Parking Survey Oct 2009 DRAFT October 2, DRAFT -- Parking Situation Current Status

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1 DRAFT -- Parking Situation Current Status During Sept & Oct 009 members of P&Z walked much of the Town to informally survey the on-street parking situation in Dewey. This unofficial survey includes 14 of the 0 east-west oriented roads, most of Bayard and two of the small north-south oriented streets by the Bay. The ocean-block of McKinley and 6 of the streets in the mid-town/north-end were not surveyed. This report summarizes the data collected, related to: Span -- the extent of contiguous open space between clearly marked driveway entrances, fire hydrants and/or intersections Potential Spaces -- an estimate of the number of on-street parking spaces that would be available if every property complied with the old zoning code's driveway entrance requirements (one 0' or two 10' entrance(s)) and all impediments to on-street parking were moved/removed (e.g., brush, trash, blocks and posts, mailboxes) Spaces Lost -- an estimate of the number of spaces in each span that are lost to public on-street parking due to impediments in the right of way, poorly- or improperly-marked driveway entrances, and/or "private parking" signs Public Spaces -- an estimate of the apparent number of on-street parking spaces available to the public This survey assumes a "parking space" to be 9' x 18' (as per code for commercial parking lots). During the survey it was noted that many cars in Town qualify as "compact" or "sub-compact", and that additional on-street spaces would be gained if marked "compact only" or "sub-compact only". During the course of this survey it was noted that 1) a small number of residences and businesses have marked areas of the public right of way as being restricted for "private parking", and ) a small number of residential properties have been developed in a manner that does not facilitate appropriate off-street parking to meet even some minimal needs of the residents. Summary: Potential Spaces (est) 400 potential on street spaces Spaces Lost (est) 670 representing 7% wastage Public Spaces (est) 1730 easy to regain 5 about 1/3 of wastage through marking & clearing new spaces 45 better use of angled and perpendicular parking Page 1

2 Span (ft) Potential Spaces Public Comments Spaces Lost Spaces Chesapeake Oceanside 1 1 lost to bamboo 1 7' between mailboxes, no need to move mailboxes 71 4 neeed to move stairs, rail and twn signs adjacent to 34' driveway; move western edge of drive (#1) four feet 53 Marked "Resident parking only", in front of multi-unit condo 34 "No parking this side"; 17 ' wide cartpath 38 No parking this side; 17 ' wide cartpath 1 1 No parking this side; 17 ' wide cartpath No parking this side; could provide parking if trees trimmed 18 4 Block Totals -- loss of 80% Chesapeake Bayside whole frontage taken (#110); move mailbox to gain space 34 whole frontage taken (#11) 38 1 move mailbox to free up space need to clear brush to free up space mark as "compact car only" 50 3 need to mark 49 need to mark assumes 0' for drive Block Totals -- loss of 15% Bayard Between Coastal Highway and Chesapeake est basically no parking either side due to culverts Totals Carolina Bayside 1 1 move sign to conply with pavement marking (yellow) 1 1 move speed bump sign need markings; trash cans in right of way 41 flowers blocking Page

3 mark for compact car only fireplug and mailbox cluster 40 1 need to move town sign lost to speed bump sign placement (#1) takes full lot (#14) Block Totals -- loss of 5% Carolina 3rd Block appears to have taken all of frontage (#07) Block Totals Jersey Bayside right of way 16' from pavement need to cut brush taken whole frontage (#10) 43 need to cut brush blocked by trash can 44 1 blocked by group of mailboxes lost to 8' drive right of way 17'5" from pavement 41 lost to brush and deceptive marking lost to brush (#105) and poor marking one or two spaces taken by # need to cut brush lost to fire hydrant 54 3 #119 & #117 seem to take allf frontage; need to clean brush Block Totals (gain up to 5 with perpendicular parking) Page 3

4 Jersey Oceanside reduce width of 36' drive (#6) a few feet need to cut brush need to move Town sign Block Totals -- loss of 0% Carolina Oceanside taken whole frontage (#16) ' drive (#14) taken whole frontage (#1) move edge of drive (#10) a few feet 34 taken whole frontage (#7) 3 taken whole frontage (#9) taken whole frontage (#11) taken whole frontage (#13) lost to mailboxes Block Totals -- loss of 45% New Orleans Oceanside side from West 8 1 hour meters restricted to businesses 1 1 handicap meter handicap parking; needs to be better marked angled on pavement and sand small car or mopeds marked "resident parking only" Page 4

5 17 1 marked compact only 7 1 hour meters -- possibly change to hour meters Block Totals New Orleans Bayside 7 7 spaces business parking lot 1 1 HC space in business lot reserved space for scooters, with non-transferable 30 3 marked perpendicular spaces 38 hydrant blocked by trash can ' and 17' spaces (#116) compact car only marked as driveway 83 5???? partially blocked by trash cans 47 taken whole frontage (#117) 76 3 lost to markings (#113) ' drive could be narrowed 3' Mama Celeste taken full fronatage for parking & dumpster Block Totals -- loss of 35% Salisbury Bayside South from East 3 meters at Starboard; could be 3 if parked perpendicular compact car remark (#114) taken whole frontage (#119) all driveway ' drive Page 5

6 reserved for Izzy Plaza Block Totals -- loss of 30% Swedes Oceanside move Town sign and mailbox few feet clean brush and remove trash cans fire hydrant Single HC space, remark for 1 HC plus 1 regular (or compact) move mailboxes few feet remove post (#7) taken all frontage (#9) move Town sign, trash can and mailbox Block Totals -- loss of 5% Swedes Bayside 8 8 restricted for Izzy Plaza move mailboxes 15' 17 1 hydrant and cluster of mailboxes blocked by trash can blocked by trash can mark for compact car only Block Totals -- loss of 5% Salisbury Oceanside Page 6

7 3 taken as "private" Block Totals Bayard South of Coastal Highway East side, Swedes going North culverts prevent perpendicular parking Houston good use of mailboxes at corner West side headed South from Coastal Highway need to mark corner to Bay Ave #1603, taken full frontage; not in Dewey Swedes Right of way South of Swedes 6' deep, could park perpendicular more if perpendicular more if perpendicular more if perpendicular lost to Cajun Cove mailboxes; to parallel vs perpendicular parking; marked restricted for Cajun Cove (require parking permit) 36 1 could be 4 if perpendicular parking were in force East side headed North 56 5 perpendicular 15 1 parallel (?), compact car parallel vs perpendicular; not clearly marked 5 1 parallel vs perpendicular; not clearly marked 45 marked parallel, more if perpendicular 30 1 marked parallel, more if perpendicular 63 3 marked parallel, 3 more if perpendicular 17 1 marked parallel, 1 more if perpendicular Page 7

8 4 1 marked parallel, 1 more if perpendicular Block Totals spaces gained if perpendicualr parking below Swedes Collins Oceanside 1 perpendicular; 1 blocked by trash can lost to undergrowth need proper marking (#6) 3 3 needs proper marking (#4(; 1 space lost to Town sign needs marking 1 Tidewater 3 3 needs marking (#17) 3 3 needs marking (#15) 3 3 needs marking (#13), 1 blocked by trash can, 1 by walkway needs clearing of brush; convert to perpendicular 1 1 HC space lost to brush & poor marking 1 1 space lost to landscaping Block Totals -- loss of 40% Collins North side South side Bayside 1 hour meters; perpendicular parking metered but without heads 0 unmetered; perpendicular parking Block Totals Van Dyke Oceanside 3 marked (used to have meters) lost to landscaping 5 mailbox in fire zone lost to excessive drive HC 4 unmarked in front of end house 5 Bell Bouy mailboxes in unparkable space Page 8

9 taken (#7) blocked by mailbox and fence restricted for condo Block Totals -- loss of 10% Van Dyke Bayside North side 0 meters blocked by boats on trailers on right of way; need marking 5 bay end; need to be marked 17 unmetered Block Totals Dickinson Bayside South side 5 meters 3 meters 8 meters 1 15 minute meter HC Block Totals Dickinson Oceanside Northside from West 9 metered in front of Gold Leaf restricted for check-in lost to curb (Ocean Harbor) needs drives to be cleaned up and marked (Beach House) Dewey Dunes lost to landscaping and brush (#16) 14 5 meters in front of Ponos Block Totals -- loss of 15% Rodney Oceanside 4 30' drive (#4); trash cans and bin on ROW blocking fire hydrant lost spaces to 4 unit structure (#1) 70 7 Page 9

10 units (#) no parking signs on cinder blocks 5 4 in front of Delano 5 lost to grass 8 needs landscaping 7 full lot paved (5 A& B) space between 1' drives needs to be widened 1' and marked ' and ' paved drives 6 1 lost to dumpster HC Block Totals -- loss of 0% Rodney Bayside 7 Town Hall 3 3 Town Hall and parking machines 5 1 lost to mailbox move mailbox 1' 1 1 unclear; paved, blocked by cinder block 3 3 needs marking 1 1 blocked by ornament 1 1 blocked by ornament Block Totals -- loss of 5% Read Oceanside 9 9 restricted to Sharkey's 16 clear brush 3 35 re-arrange drives (#0)? 3 needs marking paved frontage (#16), needs marking Page 10

11 paved (#14) not clear if public or private, marked with Town signs mailboxes at end 1 1 lost to dumpster 7 7 unclear if public or private; Surf Club 1 lost to trash can (#7) 1 HC by Bluff House Sandy Bluff consider short term meters Block Totals -- loss of 40% Read Bayside 5 meters trash can 1 1 between drives (#107) needs to be marked 1 to shed at end with private "no parking signs" marked for "Snug Harbor Only" and "Fire Lanes" (not official) 1 1 lost to brush between drives (#116), consider widening space 1' or clearly mark meters Block Totals -- loss of 5% Buena East side from South 66 3 parallel lost to Opal dumpster and parking lot access West side from North 50 # Page 11

12 Block Totals gain by making West side angled parking, 15' deep ROW Dover basically no parking either side Block Totals SUMMARY "NorthEnd" Survey Ocean side Chesapea 18 4 Carolina Jersey Bayside Chesapea Carolina Jersey "NorthEnd" Totals (3 streets) -- loss of approx. 35% Opportunity on Bayard and Jersey Bayside to gain approx. 50 spaces with street repairs and perpendicular parking "Midtown" Survey Ocean side Bellevue New Orle Salisbury 6 4 Swedes Bayside Dagswort McKinley Bellevue New Orle Salisbury Swedes "Midtown" Totals ("5" streets) -- loss of approx. 0% Bayard Block Totals Opportunity to gain approx. 35 spaces with perpendicular parking "Down Town" Survey Ocean side Collins Van Dyke Dickinson Rodney Read Bayside Collina Page 1

13 Van Dyke Dickinson Rodney Read "Down Town" Totals (5 streets) -- loss of approx. 0% Buena & Dover Block totals gain from angled parking along Buena Grand TOTALS (estimate) Approximate loss of 7%, of which one-third (00+ spaces) could be returned to public parking status by clearing brush and working with property owners to relocate mailboxes/drive entrances a foot or two McKinley Bayside 1 13 perp parking, elevate drainage grate 16 1 move sign and work with owner to shift driveway entrance 1- feet 86 9 move town signs and mailboxes (#113) note: McKinley floods badly in right of way infront of Bayside Court, needs grading and drainage move mailboxes together or next to driveways metered spaces 18 taken by Opal planting (Opal also has 9' driveway entrance) 50 3 "15 min" and 1 "permit" & fire standpipe, make 3 1- hr meters next to 3' drive with curb (Opal; one of two 0'-plus drives here) Buena ROW apparently obstructed by large stand of ornamental grasses ROW apparently obstructed by large stand of ornamental grasses Dover 4 4 ROW apparently obstructed by fence forcing parallel parking 7 3 ROW apparently obstructed by fence forcing parallel parking; move sign Block Totals -- 15% loss Dagworthy Oceanside 0 Block Totals Dagsworthy Bayside 5 meters by Venus (parallel parking) hydrant -- needs to be marked for no parking fence apparently on ROW, needs to be moved & marked perp parking fence apparently on ROW, needs to be moved & marked perp parking Page 13

14 3 1 1 full frontage taken as drive (#118) 15 1 perp currently not marked, obstructed with culvert (only area on block) fire hydrant; need to mark 4 Condo curbing, adjacent to 6' drive entrance; modify curbing obstructed at 8' point by blocks 5 meters, including 1 HC meter 80 9 by Liquor store; could be short term meters obstructed by Rainbow Cove curb, move and align with drive entrance 7 3 To Bay Resort fence (beyond edge of 6' paved "driveway entrance") 38 4 To Bay Resort fence (beyond edge of 6' paved "driveway entrance") 19 metered spaces 1 marked "driveway" (nd for Bay Resort"), blocked by dumpster 5 metered spaces Block Totals -- 0% loss Bellevue Bayside 4 1 between two 0'-plus entrances (Jimmy's) between two 0'-plus driveways to single condo marked "do not park" taken all frontage (#111) adjacent to condo with 31' drive entrance 10 7 need better marking for condo entrance/fire lane lanes of perp parking (#118) ' permitted drive chained off to Rainbow Cove ' space between two 19' driveways single property (#116) fire hydrant appears claimed by Cork &/or blocked by brush; free up 46' to corner Block Totals -- 5% loss Bellevue Oceanside needs marking & clearing hydrant 6 3 clear brush units; have taken entire frontage for parallel parking (#10) taken frontage as "private property" (#1) Page 14

15 need to move trash can and town sign 30 1 between two 10' drive wntransces (#) parallel, marked for HC 1 0 concrete pad unclear if public/private, needs to be cleared & marked (#17) sign and planting; blocked by 9' driveway (#9) 67 all taken as apparent drive (#7) mark for compact mark for compact Block Totals -- 0% loss Page 15