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r REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />COi meet^n® <br />may 2 2 2000 <br />gilYUI* OHONO <br />DATE: May 22. 2000 <br />ITEM NO.: <br />Department Approval: <br />Name Gregory A. Gappa <br />Title Director of Public Services <br />Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: <br />Engineer's Report <br />Item Description: Neighborhood Meeting for Narrows Dock Lots <br />n; <br />Introduction <br />Parking restrictions and access to the Narrows Dock Lots have been discussed at several Council <br />meetings. In June of 1999, "No Parking" signs were installed along both sides of Shadywood <br />Road north of the Narrows Bridge. These signs were installed because of safety concerns caused <br />by vehicles parking in this area. These parked vehicles were creating an unsafe situation for <br />access to the driveways in this area. Below is a summary of this issue. <br />Summary of Issue <br />Attached you will find a letter from a resident on Shadywood Road requesting the installation of <br />"No Parking" signs. Cars parking along the wide shoulder in this area are creating a traffic safety <br />hazard. The City reviewed the safety concerns raised in this letter and determined that they were <br />valid. The main problem is that the shoulder area is used as a deceleration lane by vehicles <br />entering the driveways. Without being able to use the shoulder as a deceleration lane, the turning <br />vehicles slow down on the highway causing a safety concern as other vehicles attempt to pass the <br />turning vehicles. This is a problem because of the limited sight distance for vehicles crossing the <br />Narrows Channel Bridge. In June of 1999, no parking signs were installed in this area. On the <br />Tonka Bay side of the Narrows Bridge parking is not permitted, and there are turn lanes along <br />the highway A copy of the resolution ordering the installation of "No Parking" signs is attached. <br />These dock lots are 20' wide lakeshore lots, without a house, that contain a dock. These lots were <br />originally created in the 1950's before the current zoning regulations were in effect. The dock lots <br />are non-conforming to current City zoning regulations that prohibit accessory structures on lots <br />that do not contain a principal structure. Over the years, there have been many discussions <br />concerning these dock lots. In 1985, the Council went through a process to formalize the existence <br />of these dock lots by issuing Conditional Use Permits for those lots not owned by a resident of <br />the immediate neighborhood. I have attached a recolution for one of these lots for your review. <br />The resolutions provided one parking spot per dock on small lots between the dock lots and the <br />County Highway. At previous meetings, there have been questions regarding the status of cross <br />easements to allow for use of the access road by all of the dock lot owners.