Alamo Heights Boulevard Parking Restriction

Presented By: Rick PruittChief of Police

Item # 5City Council Meeting

May 23, 2016

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● Follow-up to the staff presentation to address on-street parking congestion on Alamo Heights Boulevard adjacent to the little league fields and Bark Park

• Ordinance 2043 passed to restrict parking along the north curb line of Alamo Heights for a distance of 397 feet

Background

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● A proposal was delayed that would restrict parking along the west curb line of Alamo Heights Boulevard between La Jara Boulevard and the west leg of Alamo Height Boulevard

• An off-street parking project has been completed creating 24 parking spaces in the green space behind the dog park and 7 additional spaces south of the Bark Park entrance

Background

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• The proposed restricted parking zone would be marked by painting the curb red for a distance of 1,034 liner feet; signage is not proposed

● This proposal includes placement of boulder material incrementally along the unimproved shoulder to dissuade illegal parking

Background

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• The creation or repealing of restricted and time limit parking zones by a municipality is authorized in Section 542.202(a)(2) of the Texas Transportation Code and Section 18-99, “Designation and Marking of Parking Spaces and Areas Where Parking is Prohibited or Limited”, of the Alamo Heights City Codes.

Policy Analysis

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• Paint red curbs – 1034 linear feet of curb line @ $1 per linear foot plus paint cost ($300) - $1334

• Boulder stones – approximately $4000

Financial Impact

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An Ordinance creating a restricted parking zone along the west curb line of Alamo Heights Boulevard beginning at the intersection with La Jara Boulevard and continuing in a southerly direction to the west leg of Alamo Heights Boulevard

Proposal