11/23/1981 Board of Public Works Minutes

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139 REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 23,` 1981 APPROVE RECOMMENDATION TO DENY RESTRICTED RESIDENTIAL PARKING - 100 NORTH'NOTRE DAME AVENUE Mr. Ralph J. Wadzinski, Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, recommended the Board deny the request for restricted residential parking in the 100 block of Notre Notre Dame Avenue. A study was conducted by the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting which revealed the following results: Of the structures located on 100 North Notre Dame Avenue, over 90% of the housing units did sign the petition which concurred with the require- ments of the ordinance. Of the 27 curb spaces available, at no time were more than 75% of the spaces occupied. The average occupancy during a 12-hour observation was 50%. During the . same time, however, there were 10 out of the 12 hours of compliance when more than 25% of the non-resident vehicle registration did exist. This average was 33%. Under the ordinance conditions, 75% of the curb space available must be occupied and simultan- eously more than 25% of the occupancy must be non-residential, Of the 12 hours observed, zero hours complied with this require- ment. In view of the findings of the Bureau of Traffic and �. Lighting and because ordinance requirements were not met, upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the recommendation to deny the request for restricted parking was approved. Q APPROVE HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE 311 DONMOYER A request was received by the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting by Donald Beattie, 311 Donmoyer, requesting the installation of a handicapped parking zone at that address because of a great deal of traffic on Donmoyer, the problem of teachers from the James Monroe School across the street parking on that side of the street and the fact that Donmoyer Street was a bus route. Mr. Beattie stated in his letter that his wife was handicapped and, because of the parking in front of his house, he was never able to park there: Mr. Wadzinski, in a memo to the Board, indicated that a field check of the area revealed James Monroe School located directly across the street, and the south side of Donmoyer from Michigan to Fellows was a no parking area with parking only on the north side. While the property does have alley access from the rear, a field check revealed that the garage at this location appeared to be unused and the lot in question was one of the narrowest lots on the block. In checks made on four separate days, it was found that the parking spaces in and around 311 East Donmoyer were occupied for the most part by personnel from the school. Upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the designation of a handicapped parking space in front of the residence at 311 East Donmoyer was approved based upon the foregoing circumstances, and findings of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting. REQUEST FOR PARADE — KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS A request for an annual March for Life parade on Sunday, ,January 24, 1981, at 1:30 p.m. was received from the Knights of Columbus. The proposed route is as follows: West on Park Lane from the Knights of Columbus parking lot; south on Main Street to Wayne , Street; west on Wayne Street to Taylor Street; and south on Taylor Street to St. Patrick's Church. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the above request was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police Traffic Division for review and recommendation.