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Home My WebLink About2006-019 Two Hour Parking Restrictions ( 4th Avenue/Yakima to "A" Street; YMC Amendment 9.50.070 ORDINANCE NO 2006 -19 AN ORDINANCE relating to traffic and parking, and amending section 9.50.070 of the Yakima Municipal Code. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA. Section 1. Section 9.50 070 of the City of Yakima Municipal is hereby amended to read as follows 9.50.070 Two -hour parking time limit on certain streets. When signs are erected m each block giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle for longer than two hours at any time between the hours of nine a.m. and six p.m. on any day except Sundays and public holidays within the distnct or upon any of the streets described herein. 1 Both sides of 6th Street from Yakima Avenue to Chestnut Avenue; 2. East side of Naches Avenue from Chestnut Avenue to "B" Street; 3 Both sides of "B" Street from the alley west to Naches Avenue; 4 Both sides of Yakima Avenue from Naches Avenue to 6th Street; 5 Both sides of 4th Street from "B" Street to Lincoln Avenue; 6 West side of 3rd Street from "B" Street to Lincoln Avenue; 7 Both sides of 2nd Street from "B" Street to Lincoln Avenue; 8 Both sides of 1st Street from "B" Street to Lincoln Avenue and from Walnut to Spruce; 9 West side of 1st Street from "B" Street to Walnut Street; 10 Both sides of "B" Street from Front Street to 1st Street; 11 North side of "B" Street from 1st Street to 2nd Street and 3rd Street to 4th Street; 12. Both sides of "A" Street from Front Street to 1st Street; 13 Both sides of Front Street from "A" Street to Yakima Avenue; 14 South side of Walnut Street from lst Avenue to 4th Street; 15 Both sides of 2nd Street from Walnut Street to Spruce Street; 16 West side of 3rd Street from a point south of loading zone to Spruce Street; 17 Both sides of Spruce Street from 1st Street to 2nd Street; 18 Both sides of Yakima Avenue from 1st Street to Front Street and from the railroad tracks west to 7th Avenue; 19 Both sides of 4th Avenue . ,, " " _ , . from Yakima Avenue to Chestnut Avenue; 20 loth sides of 5th Avenue from "A" Street to Walnut Street; 21 East side of 6th Avenue from "B" Street to "A" Street; 22. West side of 6th Avenue from "A" Street to Yakima Avenue, 23 Both sides of 7th Avenue from "A" Street to Yakima Avenue, 24 West side of 7th Avenue from Chestnut Avenue to Walnut Street, 25 West side of Pierce Avenue from Browne Avenue to the first alley south of Browne Avenue, 26 West side of 8th Avenue from Summitview Avenue to Yakima Avenue, 27 South side of "B" Street from 1st Avenue east to the railroad tracks; 28 Both sides of Browne Avenue from 7th Avenue to Pierce Avenue, 29 North side of "A" Street from 6th Avenue east to the alley and from 7th Avenue to Pierce Avenue, 30 North side of Yakima Avenue from 7th Avenue to 8th Avenue, 31 South side of Yakima Avenue from 10th Avenue to llth Avenue, 32. Both sides of Chestnut Avenue from 6th Street to Naches Avenue from 2nd Avenue to 6th Avenue, 33 North side of Walnut Street from the alley west of 3rd Avenue to 5th Avenue, 34 South side of Walnut Street from 3rd Avenue to 5th Avenue, 35 South side of Pine Street from 1st Street east to the alley; 36 East side of North 3rd Avenue from Yakima Avenue northerly to the alley; 37 West side of 4th Avenue from Yakima Avenue to Chestnut Avenue, 38 East side of 4th Avenue from the alley north to Yakima Avenue, 39 Both sides of 3rd Avenue from Yakima Avenue to Chestnut Avenue, 40 Both sides of 2nd Avenue from Yakima Avenue to Chestnut Avenue, 41 North side of "B" Street from 3rd Street west to the alley; 42. North side of Yakima Avenue from 7t Street west to alley Section 2. Effective Date. This ordmance shall be m full force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL at a regular meeting and signed and approved this 21st' day of February, 2006 / 1,/ David Edler, Mayor ATTEST City Clerk Publication Date: 2 -24 -2006 Effective Date: 3 -26 -2006 YAKIMA PUBLIC 104 N FOURTH AVENUE SCHOO'S YAKIMA, WASHINGTON 98902 -2636 YAKIMA SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 7 (509) 573-7000 October 17, 2005 Joan Davenport City of Yakima Public Works 2301 Fruitvale Yakima, WA 98902 Ms Davenport, Currently, city parking on 4 Avenue from "A" Street to Yakima Avenue is designated as "Two -hour Parking Only, Between the Hours of 9 a.m. -6 p.m." The Yakima School Distnct requests a petition to the City of Yakima to vacate the two -hour parking in that area. The pnmary reason for this request is that parking spaces in that block largely go unused, particularly on the north end. Removing the current restriction from these potentially unused spaces would provide the parking greatly needed when one - half -day or all -day traimngs are held at the Central Services Buildmg, located at 104 North' 4 Avenue The following two options are suggested. 1 Remove all restricted - parking signs on 4 Avenue from "A" Street to Yakima Avenue, opening spaces for unrestricted parking as needed. 2. Remove two -hour parking signs on 4 Avenue from "A" Street down approximately eight (8) spaces on the east side and approximately fourteen (14) spaces on the west side Place two -hour parking signs to the south of those unrestricted spaces Additional considerations related to removal of the restricted parking include • The Shultz Furniture store closure reduced the need for retail parking; • Roy's Hardware has .a parking lot for their patrons, and • Snyder's Bakery patrons could use the unrestncted spaces on the full block (Option 1) or the two -hour parking on the south end of 4 Avenue nearest to the store (Option 2) I am available to answer any immediate concerns you have that would help expedite your consideration of this petition. Thank you. Benjamin A. Soria Superintendent cc Dick Zais, City of Yakima Carl Easter, YSD Security Coordinator 'The Yakima School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer We're the closest thing to home. and complies with the requirements of the ADA. �� .2 .� NOTICE it �, YSD 0 ,. 4 Z. Parking f \ . / , . Modification t" a ' � • ' _ Request d 11 % L %. ,f P S ,• 's 4 i °` L The Yakima '� .. ' ` _ r _ ,- . ! ( School _ . - C ` rt A h D istract has �� Q requested loik _ • consideration e• I. to modify the • r current parking o' igloo , ' .• \ � . restrictions • • '. -: on North 4th • .'• • Avenue ` ''`�� .� betwe . • ►• . ,� • . . • Al a Yakima *• � '� i Avenue and A Street , • . � ✓w • '�' r0 .S • _ r• 0 P \Ie - k \CC' ..� �► � = 1 .-, \ POOr . » • AID' - v \ A j , 1 .,. , . vos ,i.. A ,,_. City of Public Yakima W orks � — . � / K r j Dept. of . Li ._r s 4° 2301 Fruitvale Blvd ileillftli 416 ,, — Yakima, WA 98902 1 inch equals 100 feet October 24, 2005 G �'��, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS r 2301 Fruitvale Blvd. Yakima Washington 98902 % � . 1 Phone (509) 575 -6005 b October 25, 2005 To Property or Business Owners and West Side Merchants Association Regarding North 4 Avenue between "A" Street and Yakima Avenue Subject' Notification of Proposed Modification to Parking Restnctions A request from the Yakima School Distnct has been received by the City of Yakima (see attached) to modify the current 2 -hour parking restrictions on North 4 Avenue between "A" Street and Yakima Avenue. The School District has observed that many of these parking spaces now go unused. If the 2 -hour restriction was removed, the parking spaces could be used when the School Distnct has half -day or all day traimng sessions Options offered by the School Distnct include removal of all parking restnctions on North 4 Avenue between "A" Street and Yakima Avenue, or removal of parking restnctions only on the northern end of the block, closest to "A" Street (approximately 8 spaces on the east side and 14 spaces on the west side of North 4 Avenue) As property owners, your comments are important to the City of Yakima in considering this request. This request will be considered at a future City Council meeting because it would require an amendment to the Yakima Municipal Code 9 50 070 You will be notified of the meeting date when it is established. Mailing Address City of Yakima Public Works Department 2301 Fruitvale Boulevard Yakima, WA 98902 Attention. Joan Davenport, Supervising Traffic Engineer Email idavenpo @ci.yakima. wa.us Thank you for taking the time to consider and respond to this request for comments. Sincerely, Joan Davenport Supervising Traffic Engineer enclosures Yakima no -n�an Administration 575 -6005 • Equipment Rental 575 -6005 • Parks & Recreation 575 -6020 • Refuse 575 -6005 , I I I I! Street 575 -6005 • Traffic 575-6005 • Transit 575 -6005 1994 ACE Yakima Ace Hardware Dba/ Roy's Ace Hardware 405 W Yakima Ave. Yakima, Wa. 98902 -3408 (509) 453 -4725 Fax 453 -6721 November 1, 2005 Joan Davenport City of Yakima 2301 Fruitvale Boulevard Yakima, Wa. 98902 Subject: Notification of Proposed Modification to Parking Restrictions as requested by the Yakima School District. Dear Joan Davenport, As a business owner in the north 4 Avenue area off Yakima Avenue, We are in favor of the change to lift the restrictions on parking We feel the restrictions are unnecessary and detrimental to my business. We, like the School District do not have enough parking for our staff. We have always used the street parking across the street from my business as parking for our employees. In the past, there has been parking striping on the curb on the east side of 4 avenue, even though there are not traditional curbs. We have had an agreement with the parking enforcement officers not to ticket our vehicles. It would eliminate any confusion if this area would have no parking restrictions. There has not been any problem with unauthorized vechiles in the proposed area, as with the downtown area, which was why this restriction was first enacted. Thank you for the opportunity to respond to this issue concerning my business. Sincerely, Brad A. Christianson BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No /3 For Meeting of February 21, 2006 ITEM TITLE Consideration of Amendments to the Yakima Municipal Code Section 9 50 related to traffic, deleting 2 -hour parking restnctions on North 4th Avenue between Yakima Avenue and "A" Street and amending YMC 9.50 070 SUBMITTED BY Chris Waarvick, Director of Public Works CONTACT PERSON Shelley Willson, Streets and Traffic Division Manager, 576 -6430 Joan Davenport, Supervismg Traffic Engineer, 576 -6417 SUMMARY EXPLANATION This agenda item is a request from Yakima School District to consider removing the 2 -Hour Parking Restriction on North 4th Avenue between Yakima Avenue and West "A" Street. The primary reasons stated by the School District for removing the parking restnction is to provide additional public parking m the vicinity of the School District Admiustratrve Building which is greatly needed for all - day or half -day trammg held at the Central Services Buildmg at 104 North 4 Avenue. The Yakima School District observes that parking on this block is largely un -used. Staff contacted all affected property owners, business managers and the Westside Merchants Association. None of the impacted parties had any objections to this request. The letter requesting this action from the City of Yakima is attached. City Council action is required for amendments to the parking restrictions ordmance. Resolution Ordinance X Other: Letter from Yakima School District X10- 17 -05), map Contract Mail to (name and address): Funding Source APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL. A' City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION Adopt Ordinance Amendment BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION COUNCIL ACTION Ordinance passed. ORDINANCE NO. 2006 -04