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Home My WebLink About2005-10-03; Traffic Safety Commission; ; Remove the existing signs located on Marina Drive that prohibit on-street parking during street sweeping hours( CITY OF CARLSBAD TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION STAFF REPORT COMMISSION MEETING OF: October 3, 2005 LOCATION: Marina Drive ITEMNO.6A INITIATED BY: Brian Biernacki, 4719 Marina Drive, Apartment D, Carlsbad, CA 92008 REQUESTED ACTION: Remove the existing signs located on Marina Drive that prohibit on-street parking during street sweeping hours. BACKGROUND: In 1991, staff received a letter (attached) from Lindsay Management Services on behalf of the Bristol Cove Property Owners' Association asking to have signs installed to prohibit on-street parking during street sweeping hours. Signs were eventually installed to prohibit parking during street sweeping hours on Marina Drive. Mr. Biernacki has submitted a letter and petition asking that the signs be removed. This request was initiated after vehicles that were not removed from Marina Drive during street sweeping hours received citations for the parking violation. DATA: Marina Drive is a short cul-de-sac street that intersects Park Drive. As shown on Exhibit 1, Marina Drive is situated between Bayshore Drive and Cove Drive. Marina Drive is about 300 feet in length with six driveways that limit the availability of on-street, parallel parking spaces. Driveway and street sweeping sign locations on Marina Drive are depicted on Exhibit 2. Vehicles must be removed from Marina Drive to facilitate efficient street sweeping during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Drivers that remove vehicles from Marina Drive for street sweeping purposes are allowed to park their vehicle on Park Drive southerly of Neblina Drive and northerly of Cove Drive during the street sweeping time. Street sweeping signs that have been posted on Park Drive between Neblina Drive and Cove Drive are shown on Exhibit 3. These signs were installed on Park Drive due to the high number of parked vehicles that inhibit efficient street sweeping. The original request to install signs to prohibit parking on Marina Drive during street sweeping hours was initiated in 1991 by the Bristol Cove Property Owners Association through their property management company. Staff is not aware if Mr. Biernacki has formally contacted the Bristol Cove Property Owners Association regarding his request. Signs to indicate no parking during street sweeping hours have been posted in several locations in Carlsbad, primarily in the northwest quadrant of the city. These locations have large volumes of parked vehicles on the street that virtually prohibit the sweeper from being able to properly sweep the street. The parking prohibition signs were installed in response to citizen complaints about the lack of street sweeping. ( ( CITY OF CARLSBAD TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION STAFF REPORT COMMISSION MEETING OF: October 3, 2005 ( continued) ITEMNO. 6A Requests for signs to be installed to prohibit on-street parking during street sweeping hours is primarily complaint driven. Each request that is received to install parking prohibition signs is carefully studied. Depending upon location, there may be some type of community outreach before the signs are installed. The requirement to remove vehicles from a street that is scheduled to be swept represents an inconvenience and impact to those residents living on the affected street. Vehicles that are not removed are cited and the resulting fine is $50. However, trash and debris accumulating in the street gutter if the street is not swept becomes a nuisance, as well as a potential health and safety issue, and violation of the NPDES permit when debris washes into the storm drain system. Several options are available for consideration with respect to the Marina Drive parking prohibition during street sweeping, as follows. 1. Do not remove the signs. Residents will be required to continue to relocate their vehicles from Marina Drive on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month to facilitate street sweeping on Marina Drive. 2. Remove the parking prohibition signs. It is anticipated that due to the high demand for on-street parking in the Bristol Cove area, Marina Drive will not be able to be swept if signs are removed. Complaints about the lack of street sweeping on Marina Drive may result. With signs having been previously installed on Park Drive to prohibit on-street parking during street sweeping hours, there will be additional demand on Marina Drive dming those hours for any available on-street parking spaces. 3. Adjust street sweeping days on Park Drive to a schedule that alternates the days that each side of the street is swept. This arrangement would allow one side of Park Drive to be available for on-street parking for the day that Marina Drive is swept. An adjustment to the street sweeping contract to alter the street sweeping schedule would be· required. As stated, there is a heavy demand for on-street parking on both sides of Park Drive in the vicinity of Marina Drive currently. Allowing parking to be available on one side of the street during street sweeping hours will provide some convenience with respect to the distance a vehicle must be moved. However, parking capacity on-street is limited. Unfortunately, not all owners of vehicles will benefit by having parking available on only one side of Park Drive that is in close proximity to Marina Drive. 4. Remove signs for a six month trial period and monitor impacts. ( ( CITY OF CARLSBAD TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION STAFF REPORT COMMISSION MEETING OF: October 3, 2005 ( continued) RECOMMENDATION: ITEMNO.6A The Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee recommends that the option to alter the street sweeping schedule on Park Drive be explored further to allow parking on one side of Park Drive at the same time that Marina Drive is being swept. It is further recommended that the existing signs that designate the parking prohibition on Marina Drive during street sweeping not be removed. NECESSARY CITY COUNCIL ACTION: No City Council action is required to adjust the days and hours for street sweeping on Park Drive. NOT TO SCALE PROJECT NAM[ ( LOCATION MAP co~ "tJ )> :::a " C ?J MARINA DRIVE EXHIBIT 1 CONDITION DIAGRAM NOT TO SCALE PROJECT NAME PEDESTRIAN RAMP SIGN LEGEND: DSN -DOUBLE STREET NAME SIGN R1-2 -YIELD SIGN R30(mod.) -MODIFIED NO PARKING SIGN (SEE FIGURE A IN EXHIBIT 3) LEGEND: --.----SIGN ON A TELESPAR POST --.----SIGN ON STREET LIGHT POLE --REDCURB .,.. -FIRE HYDRANT YIELD -YIELD PAVEMENT LEGEND WITH LIMIT LINE MARINA DRIVE EXHIBIT 2 ( ( CONDITION DIAGRAM -.-.......___ Ii --.- -.-C w > .......___ 0 -.-(..). "tJ --.-l> ;o " C ?J PROJECT NAME LEGEND: MODIFIED R30 SIGN Nol BOTH SIDES I------' PARKING 8A.M. -NOON 2nd & 4th TUESDAY STREET SWEEPING C.M.C. SEC. 10.40.150 FIGURE A -.--SIGN ON A TELESPAR POST ---. -SIGN ON STREET LIGHT POLE NOTE: ALL STREET SWEEPING SIGNS ARE THE SAME. SEE FIGURE A. NOT TO SCALE EXHIBIT "STREET SWEEPING" SIGN LOCATIONS 3 Attention: Bob Johnson Traffic Engineer City of Carlsbad July 20, 2005 Mr. Johnson, ( RECEIVE!> JUL 2.1 ;mo5 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT As you know over the past few months I have expressed an interest in Carlsbad's "street sweeping" policy, specifically in the area of Marina Drive. There are signs posted along Marina Drive prohibiting residents from parking in the street during specific days and hours. As per your instruction, the attached signature petition reflects a consensus · that residents on Marina Drive want the signs removed. Thank You. Best Regards, Brian Biernacki ( ATTENTION NEIGHBORS Currently residents on Marina Drive are mandated by the City of Carlsbad to remove their cars during designated days and hours for "street sweeping". Marina Drive is only one of the few streets in the city where such a mandate has been imposed, subjecting residents to fines for non-compliance. In most areas of the city ~he "street sweeper" simply maneuvers around parked vehicles. .- Would you favor a repeal of the city mandate for Marina Drive and be willing to sign a petition regarding this matter? YES NO t7 Questions or Comments call Brian Bernacki @ 729-7767. Thank You. ' J ( ATTENTION NEIGHBORS Currently residents on Marina Drive are mandated by the City of Carlsbad to remove their cars during designated days and hours for "street sweeping". Marina Drive is only one of the few streets in the city _where such a mandate has been imposed, subjecting residents to fines fornon-compliance. In most areas of the city the "street sweeper" simply maneuvers around parked vehicles. Would you favor a repeal of the city mandate for Marina Drive and be willing to sign a petition regarding this matter? Resident Name Address YES NO Questions or Comments call Brian Bernacki @ 729-7767. Thank You. r , ( i . l . . "Lind$ay .Management Services • • ·. Condominium & Homeowner Assoc;iations; Accounting; Consulting; Manf{.in'b .. ~prni. list .. s •.. · .· ....... • .. • • · 1M ' · ~ W 'i T 1<rsi w·· ' ' ' ' ' ' ·•.· ,' .• ' '·, .• ' ·leJ ' Bl fl ~· ~ ;, : • •, -·,·_., • •. ,, '·-·~~o-1~~ July 2, 1991 Mr. Rcibert Johnson Traffic Engineer City .of Cal::'J.sbad 2075 .Las; :Palmas Carlsbad, CA . 92009-4859 ,,, Re: Bristol Cove Property owners' Association . -. • - JJL O 5 1991 This ' .letter' Is 'pursuant to ' recent .discussions held with members of the city Traffic Division ·regarding maintenance ·. of cove; orive, Park Drive and Marina Driv~ in Carlsbad. Although theiie streets are swept the first and third :Fridays of e~ch month, no signs have been posted reqUiring vehicles to park elsewnere on, service days resu:ltipg in large unswept s~ctj,cms of t:n$ . $tr~~t an,4 . c;,~1;te1:s, w11toh·' 1!3 U.TT$Jgh:t.:ly,. : .Tl:le deb:tls . ~nd soi.l; is then· wa$hed·: in-t:o t:\le ~atef.'dli~nne} .d.'1t:i.ng be·avy rains. • ' ' • ·' • ·' • • • • •• Yb Ur •. off io~ ,' had· .indicated . that . warning s1gns· could be install.ed.; ·• and· the :· Bristol Cove< Board, has '.· agreed .• to share some of the cost for the purchase o:f permanent signs . • :_· i • : . • • , • . , / . j.'. . . • ·. .· ·. 6-,·'..· • . • _' ,' ·c :_ ." ·._, : ... _ .. : . we .would appreciate your bringing this matter before the city council. Please ·contactus if .further information is needed. Sincerely,. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BRISTOL COVE '.PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATION AY MANAG ~<t y Leonfi t rroperty Manager LL/ap cc/The Board of Directors /0980/TRAFFIC?.91 member • community associations institute • 7720 El Camino Real, Suite 2A, Carlsbad, CA 92009 North County: (619) 436-1144 Toll Free:,1-800-479-4849 ""' ',J .•. FAX (619) 436-2566 ·,