Petition for Residential Parking Zone - 1500 block Hildreth - Denial

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o�sou'nt it" CITY OF SOUTH BEND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS a2 ,a65 DIVISION OF ENGINEERING TO: Board of Public Works THROUGH: P. Corbitt Kerr PhD, P.E., City Engineer 1 Roger T. Nawrot, P.E., PLS, Assistant City'Engineer �g w FROM: Theresa E. Harrison, P.E., ENV SP, Transportation Engineer SUBJECT: TR16-052 Residential Parking Zone Request DATE: August 29, 2016 Background The Engineering Division, through the Board of Public Works, received a petition for a Residential Parking Zone for the 1500 block of Hiidreth Street, bound by Twyckenham Drive on the west and Bellevue Avenue on the east. Residents claim that IUSB students take up parking spaces and they are unable to park near their homes. The photo below identifies the location of the request: Survey Results The City of South Bend Code of Ordinances requires that at least 25% of the available parking spaces must be occupied by non- resident vehicles and that 75% of the available parking spaces must be occupied by vehicles. The parking study was attempted on August 22, 2016, the first day of fall classes, with only 3 vehicles parked on each the north and south sides. It was determined to try again a couple of days later. The second attempt at the parking survey was conducted on August 25th and it was found that the requirements of the ordinance were again not met. Results of the surveys are summarized in the table on the next page. During the field survey on the 25th I met and spoke with 2 residents. Pam Claeys (one of the two) mentioned that the original petitioner for the residential parking zone has moved from the area. The other resident expressed surprise that there was a request for this residential parking zone since he felt that their block was too far from the campus for students to park and that he's never witnessed any parking issues. Hence, the survey was suspended after 3:00 p.m. Recommendation Although there were no known residents' vehicles parked on the street during the time of the survey less than the required 75% of the total available spaces were ever filled; therefore, the requirements of the ordinance were not met and it is recommended that the request for a Residential Parking Zone be denied. We deliver services that empower everyone to thrive!!