WESTBROOK CITY COUNCIL FACILITIES & STREETS COMMITTEE AGENDA MONDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 AT 6:00PM WESTBROOK HIGH SCHOOL ROOM 114

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1 WESTBROOK CITY COUNCIL FACILITIES & STREETS COMMITTEE AGENDA MONDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 AT 6:00PM WESTBROOK HIGH SCHOOL ROOM 114 I. Petition to Remove Sidewalk on 2018 Maple Street Design II. III. Central Street Construction Downtown Parking

2 Katherine Gray, P.E. Wastewater Division Manager Public Services Department 371 Saco Street Westbrook, ME (207) (207) FAX DATE: September 15, 2017 TO: FROM: Honorable City Council Katherine S. Gray, PE RE: Petition to Remove Sidewalk on 2018 Maple Street Design The Department of Engineering and Public Services requests City Council to consider the attached petition to remove the sidewalk from the design of Maple Street. On August 9 th, the City held a public meeting for the 2018 CSO Separation project that will involve New Gorham Road and Maple Street neighborhoods. In the preliminary design the roadways are being designed per City Ordinance which requires a road width of 24 feet and adding sidewalks whenever feasible. Of the attendees, several of them voiced their aversion to the new sidewalk proposed on the western side of the street. The property owners of the neighborhood were told that if they wanted to move forward with removing the sidewalk from the design and eventual construction, a petition could be signed by the property owners and brought to City Council for a discussion. Attached to this memo you can find the meeting minutes and attendees at the August 9 th public meeting and petition. I will be in attendance at Monday s Council on October 2 nd meeting to answer any questions you may have.

3 Meeting Notes w/ City of Westbrook Project: Maple Street and New Gorham Road SS GPCEI Project No: 3283 Client: City of Westbrook Date: August 9, 2017 (Wednesday) Time: 6:00 7:30 PM Location: Westbrook Public Works Attendees Eric Dudley Katherine Gray Will Haskell Owen Chaplin Jay Arnold Neighborhood residents (see attached sign-in sheet) Maple Street Neighborhood Will Haskell introduced the project. Project bid advertisement is scheduled for this winter (2018 construction). Maple Street residents objected to the proposed sidewalk shown on the 30% plans. According to some residents, Maple Street has low traffic and a sidewalk isn t necessary. Maple Street residents concerned with roadside drainage. GP will add curbing to both sides of Maple Street. #44 E Valentine Street resident had concerns with the following: 1. Proposed Maple St sidewalk impacts to lilac bush, flower boxes 2. Drainage at driveway on Maple Street 3. Overall proximity of proposed sidewalk on Maple Street relative to her house #30 Maple Street resident had concerns with the following: 1. Proposed sidewalk impacts to large trees along property line. 2. Location of proposed catch basin 3. Low points in yard #47 Maple Street resident doesn t want to lose tree that appears to be conflicting with existing water service on Union Street. According to Jay Arnold, PWD has a 10 clearing requirement for all water services. City to replace tree after construction. #34 Union Street resident thinks her existing sewer lateral is Orangeburg pipe material. Residents had concerns with pavement condition on Union Street. Union Street is proposed to full depth reconstruction from Spring Street to Maple Street (trench cap from Maple Street to Middle Street). New Gorham Road Neighborhood One (1) resident was in attendance. Replace existing catch basin at Station 32+40, RT. Consider a cast iron curb inlet to help straighten out the curb and sidewalk. #137 New Gorham Road resident had concerns with roadway drainage adjacent to his property: 1. Roadside catch basin (Sta , RT) hydraulics corrugated metal cross culvert condition of pipe 1

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6 City of Westbrook DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & CODE ENFORCEMENT 2 York Street Westbrook, Maine (207) Fax: MEMO DATE: October 16, 2017 TO: Mayor, City Council FROM: Jennie P. Franceschi, City Planner & Alex Kee, Asst. Planner Cc: City Administrator, City Clerk RE: Central Street Lands Construction Easement - Map 25 Lot 63 Attached: Proposed layout for extension of Central Street - Map of Central Street with topography, Shoreland zoning (blue) & floodplains shown (pink). Background: Currently, Central Street has a small terminus section that dead ends to provide access to 270 Central Street and the existing public right of way easement extends past the end of the built section by approximately 75. Past that point there is a paper street that extends towards the Stroudwater River. The current built condition is a maintenance issue for public services for snow plowing with a lack of a proper turnaround. As development of the end of Central Street can occur, this situation would be a greater concern without a proper location to turn vehicles around in without having to back up the street. Shoreland zoning (Limited Residential - Blue) covers this whole area which has a setback from the resource of 75 along with steep topography sloping towards the river. The back quarter of the City Lands is within the 75 Shoreland Zoning setback and the red line delineates the paper street right of way, which is not part of the lot. Request: An owner of property along the paper street of Central Street is proposing to move forward with developing the lots of record and would construct the end of Central Street to public way standards. To achieve the public way standards by providing the turnaround public services needs, the hammerhead would be constructed on a portion of lands owned by the City (Map 25 Lot 63). The attached plan shows approximately the extent of the work. The property owner, Christopher Wilson, is requesting a temporary construction easement for the hammerhead construction. The area of the hammerhead would become part of the public right of way of Central Street once constructed. Recommendation: In summary, Staff would recommend that City Council grant to Christopher Wilson a temporary 50 x 50 construction easement over a portion of the land of Map 25 Lot 63 to allow for the hammerhead associated with the construction of the remainder of Central Street to public road standards. Easement will be extinguished upon completion of the work to the satisfaction of the City, or at any point that City Council determines it is in the best interest of the City to extinguish said easement for reasons such as but not limited to inactivity, inappropriate use of easement, etc. S:\Planning\Administration\Council Items\Central Street ROW addition - Council Memo.docx Page 1 of 1

7 STROUDWATER RIVER Part of Map 25 Lot 65 Part of Map 25 Lot 65 GRID N Single Family Home Purchased by Wilson Map 25 Lot 65 CITY PARCEL 50 X 50 CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT Developed Parcel Single Family home 250' STREET EXTENSION Vacant Parcel Wilson Developed Parcel Duplex Unit GRAPHIC SCALE LUCILLE STREET CENTRAL STREET LOUISE STREET JOB NUMBER: 1" = 30' SCALE: DATE: SHEET 1 OF 1 S-1 SITE PLAN CENTRAL STREET WESTBROOK, ME REV DATE DESCRIPTION BY CONSULTING ENGINEERS 59 HARVEST HILL RD WINDHAM, ME (207)

8 September 26, 2017 Central Street Westbrook, ME 1 inch = 67 Feet LUCILLE ST 90 CENTRAL ST B C B Street Names Parcel Lines - Ortho AE!!! Resource-Protection!!! Water !!! General-Development-Shoreland-Zone!!!!!!!! Limited-Residential Data shown on this map is provided for planning and informational purposes only. The municipality and CAI Technologies are not responsible for any use for other purposes or misuse or misrepresentation of this map.

9 City of Westbrook DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & CODE ENFORCEMENT 2 York Street Westbrook, Maine (207) Fax: PLANNING STAFF MEMO DATE: October 16, 2017 TO: FROM: Cc: RE: Streets & Facilities Committee Jennie Franceschi, City Planner & Alex Kee, Asst. Planner Mayor, City Council Ordinance Signage recommendations for On-street parking in Downtown Area Safety issues ATTACHED: - Fire & Police Dept. Letters - Table of Parking Recommendations - Maps of locations of proposed changes During recent Planning Review processes, Staff received concerns from residents regarding on-street parking as well as recommendations to sign specific downtown areas related to fire/emergency protection and traffic circulation. Attached are statements from the Fire and Police Departments in support of these initial recommendations. During the course of this parking review process, other streets were recommended as a result of Public Safety s input as the traffic system in downtown has evolved over time and parking in certain locations should be signed for safety reasons. Staff has provided to you a small list of streets (and one public parking lot) where parking signage is recommended. This process involved Police, Fire, Planning, Codes, Engineering and City Administration. In addition, these recommendations were reviewed by the Downtown Westbrook Coalition and a group of Vallee Square business owners (minutes attached) which received positive feedback. At the last Council meeting where this topic was discussed, the Council asked for further clarification on numbers of spaces impacted by the proposal. The attached spreadsheet further provides this clarification where in some instances, there is no change to the parking situation because the area has not allowed parking previously and this process is to codify the previous situation due to a name change/road reconfiguration. Upon the Facilities and Streets Committee feedback, Staff will provide notification to all owners along streets recommended for signage and forward the item to the next available City Council meeting. S:\Planning\Ordinance\Parking Issues\Street & Facilities docx Page 1 of 1

10 Recommended Ordinance Signage for No Parking/Limited Parking - Downtown area Street/Location Section Side Recommendation Vallee Square Entire length both No parking on both sides of the street- This is the same policy as previously was enforced when this section was called Bridge Street. (0 Change in Parking) Warren Block Parking Lot Access aisles Add No parking signage at spot striped closest to the bridge & turnaround Turnarounds Yellow fire lane posting, both sides- add striping along Bridge St side Suggest increased enforcement of time limit to discourage use by employees ( 0 Change in Parking Spaces - enforcing/highlighting no parking areas) Dana Street Entire length East Side No parking on East side - Narrow ROW - 33' +/- ROW not wide enough for parking on both sides - Need 50' ROW including sidewalks Existing Conditions - 24' wide road + 8' parking one side = 32' Width does not accommodate for a sidewalk currently with parking on one side (Sidewalk will be a future concern to address) (Limited use of parking on east side currently, - The reality is no loss in parking as you can't park on both sides of road functionally) School Street Entire length West side No parking on west side - Narrow ROW - 40' +/- ROW not wide enough for parking on both sides - Need 50' ROW including sidewalks Existing conditions - 24' wide road + 8' parking one side + 5' sidewalk = 37' (Limited parking spaces on this side- 4 spaces impacted) Bridge Street By Bridge/Mill west side No parking posted from Mill Building to Bridge St Bridge - safety issue (These parking spot have been informal - not designated City parking spaces.)

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13 !! Westbrook Fire & Rescue Department Fire Prevention Bureau 570 Main Street Westbrook, ME Telephone:!(207)! !!Fax:!(207)! ! Chief Andrew R. Turcotte! Deputy Chief Steve Sloan! To: Jennie Franceschi, P.E. From: Michael Corey, Fire Inspector Date: May Subject: 20 School Street Ms.Franceschi, I have reviewed the site plans for 20 School Street and have the following comments for consideration. School Street, one side of the street needs to be marked "No Parking, Tow Away Zone". Twenty five feet from the stop sign located at Main and School Street needs to be marked "No Parking From Here to Sign, Tow Away Zone. Fire Lanes need to be provided in front of the building, a fire lane must also be provided at the sprinkler FD location. "No Parking, tow away Zone" will be marked as required and maintained at all times. Signage must be provided for property and the address must be clearly visible. Suite numbers for must be clearly marked at the entrance of the building. The proposed building will meet the fire protection requirements as determined by the fire department, upon submittal of building plans. The parking lot entrances will be designed to permit a 40 foot apparatus with a 45 degree cramp angle, and 234" wheelbase, to readily and safely negotiate this area of the private way. This building will require a NPFA 13 sprinkler system. Also this building will be required to have a fully addressable fire alarm system per NFPA 72. A Knox box will be required on the building. Type of Knox box and location to be determined by the fire department. This letter should not be taken as an all-inclusive review and we reserve the right to add or amended this letter at any time. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me. Respectfully, Michael Corey CFI-1 Fire Inspector cc: FD Administration Code Enforcement

14 October 3, 2017 Dana Street Westbrook, ME 1 inch = 33 Feet Hydrant No Parking Data shown on this map is provided for planning and informational purposes only. The municipality and CAI Technologies are not responsible for any use for other purposes or misuse or misrepresentation of this map.

15 School Street October 3, 2017 Westbrook, ME 0 1 inch = 33 Feet No Parking Data shown on this map is provided for planning and informational purposes only. The municipality and CAI Technologies are not responsible for any use for other purposes or misuse or misrepresentation of this map.

16 Vallee Square October 3, 2017 Westbrook, ME 0 1 inch = 67 Feet No Parking Data shown on this map is provided for planning and informational purposes only. The municipality and CAI Technologies are not responsible for any use for other purposes or misuse or misrepresentation of this map.

17 October 3, 2017 Vallee Square Westbrook, ME 1 inch = 33 Feet No Parking Data shown on this map is provided for planning and informational purposes only. The municipality and CAI Technologies are not responsible for any use for other purposes or misuse or misrepresentation of this map.

18 WARREN BLOCK VALLEY SQ. MAIN STREET

19 Bridge Street September 8, 2017 Westbrook, ME inch = 33 Feet Data shown on this map is provided for planning and informational purposes only. The municipality and CAI Technologies are not responsible for any use for other purposes or misuse or misrepresentation of this map.