TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer - Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Syed Ahsan Kazmi, Senior Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT: Resolution Establishing No Parking - Tow Away Restrictions on Sunnyside Road between Sanitarium Road and Hillcrest Road
RECOMMENDATION
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Director of Public Works requests adoption of a Resolution establishing No Parking -Tow Away zones on both sides of Sunnyside Road between Sanitarium Road and Hillcrest Road.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Works (DPW) has received complaints from Property Owners/Residents, the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the Napa County Fire Department (NCFD) Offices, and Adventist Health St. Helena concerning vehicles parking on both sides of Sunnyside Road between Sanitarium Road and Hillcrest Road. This is causing potentially hazardous road conditions by limiting access for emergency vehicles. Sunnyside Road is a narrow, winding local residential roadway with very limited shoulders available.
The County Traffic Engineer conducted traffic-engineering assessments of the concerned area and has identified that the subject area is appropriate for designation of No Parking -Tow Away restrictions. The No Parking Zones designation of the area will improve public safety, improve fire and paramedic response time and improve the efficiency of traffic operations.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
Is there a Fiscal Impact?
Yes
Is it currently budgeted?
Yes
Where is it budgeted?
Public Works/Roads Division
Is it Mandatory or Discretionary?
Discretionary
Discretionary Justification:
Prohibition of parking on Sunnyside Road will improve traffic flow and visibility of passing motorists, and will reduce trespassing issues that have been an ongoing problem for some time.
Is the general fund affected?
No
Future fiscal impact:
None
Consequences if not approved:
The timely response of Fire Department and Paramedics may be impacted. Existing conditions of roadway blockage for emergency response vehicles...
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