City Council
MEETING DATE: 10/14/2015
TITLE:
Title
Commercial Vehicle Loading Zone Designation on Date Palm Drive Fronting the Date Palm Plaza Shopping Center.
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FROM:
John A. Corella, City Engineer
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council amend the previous 1988 Resolution No. 88-5 that established no parking regulations on Date Palm Drive (Gerald Ford Drive to 1,000 feet north of Converse Drive) with a new Resolution to establish a "15 Minute Commercial Vehicle Loading Zone" (yellow curb) designation on 60 feet of Date Palm Drive's east curb fronting Date Palm Plaza Shopping Center approximately 320 feet north of Converse Road.
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BACKGROUND:
On January 6, 1988, City Council adopted Resolution No. 88-5 establishing a "No Standing, Stopping or Parking Zone" on both the east and west sides of Date Palm Drive from Gerald Ford Drive to 1,000 feet north of Converse Road. After approval the curbs were then painted red along the designated area of Date Palm Drive.
Resolution No. 88-5 was established in accordance with Section 12.32.010 of the Cathedral City Municipal Code.
Resolution No. 88-5 was passed as a result of an increase in traffic along Date Palm Drive due to the addition of several retail/commercial centers in that immediate area. Patrons of these retail/commercial centers were having difficulties exiting the retail/commercial driveways due to line of site issues created by the parked cars along Date Palm Drive. Eliminating the parking along Date Palm resolved this issue.
Although the line of site issue was resolved, commercial delivery and unloading issues were created. With the elimination of on street parking, delivery vehicles either parked in the center isle of the retail/commercial parking lots, thus blocking in patrons for the duration of the unloading period or the delivery vehicles would park illegally along the red curb to deliver their goods.
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