City of Franklin - File #: 19-0722

• File #: 19-0722
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/8/2019
• In control: Board of Mayor & Aldermen
• On agenda: 8/27/2019
• Final action: 8/27/2019
• Title: Consideration of Ordinance 2019-26 to be entitled: "An Ordinance to Establish a Four (4) Hour Time Limit for All Public Parking Spaces Located on West Main Street Between 5th Avenue and 7th Avenue." (08/13/19 1st Reading 5-4) SECOND AND FINAL READING
• Sponsors: Ald. Margaret Martin

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/27/2019	1	Board of Mayor & Aldermen	approved on second and final reading	Pass
8/13/2019	1	Work Session	acknowledged
8/13/2019	1	Board of Mayor & Aldermen	referred as an Old Business Item	Pass

DATE:                                                               July 8, 2019

TO:                                          Board of Mayor and Aldermen

FROM:                                          Eric Stuckey, City Administrator

                                          Paul Holzen, City Engineer/Director of Engineering

                                          Jonathan Marston, Assistant Director of Engineering                     

SUBJECT:                                          

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Consideration of Ordinance 2019-26 to be entitled: “An Ordinance to Establish a Four (4) Hour Time Limit for All Public Parking Spaces Located on West Main Street Between 5th Avenue and 7th Avenue.” (08/13/19 1^st Reading 5-4) SECOND AND FINAL READING

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Purpose

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) concerning Ordinance 2019-26.

Background

On July 10, 2018, the BOMA approved, on second and final reading, Ordinance 2018-27, which, as amended, established a two (2) hour time limit on much of the public parking in the downtown area.  Since the passage of this ordinance, business owners along West Main Street, between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue, have contacted Alderman Margaret Martin to express their frustration at the newly shortened parking time limits.  Therefore, at the Capital Investment Committee (CIC) meeting on June 27, 2019, Alderman Martin, at the request of local business owners, asked staff to draft an ordinance to return the time limit for public parking on West Main Street, between 6th Avenue 7th Avenue, to four (4) hours (Option 7).

Following this request, staff took a closer look at the area of concern and developed 6 options for BOMA consideration.  Below is an explanation of each option.

Option 1 - No time restriction on the North side of West Main Street and 4-hour time restriction on the south side of West Main Street between 5^th Ave and 7^th Ave.  This option represents existing conditions prior to Ordinance 2018-27. 

Option 2 -   2-hour parking on West Main Street between 5^th Ave and 7^th Ave.  This option represents existing conditions.

Option 3 - 2-hour parking on West Main Street between 5^th Ave and 6^th Ave and no time restriction on West Main Street between 6^th Ave and 7^th Ave.

Option 4 - 4-hour parking on West Main Street between 5^th Ave and 7^th Ave.

Option 5 - 2-hour parking on the north side of West Main Street between 5^th Ave and 6^th Ave with all other spaces having no time restrictions.

Option 6 - No time restrictions between 5^th Ave 7^th Ave.

Option 7 - 2-hour parking on West Main Street between 5^th Ave and 6^th Ave and 4-hour parking on West Main Street between 6^th Ave and 7^th Ave.

It should be noted that this change of time restrictions has not received a formal recommendation from the Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA) or from the Downtown Franklin Association (DFA).

Financial Impact

The cost to make this change is minimal and simply includes staff time and the nominal cost of materials for new signs.

Recommendation

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Staff is seeking Board direction on this issue.