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  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO
MEETING DATE: 4/8/2024
DEPARTMENT:Engineering-Transportation
DIRECTOR:B. Caleb Thornhill, P.E., Director of Engineering
AGENDA ITEM:

Removes parking restrictions from seven on-street parking spaces along the east side of Municipal Avenue between 14th Street and 15th Street

RECOMMENDED ACTION:Adoption of Ordinances

ITEM SUMMARY

To amend Subsection (a) of Section 12-104, Three-hour parking, Article V, Stopping, Standing and Parking, Chapter 12, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, of the City of Plano Code of Ordinances to remove parking restrictions from seven on-street parking spaces along the east side of Municipal Avenue between 14th Street and 15th Street; and providing a penalty clause, a repealer clause, a severability clause, a savings clause, a publication clause, and an effective date. Adopted Ordinance No. 2024-4-4

 

BACKGROUND

Ordinance No. 2022-5-4 established seven 3-hour parking spaces along the east side of Municipal Avenue between 14th Street and 15th Street.

 

These parking spaces are considered required parking spaces for the multi-family development located on the southeast corner of Municipal Avenue and 15th Street.

 

The property owner of the development has requested to remove the time restriction on these parking spaces so that residents, guests, and the general public would be able to utilize them.

 

The Transportation Engineering Division recommends adopting the proposed amendment to remove the 3-hour restriction from these parking spaces.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY/STRATEGIC GOALS

This item may impact revenue collected from parking fines due to ordinance restrictions; however, the exact change in revenue is indeterminable and will have minimal impact on the General Fund budget.

 

Approval of this item for parking restrictions along Municipal Avenue supports the City's Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor of Residential and Commercial Economic Vitality.

ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionUpload DateType
Ordinance4/3/2024Ordinance
Map3/22/2024Map