CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Provide direction regarding potential regulations pertaining to the parking of cars in the City's right-of-way.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Allison Laff, AICP, Deputy Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Not required.
BACKGROUND:
Under new business at the October 1, 2019 meeting, Patti Bernhard, attorney with Rosanova & Whitaker, requested City Council support of a right-of-way encroachment agreement to allow an existing parking space to remain in the parkway adjacent to an existing single-family residential home located at 6 N. Wright Street. Following some discussion, City Council directed staff to research potential options pertaining to this request and return to the City Council for further discussion.
DISCUSSION:
Code Allowances
The apron of a residential driveway is permitted within the public right-of-way provided that (1) it leads to a driveway located on private property in compliance with Section 6-9-2 (Off-Street Parking Facilities) and (2) the apron does not exceed 20' in width at the property line. When a drive apron is permitted, cars can be parked in this location provided that they do not overhang the sidewalk or extend into the street.
6 N. Wright Street
With respect to the home located at 6 N. Wright Street, the existing apron previously served as access to a driveway located on their private property. Several years ago, the property owners constructed a new garage and driveway along Benton Avenue and requested a variance to permit the continued use of the Wright Street driveway due to its encroachment into the required setback. The requested variance was not approved by the City Council and the property owners were accordingly directed to remove the Wright Street driveway. While the driveway was removed, the property owners did not remove the driveway apron which remains within the right-of-way today and is being used by the homeowners...
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