Agenda Information Sheet
DEPARTMENT: Engineering
CM/ ACM: Jon Fortune, ACM
Date: April 18, 2017
SUBJECT
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Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas prohibiting parking on the east side of Denton Street from Oak Street to Hickory Street; providing a repealer clause, providing a savings clause; providing for a penalty not to exceed $500 for violations of this ordinance, providing that violations of this ordinance shall be governed by Chapter 18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, and providing for an effective date. The Traffic Safety Commission recommends Option 1 (6-0).
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BACKGROUND
In the recent past, City staff has received several requests from concerned residents regarding the segment of Denton Street between Oak Street and Hickory Street. The primary issue was the narrow street width and the heavy use of on-street parking (both side) along this section of the roadway.
The segment of Denton Street between Oak Street and Hickory Street is approximately 24 feet in width and experiences heavy on-street parking on both sides due to the proximity of the University of North Texas (UNT) campus and multi-family residential units on both sites of the street. Given the location and surrounding land use, on-street parking demand in this area is high. As such, staff investigated the possibility of reducing the impact on parking supply by restricting parking on east side only while allowing on-street parking on the west side.
The Fire Code requires a street to be a minimum of 26 feet for allowing on-street parking on one side. This requirement provides the necessary space essential for access and deployment of fire equipment. The current street width does not provide sufficient capacity to legally permit on-street parking on both sides of Denton Street between Oak Street and Hickory Street as it does not satisfy the requirement included in the fire code.
Staff had notified the property owners and residents on and...
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