TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Bob Moehling, Public Works Director
PREPARED BY: James Ozouf, Senior Civil Engineer, CIP
SUBJECT:
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Installation of Parking Restriction Signs on Summer Creek Lane and Dove Creek Court
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RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt Resolution No. 24-4736 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California Approving the Installation of Parking Restriction Signs on Summer Creek Lane and Dove Creek Court.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
None.
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Foster and promote an engaged, connected and caring community.
BACKGROUND
In 2019, City staff received a request from the Gallery Estates Homeowners Association (HOA) to place parking restriction signs to prohibit parking during school hours along their neighborhood streets, specifically along Summer Creek Lane and Dove Creek Court. This community is adjacent to Murrieta Valley High School (Attachment 2). The HOA expressed potential safety concerns due to students parking along those streets.
This topic was brought to the Traffic Commission meeting in November 2019, for discussion purposes. No one from Gallery Estates attended the meeting to provide input and share their concerns. In December 2019, Gallery Estates notified the City that the HOA unanimously voted against installing signage as it would be detrimental to the neighborhood.
In the latter part of 2021, Gallery Estates contacted the City with these same concerns and asked for the issue to be brought to the Traffic Commission again.
These concerns were presented to the Traffic Commission on February 16, 2022. City staff did not recommend installing these signs, stating the following reasons:
* Based on field observations, traffic issues were not observed by staff, including the Police Department;
* The streets in this neighborhood are dedicated public streets. Parking is allowed on either side of the street, and emergency vehicles are still able t...
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