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Department: Engineering
Director: B. Caleb Thornhill, P.E., Director of Engineering
Agenda Item: No Parking Zones on 10th Street and Iron Avenue
Recommended Action: Adoption of Ordinances
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Item Summary
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To amend Section 12-101, Prohibited on certain streets at all times, of Article V, Stopping, Standing and Parking, of Chapter 12, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, of the City of Plano Code of Ordinances, to establish no parking zones along certain sections of 10th Street between DART Silver Line railroad tracks and Iron Avenue, within the city limits of the City of Plano; and providing a penalty clause, a repealer clause, a severability clause, a savings clause, a publication clause, and an effective date.
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Background
10th Street is a 26 to 40-foot-wide minor collector street running east-west between the northbound Central Expressway frontage road and L Avenue, with adjoining commercial, single-family residential, and multi-family residential land uses.
The DART Silver Line and the Cotton Belt Trail cross 10th Street just west of Iron Avenue. Vehicles parked on-street between the DART Silver Line tracks and Iron Avenue create unsafe sight visibility obstructions for motorists and Cotton Belt Trail users at this crossing.
The Engineering-Transportation Division has evaluated this location and recommends establishing "No Parking" zones along certain sections of 10th Street near Iron Avenue to eliminate these sight visibility obstructions and ensure safe and efficient movement for motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists.
Financial Summary/Strategic Goals
This item has no immediate financial impact; however, some revenue may be collected as fines resulting from violation of this ordinance. The exact change in revenue is indeterminable and will have minimal impact on the General Fund budget.
Approval of this item supports the City's Strategic Plan Critical Success Factors of Safe, Vibrant Neighborhoods.
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