HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-08-03; Traffic Safety Commission; ; The Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee recommends that Section 10.40.035 (a) be amended to designate one side parking for streets having a width of twenty-eight (28)CITY OF CARLSBAD
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMISSION
COMMISSION REPORT OF: August 3, 1987 ITEM NO. 6E
LOCATION: City Wide
INITIATED BY: Traffic Engineering Division
BACKGROUND:
DATA:
Section 10. 40. 035 (a) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code
restricts parking to one side of the street when the
roadway width does not exceed thirty (30) feet. This
section of the code conflicts with the recently approved
Planned Development Ordinance which restricts parking to
one side on streets thirty-two (32) feet wide.
Section 10.40.035 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code reads
as follows:
10.40.035 Parking prohibited on narrow
streets. (a) The city traffic engineer is
authorized to place signs or markings
indicating no parking upon any street when the
width of the roadway does not exceed twenty
feet, or upon one side of a street as
indicated by such signs or markings when the
width of the roadway does not exceed thirty
feet.
(b) When official signs or marking
prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow
streets as authorized herein, no person shall
park a vehicle upon any such street in
violation of any such sign or marking. (Ord.
3005 §62).
Ordinance No. 9823, an ordinance of the city Council of
the City of Carlsbad, California amending Title 21,
Chapter 21.45 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code to amend
various provisions of the Planned Development
regulations was passed and adopted on January 6, 1987 by
the city Council. One of the provisions of the PD
Ordinance is to restrict street parking to one side only
for streets having a minimum width of thirty-two (32)
feet.
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City standards require public streets to have a minimum
curb to curb width of forty (40) feet for local streets,
thirty-six (36) feet for cul-de-sac streets and thirty-
two (32) feet for hillside streets. No streets are
currently being approved with a curb to curb width of
thirty (30) feet. The Fire Department requires a
minimum clear width of twenty (20) feet on the road for
their fire fighting needs.
A minimum parking lane width of eight (8) feet would
necessitate a minimum street width of twenty-eight (28)
feet to allow parking on one side of the roadway. Two
side parking is not allowed unless the curb to curb
width of a roadway is a minimum of thirty-six (36) feet
wide. To clearly define parking requirements and to be
consistent with City Standards and the PD Ordinance,
Section 10.40.035 (a) should be changed to indicate one
side parking for streets having a curb to curb width
between twenty-eight (28) and thirty-five (35) feet.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee recommends
that Section 10.40.035 (a) be amended to designate one
side parking for streets having a width of twenty-eight
(28) to thirty-five (35) feet.
NECESSARY CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
The city Council must approve an Ordinance amending
Section 10.40.035 (a) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code to
designate one side parking on streets between twenty-
eight (28) and thirty-five (35) feet wide.