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COMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM 502
CONSENT
INFORMATIONAL X
PUBLIC HEARING
REGULAR
May 08, 2006
Meeting
MGR/DEPT
Authorization
REQUEST: Police Department Code Enforcement Bureau providing information to the
Commission concerning on-street parking issues within Heritage Park.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this board item is to provide the Commission with current
information regarding recent parking issues in Heritage Park.
CONSIDERATIONS: In early February the Code Enforcement Bureau was made aware of several
parking issues within Heritage Park. After investigating we found that Heritage Park residents were
frequently parking on the street and blocking the roadway enough that would prevent passage of
emergency vehicles. This issue was found predominantly along the length of Tradition Lane (see
attached map). With the inability of clear passage of emergency vehicles, Code Enforcement issued
a total of 50 notices of warnings. This action had an immediate impact as far as moving the vehicles
off the roadway. However, there were some concerns expressed by the residents which required
additional dialogue with the residents and the HOA. Some ofthe issues that were discussed in these
meetings related to:
. Ongoing construction of residences.
. Multi-vehicle households.
. U sing garages as storage, etc.
Code Enforcement and the City Engineer continue to work with the residents and HOA to resolve
some of these issues. While the parking issue is now improved, there are still some concerns
associated with Heritage Park:
· The 46 visitor parking spaces are almost completely filled at night and are heavily used
during daytime hours.
· Some residents and visitors still park on the street, even when visitor parking spaces are
available.
· The closest available visitor parking for residents of Tradition Lane is at the far west end of
the complex.
· Some visitor parking areas are poorly lit and that factor discourages use of the spaces.
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We will continue to monitor and work with the residents to resolve the issues to relieve the on-street
parking problem. Some of the enforcement actions that have been taken to date are listed below:
.
Tradition Lane - 30 written warnings were issued
Heritage Park Street - 8 written warnings were issued
Constitution Way - 6 written warnings were issued
Honors Way - 3 written warnings were issued
Freedom Rings Drive - 3 written warnings were issued
Philadelphia - 0 written warnings were issued
I~I- Total of 46 visitor parking spaces
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FUNDING: None
ATTACHMENTS: None
RECOMMENDATION: None
COMMISSION ACTION: