the new UNC Married Student Housing apartments along Mason Farm Road.  With the completion of the housing, there is now a convenient walkway connecting the neighborhood with the Business School and the Dean Smith Center.   Unfortunately, already there are students and/or employees of the Business School taking advantage of this and parking along Oteys Road and walking to class.  Additionally, I anticipate a larger problem with unauthorized parking beginning later this fall with the upcoming basketball season.  A change in the ordinance and proper signage are necessary to preserve the nature of the neighborhood of Oteys Road and Mason Farm Road.

 

Sincerely,

 

Joe Wilber

 

1400 Mason Farm Road

Chapel Hill, NC  27514

919-929-1971