Admin Order 58-21-23 -- Removing and Modifying Parking Owen Loop South

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Administrative Order -- Page 3 of 5 (i) The physical condition and characteristics of the street and abutting property. i. Owen Loop South is a local street with a posted speed of 25 mph. The curb to curb width of the street segment is approximately 36 feet wide with parking both sides of the street, allowing approximately 22 feet of roadway for two-way travel. There are no bike lanes. ii. The abutting properties include several one- and two-story office buildings with asphalt surface parking lots. There is undeveloped land on both sides of the street. (j) Emergencies. i. Emergency service vehicles are accommodated through bi-directional travel on Owen Loop South. Removal and modification of parking will provide additional room for travel and deployment of emergency vehicles. ii. Owen Loop South is not designated as an emergency ice or snow route. (k) The public health, safety and welfare. i. Extended on-street parking taking place in this area recently has resulted in unsafe clearance areas for the commercial and industrial uses. (l) Special events of community interest including parades and public gatherings. i. There are no special events of community interest that occur on Owen Loop South. (m) Construction within or adjacent to the street. iii. There is currently construction on tax lot 17-04-32-13-00702. The order will not impede, and may improve, access for the purpose of construction. (n) When establishing conditions upon the use of parking in the public way and city-owned parking facilities: (1) Applicable and appropriate time limits; i. EC 5.135(1) prohibits the storage of a motor vehicle or personal property on the street for more than 72 hours. There are no posted time limits for parking on Owen Loop South. (2) The vehicle type and purpose; i. Parking for commercial vehicles support the intended land use. (3) The relative, seasonal and special event demands for parking spaces within the areas of the requested parking; i. This Order is not a response to a request for new / additional parking spaces. (4) The other public uses for the property; i. The area is a commercial / industrially zoned area and the public parking areas are intended to serve those uses. (5) The location and physical characteristics of the parking area or facility; i. Existing parking includes three surface lots belonging to adjacent businesses and on- street parking on both sides of Owen Loop South.