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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.4 Restriction of Commerical Truck Parking CITY OF DUBLIN 0 AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: July 8, 1985 SUBJECT Restriction of Commercial Truck Parking EXHIBITS ATTACHED 1 . Proposed Ordinance Providing For Limited Parking of Certain Commercially Licensed Vehicles 2 . Report Prepared By TJKM dated June 20 , 1985 RECOMMENDATION 1 ) Open the public hearing 2 ) Hear Staff Report and public testimony \ 3 ) Close the public hearing 4) Deliberate , waive the reading, and adopt ordinance as appropriate FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Cost of Posting signs at City entry points is estimated at $1 , 050 . Sufficient funds are contained in the 1985-86 Sign Repair and Installation budget . DESCRIPTION At the regular City Council meeting on June 24 , 1985 the City Council directed the City Attorney to develop an ordinance to restrict the extended parking of commercial vehicles . The proposed ordinance would limit the parking of commercial vehicles over 10 , 000 pounds and any commercially licensed auxillary dolly or trailer. The existing ordinances apply a restriction of two hour parking to commercial vehicles in residential areas only. The proposed ordinance would extend these provisions to all city streets . Staff has received concerns from businesses and residents regarding the long term parking of large commercial trucks in areas which are not residential . The ordinance specifically provides for an exclusion while the vehicle is engaged in making a pick-up or delivery. The allowance of two hour parking of commercial vehicles will allow drivers adequate time to utilize adjacent services . The City Traffic engineer has outlined five areas of concern which support the adoption of an ordinance restricting truck parking. The proposed ordinance is drafted as an urgency ordinance which would take effect immediately. As a practical matter the initial enforcement efforts would include warning notices and distribution of the ordinance on vehicles violating /the parking restriction. Citations would not be issued until appropriate signs were in ,place at each entry point to the City. It is recommended that the City Council conduct a formal public hearing on the proposed ordinance , deliberate , waive the reading, and adopt the ordinance . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- COPIES TO : Greg Ericsson , Bedford Properties P.O . Box 1267 Lafayette , CA 94549 Mr. Stan Hurd , MDIC Enea Properties ITEM N0 . �J ORDINANCE NO . AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN PROVIDING FOR LIMITED PARKING OF CERTAIN COMMERCIALLY LICENSED VEHICLES The City Council of the City of Dublin does ordain as follows : Section 1 . LIMITED PARKING FOR COMMERCIALLY LICENSED VEHICLES . No person shall park or leave standing on any city street , or portion thereof , for a period in excess of two ( 2 ) hours , any , commercially licensed vehicle having a manufacturer' s gross vehicle weight rating of 10, 000 pounds or more or any unattended commercially licensed auxiliary dolly or trailer. Section 2 . EXCEPTIONS The two ( 2 ) hour limitation on parking shall not apply to the parking of such vehicles for the purpose of delivery to or from any building or structure located within the City, or, for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the repair, remodeling or construction of any such building or structure for which a building permit has been obtained . Section 3 . IMMEDIATE EFFECT This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its enactment because the adoption and immediate effect thereof is necessary in order to protect vehicular and pedestrian safety. Section 4. POSTING OF ORDINANCE The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this ordinance to be posted in at least three ( 3 ) public places in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California . PASSED , APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Dublin on this 8th day of July, 1985 , by the following votes : AYES : NOES : ABSENT : Mayor ATTEST : City Clerk 4637 Chabot Drive,::_:: :4 Pleasanton Ca. 94: ; (415)463-0611 MEMORANDUM DATE: June 20, 1985 T0: City Manager FROM: City Traffic Engineer SUBJECT: Restricting Truck Parking At your request, we investigated the problem of truck parking along C; streets within the commercial and industrial areas of the City of Dubl ' The problem is that trucks and/or trailers are being parked along collec- and arterial streets within the City on a long-term basis. In virtu,:-. all cases that have been observed, the parked truck and/or trailer does involve adjacent property. In order to determine how other cities regulating trucks, I contacted Pleasanton, Hayward, San Leandro, South E . Francisco, Fremont and Newark, to determine their current 'practices. T .:. following is a summary of the current practices: Pleasanton Allows truck parking only along a limited number of truck routes. C . restrict parking along truck routes by enacting a resolution and t-.=. placement of signs prohibiting parking of vehicles longer than 20 feet. Hayward Allows parking of trucks only along truck routes but posts some tr+.:- . routes to restrict parking to a maximum of three hours when designated resolution of the City Council . San Leandro Trucks may park along truck routes. However, since San Leandro has ma.- truck routes, it recently enacted an ordinance prohibiting parking trucks in designated areas between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. These areas generally non-industrial areas. The City does not sign those truck rout:: upon which overnight parking is restricted. South San Francisco Allows unlimited truck parking only on truck routes. Fremont Similar to Pleasanton, trucks are allowed to park only along truck routes. However, no parking of vehicles 20 feet or more" ordinances along so;"- truck routes, when signed, restrict parking to certain areas. PLEASANTCN•SACRAMENT•FRESNO•CONCORD City Manager -2- June 20, 1985 Newark Newark has the most restrictive truck parking ordinance, in which it allows no truck parking on-street within the City. Near residential districts or in undeveloped areas, the ordinance allows for tow-away provisions. All major streets in the City of Newark have been signed at over 300 locations at a cost in excess of $30,000. It can be seen that many of these cities, some of which can be thought of as industrial in nature, have a very restrictive truck parking policy. In Dublin, and in most other cities, the reasons to restrict truck parking include the following:, 1 . Safety - Trucks are bigger and occupy more street space and are therefore easier to run into when parked along the street. This is especially true of unloaded flat bed trailers which are difficult to see and which present an especially lethal situation when struck by a passenger vehicle. In addition, trucks parked near intersections or driveways restrict the visibility of motorists using the intersections or driveways which can lead to broadside collisions. 2. Congestion - Since parked trucks occupy a greater portion of the roadway, they restrict the use of the roadway by moving vehicles. On busy streets this can be a source of increased congestion. 3. Decreased Pavement Life - Trucks driving and parking along streets that have not been designed to accommodate the heavier weight of such vehicles reduce the usable life of pavement. 4. , Aesthetics - Trucks parked along major streets are unsightly and can contribute to reduced visual amenities. They can also block the view of, or otherwise detract from, adjoining commercial businesses. 5. Noise/Fumes - Frequently trucks are started by their operators early in the morning which can serve as a disturbance to adjoining residential areas. Both noise and diesel fumes can result from such an operation. For these reasons and based on experiences of other cities, it is recommended that the City of Dublin establish a very restrictive truck policy fn which trucks are allowed to park a maximum of two hours along a City street. This would allow for deliveries by construction vehicles and commercial vehicles and parking of trucks for a short period of time so that drivers may avail themselves of adjacent services. The City of Dublin already has an ordinance (Section 6-296.0) which allows the total restriction of parking by vehicles of 20 feet or longer in certain designated areas. This allows the City to designate some areas where not even two hour parking is appropriate. This has application along major streets and other problem locations where the street is physically not wide enough to accommodate a parked truck or trailer. City Manager -3- June 20, 1985 Consequently, with the recommended ordinance contained herein, the City could control truck parking in one of three ways: 1. Trucks would only be allowed to park up to two hours along any City street. 2. Vehicles over 20 feet long can be prohibited from parking for any length of time in selected areas where designated by City Council action and where signs are posted. 3. Parking prohibition for all vehicles (trucks and cars) can be enacted by existing legislation which prohibits parking by all vehicles in a specified area, following the establishment of resolution and installation of signs. No specific trucks routes are recommended for the City of Dublin. Since both Interstate 580 and 680 are available for through traffic, there seems to be no reason to specifically designate truck routes in the City of Dublin. The absence of truck routes would not prevent Dublin businesses or residents from accepting or initiating deliveries. The absence of truck routes, however would eliminate the legality of, for example, a Pleasanton truck driving through Dublin for a delivery in San Ramon. In restricting truck parking, it is not felt that it would be necessary at this time to establish tow-away provisions for illegally parked trucks. This is because such provisions would likely require extensive and expensive signing. It is recommended that the City establish a trial period with the current proposal . If this is unsuccessful , then a more restrictive ordinance can be established in the future. The recommended ordinance is as follows: Parking Prohibition Commercial Vehicles No person shall park or leave standing on any street or portion thereof in the City of Dublin for a period in excess of two hours, any commercial vehicle having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more. For the purpose of this ordinance, an unattended commercially licensed auxiliary dolly or trailer shall also be subject to this two hour parking restriction. This prohibition shall not apply to the parking or standing of such equipment for the purpose of making pick-up or deliveries from or to any building or structure located within the City or for the purpose of delivering' materials to be used in the repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of any such building or structure for which a building permit has been obtained. The provision of this ordinance shall be effective upon the placement of appropriate signing and giving notice thereof at each entrance to the City. City Manager -4- June 20, 1985 Two Final Notes : The ordinance would require the placement of advisory/regulatory signs at each entrance to the City. This is presently estimated to involve six locations: Both ends of San Ramon Road and Dougherty Road, and Davona Road and Kimball south of Alcosta. Each sign is estimated to cost $150 installed. Also, no additional locations are recommended at this time for the total restriction of vehicles over 20 feet in length. psw 15720