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Item 3.7. Police Department TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: MEMORANDUM Mayor and City Council Jeffrey A. Beahen, Chief of Police November 24, 2003 Approval of no-parking areas (Trout Brook) Chief West and I have been approached by the Trout Brook Community Association requesting that fire lanes be established in their development. This is private property but sign posting for fire lanes is allowable under City Ordinance Section 74-100 if approval is given by either the Fire or the Police Chief. In this case, both of us agree that these signs are needed. The streets in this private development are narrower than a common city street. We have concerns if vehicles are parked on both sides of the street, that emergency vehicles will not be able to pass between the parked cars. The street is 28' wide, cars on average are 6' wide and frre trucks are 8-10' ~vide. With vehicles parked on both sides of the street and a fire truck coming from the middle, and allowing for a foot on either side of the parked cars, there is only 4' left of free space or 2' on either side of the emergency vehicle to pass. Not near enough room to open doors, retrieve equipment or perform other fire tasks. Allowing parking on only one side keeps the open area at 10' or 20' wide with only one car parked on one side which is far safer for emergency vehicle traffic. The signs-posted with Council approval, are enforceable and the association will provide and install the posts and signs so there is no cost to the city. Other signs they will be posting are non eN£orceable, such as the speedlimit sign or the No parka'ng 2-6 a.m. sign. They would have to deal ~vith those violations as association matters. We ask that the Council approve the installation and enforcement of the frre lane signs. See the attached documents for sign illustrations and maps of the involved area.