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A RESOLUTION RELATING TO .
PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON
COUNTY ROAD 51 & COUNTY ROAD 84
WHEREAS,the City of Orono is a municipal organization existing under the laws
of the State of Minnesota, hereinafter called the"City"; and
� WHEREAS,Hennepin County has jurisdiction over County Road 51, also known
as North Shore Drive; and County Road 84, also known as Old Crystal Bay Road;and
� WHEREAS,the City and Hennepin County have concerns regarding traffic safety
on the County Roads and boater safety,in the Noerenberg Channel,caused by vehicles with trailers .
parking along County Road 51 east of the Noerenberg Bridge, and along County Road 84 north of
the County Road 51 intersection; and
• WHEREAS,this parking of vehicles with trailers is the result of overflow from the
Maxwell Bay boat landing; and
WHEREAS,boats are being launched at the Maxwell Bay boat landing, and when
the parking lot is full, vehicles with trailers are parking along the County Roads east of the
Noerenberg Bridge. All of the other roads in the vicinity of the landing are posted "No Parking",
therefore this is the closest available parking; and
WHEREAS,this parking is creating a boating safety hazard as boaters are picking
up the vehicle drivers in the Noerenberg Channel at the County Road 51 bridge.In order to pick up
the vehicle drivers'on the east channel bank, the southbound boaters that are coming from the
Maxwell Bay boat landing are crossing the channel and conflicting with northbound boaters in the
channel creating a boating safety hazard.
. � WHEREAS,this parking of vehicles with trailers is creating a traffic safety hazard
as these combination vehicles are long and not easily maneuverable. Pazallel parking of these
combination vehicles is difficult and results in the obstruction of traffic on the County Roads as these
vehicles with trailers are maneuvered and parked.
WHEREAS, this parking of vehicles with trailers results in increased pedestrian
traffic as the drivers are walking from the parked vehicles to and from the Noerenberg Channel for
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pickup and drop off by the boats in the channel. This pedestrian tra�c is hazardous as the
pedestrians are forced to walk close to moving traffic, for long distances, because of the large
number of vehicles with trailers parked along the road shoulder. .
WHEREAS, the vehicles with trailers traveling from the parking area to the
Maxwell Bay boat landing need to make a U turn along the County Roads as there is not a
convenient alternate route to return to the boat landing.
WHEREAS,limited numbers of vehicles without trailers have historically been
parking along the County Roads in this area for purposes such as fishing in the Noerenberg Channel
or use of the Noerenberg Gardens Hennepin County Park. This limited parking has not resulted in
the traffic and boating safety concerns caused by the intense vehicle with trailer parking from the
Maxwell Bay boat landing overflow situation
NOW,THEREFORE,IT IS THEREBY RESOLVED, that based on traffic and
� boating safety concerns,the City requests that Hennepin County install and maintain "No Parking
Vehicles with Trailers - Tow Away Zone"signs on both sides of County Road 51 from the
Noerenberg Bridge to 1,500 feet east of the County Road 51/County Road 84 intersection; and on -
both sides of County Road 84 from the County Road 51/County Road 84 intersection to 1,500 north
of the intersection.
NOW,THEREFORE,IT IS THEREBY RESOLVED, that based on the
fact that there are no significant traffic safety concerns, the City requests that parking for vehicles
without trailers continue to be allowed in the areas that are posted for "No Parking Vehicles with
Trailers - Tow Away Zone"
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono,Minnesota at a regular meeting held March 12,
2001. .
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. Barbara A. Peterson, Mayor
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