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trees to gain the required thirty feet. This would negatively affect the neighborhood aesthetic and take away from the safety of pedestrians on sidewalk. Staff cannot advocate reducing one safety hazard through the implementation of another. In addition, the cost estimates were completed and an 18- inch gain with rolled curbs would cost $270,000K and still not be enough for city trucks to maneuver. Further assessment bore out that to obtain the needed road width, would require a $1.5M investment and the safety concerns would still remain for pedestrians. There are a number of options that would allow the width needed to allow the emergency vehicles to pass through the space. They are: 1. City staff recommended prohibiting parking on one side of the street at narrower areas of Northmoor Drive from 7045 to 7117 and from Asbury Ave to the western city limit. The neighbors could weigh in preference regarding the north or the south side of the street. 2. Alternately, residents could choose to create a chicane effect by altering the parking restriction block by block in which case the visual would encourage drivers to drive at slower speeds than opening the street up on one side. 3. Also, the issue of fairness was raised, residents could choose to allow parking on one side rather than the other based on alternating parking restrictions from month to month, based on days of the week or seasonal changes could be explored. 4. Regarding the use of “s” curbs should neighbors be willing to relocate sidewalk further within their property and coordinate a Neighborhood Improvement District to fund the improvement partially with private dollars, the City could coordinate the infrastructure improvements required to maintain parking at the recommended standard. The staff recommendation is to move forward with “Option 1”, establishing parking restrictions on one side of the street from 7045 to 7117 and on Asbury Ave to the west city limit. According to the Introduction to Traffic Practices, a guidebook for Local Agencies, and AASHTO - American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, the standard for Curb Parking Restrictions reads as follows: RECOMMENDED CURB PARKING RESTRICTIONS* STREET WIDTH If street remains two-ways If Street becomes one-way Greater than 34 ft None None 28 ft to 34 ft Eliminate parking - one side None 22 ft to 28 ft Eliminate parking - both Eliminate parking - one side (Northmoor Dr) sides Less than 22 ft Eliminate parking - both Eliminate parking - both sides sides *Reference- Geometric Design of Highways and Streets. AASHTO-1990 Northmoor Dr is in average less than 24 ft wide. Please find map attached with detailed measurements. Cc: Evelyn Shields-Benford, Director of Public Works Major Ernest Green, Police Department Arthur Sharpe, Jr., Council Liaison