CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Waive the first reading and pass the ordinance to establish a “No Parking, Stopping, or Standing Zone” on Honey Locust Drive from 600’ north of Winterberry Avenue to a point 100’ north of the centerline of Winterberry Avenue on school days from 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM and from 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM (requires six positive votes)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Michael Prousa, TED Project Manager
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
On February 17, 2022, the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) recommended approval to establish a “No Parking, Stopping, or Standing Zone” on Honey Locust Drive from 600’ north of Winterberry Avenue to a point 100’ north of the centerline of Winterberry Avenue on school days from 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM and from 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM. Approved (5-0)
BACKGROUND:
Peterson Elementary School contracted the City of Naperville to relay concerns about parking and congestion on Honey Locust Drive between the roundabout and Winterberry Avenue during school pick-up and drop-off times.
Honey Locust Drive is a Neighborhood Connector in the Master Thoroughfare Plan. 11 homes have frontages on this stretch of roadway. With 10 of those homes having driveways on Honey Locust Drive.
DISCUSSION:
Staff evaluated the school’s concerns that the segment of Honey Locust Drive from the roundabout with 103rd to Winterberry Avenue had congestion issues during the school pick-up and drop-off times. Currently, the only parking restriction on Honey Locust Drive is a ‘No Parking” segment from the roundabout to 135 feet south of the roundabout.
Currently, parents park on both sides of Honey Locust Drive during the pick-up and drop-off times. This creates a hazard as children are crossing between cars at various points along Honey Locust Drive. According to Peterson Elementary and the Naperville Police Department, they both have attempted to notify parents that this behavior was dangerous and that parents should pick up children at the designated pick-up and drop-off location on school property.
The Peterson Elementary School traffic control plan was created in 2016 when the Ashwood neighborhood was not fully built out. Now that the surrounding neighborhoods are built out, the traffic control plan needs to be updated. By restricting parking, stopping, and standing during the school pick-up and drop-off times, Honey Locust Drive will see less congestion and less vehicle and pedestrian conflicts.
Staff mailed a survey (Attachment 2) to the 11 homes that would be impacted by the proposed restriction. Four households responded back with all four in support of the restriction. The other households did not send in a response.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Three ‘No Parking, Stopping, or Standing’ signs will be placed on both sides of Honey Locust in the restricted zone. In total, the estimated fiscal impact of the signs will be $400.00.