AGENDA #4f
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM : W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager
SUBJECT: On-Street Parking Regulations in Glen Lennox Area
DATE:
We
received a request from a citizen in the Glen Lennox Apartments requesting that
on-street parking be restricted to “no parking anytime except by residential
permit”. Please see the attached map. We
also received a request from a resident, Ms. Barbara Ording to remove the
existing parking restrictions on
Ordinance
A would change the on-street parking regulations on the public streets in the
Glen Lennox area (
Ordinance B
would authorize Town Manager to issue “special parking permits” in accordance
with Town Code 21-27.2.2.
Ordinance C
would remove the existing no parking restrictions on
The attached resolution
would allow the Town Manager to enter an agreement with the Glen Lennox
Apartments Management to issue permits for residential permits in accordance
with Town standards.
The Manager
recommends that the Council adopt the resolution and Ordinances A and B.
Mr. Jeff
Strickland, who lives in Glen Lennox, has requested that the Town establish “no parking anytime except by residential permit”
on streets in the Glen Lennox area. In addition to Mr. Strickland’s request, we
have heard from several other area residents and the management of Glen Lennox
Apartments expressing concerns about on-street parking problems created when
people who are not residents of Glen Lennox, and who are not visiting
residents, park on Berkley Road, Brandon Road, Douglas Road, Flemington Road,
Hamilton Road, Hayes Road, Lanark Road, and Maxwell
Road.
Currently,
parking is allowed on both sides of the above streets except at bus stop locations
and in intersection areas. On-street
parking also is prohibited between
DISCUSSION
We
conducted field observations at various times on different days. We noted that
available on-street parking was completely occupied Monday through Friday
between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. It appears that a significant number of
non-resident vehicles park on the streets in the Glen Lennox area, particularly
during normal hours of instruction at the University. We also noted traffic
congestion and constricted travel lane widths at some times and locations when
parked cars fully lined both sides of the streets.
We
contacted the management of the Glen Lennox Apartments and discussed our
findings. They informed us that they also regularly received complaints from
their residents about the on-street parking situation, and they requested that
the Town help mitigate the problem by establishing the residential parking
permit regulations. We prepared the attached survey form describing the
proposed parking restrictions and soliciting comments from the area residents.
We distributed 440 survey forms to the Glen Lennox Apartments, through the
Apartment’s Office, and 169 were returned. Of those returned, 145 supported the
proposed residential permit parking, 9 indicated no preference, and 32 were
opposed to the change. The surveys were distributed only to the residents of
the Glen Lennox Apartments.
Based on
our observations, the neighborhood survey results, and discussions with the
Glen Lennox Apartments Management, we believe that restricting on-street
parking to “no parking anytime except by residential permit” would address the
residents’ parking concerns and would preserve the available on-street parking
for use by neighborhood residents and their guests, rather than being dominated
by commuter parking as we observed.
Section 21-27.2.2, Special
parking permits, of the Town Code authorizes the Town Manager to issue special
parking permits. The special parking permits issued for a given residence shall
not exceed the number of vehicles registered to the residence’s address.
Ordinance B is prepared in accordance Section 21-27.2.2. The “no parking
anytime except by residential permit” regulation would allow an eligible
resident to obtain a parking permit and two guest parking permits per dwelling
unit.
The Town normally issues special
parking permits at the Parking Services Office. However, in this case we believe
it would be reasonable and more efficient to contract with the management of Glen
Lennox to issue the permits. If the proposed parking regulations are approved
by the Town Council, the Town Manager would be authorized to enter an agreement
with the Glen Lennox Apartments Management to issue permits to the residents in
accordance with Town standards.
We also
received a call from Ms. Barbara Ording,
The
Manager recommends that the Council adopt the resolution and Ordinances A and B
changing on-street parking regulations in the Glen Lennox area (
If the Council wishes to change the parking
restrictions on
If the
Council wishes to take a different action, it would be necessary to remove this
item from the Consent Agenda.
1. Vicinity Maps (p. 8).
2. Request from Mr. Jeff Strickland (p. 10).
3. Survey Form (p. 11).
ORDINANCE A
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER
21 OF THE TOWN CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING ON-STREET PARKING (2002-01-14/0-1a)
BE IT
ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of
Section 1. Section 21-27.8 of the Town Code of Ordinances, “No parking anytime except by residential permit.” is hereby amended by adding the following in appropriate alphabetical order:
“Street Side From To
Berkley Road Both Hamilton Road Rogerson Drive
Brandon Road Both Hayes Road Hamilton Road
Douglas Road Both Hamilton Road End
Flemington Road Both Maxwell Road A point 300 feet north of
Brandon
Road
Hamilton Road Both Maxwell Road A point 850 feet north of
Brandon
Road
Hayes Road East Lanark Road A point 352 feet north
of
Lanark Road Both Maxwell Road Hayes Road
Maxwell Road Both Hamilton Road Hamilton Road”
Section
2. This ordinance shall become effective
This the 14th day of January, 2002.
ORDINANCE B
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER
21 OF THE TOWN CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING ON-STREET PARKING (2002-01-14/0-1b)
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill as follows:
Section 1. Section 21-27.2.2 of the Town Code of Ordinances,
“Special parking permit.” is hereby amended by adding the following in
appropriate alphabetical order:
“Berkley Road
Brandon Road
Douglas Road
Flemington Road
Hamilton Road
Hayes Road
Lanark Road
Maxwell Road”
Section 2. This ordinance shall become
effective
This the 14th day of January, 2002.
ORDINANCE C
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER
21 OF THE TOWN CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING ON-STREET PARKING (2002-01-14/0- )
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill as follows:
Section
1. Section 21.27.1 of the Town Code of Ordinances, “No parking during
certain hours.” Is hereby amended by deleting the following:
“(c)
Street Side From To
Hamilton
Road EastA point 100 ft. north of
the A point 60
ft. south of
center
of NC 54 the
center of Audley Ln.
Hamilton
Road EastA point 60 ft. north of the A point 110 ft. north
of
center
of Audrey Ln.center of Audley
Ln.”
Section 2. This ordinance shall become
effective
This the 14th day of January, 2002.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT
WITH GLEN
WHEREAS, the Town Council
approved the on-street parking regulations, “no parking anytime except by
residential parking permit” in Glen Lennox area;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by
the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council hereby authorizes the Town
Manager to enter into an agreement with the Glen Lennox Apartments Management
for residential parking permits, which agreement shall include the following
and such other requirements as the Manager finds necessary:
a)
Parking permits design shall be in accordance with the
Town standards;
b)
Cost of the permits will be paid by the Glen Lennox
Apartments;
c)
Biannual reports shall be submitted to the Town by the
Glen Lennox Apartment’s Management in a form to be approved by the Town Manager.
This the 14th day of
January, 2002.