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File #: 25-059    Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 5/28/2025 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 6/17/2025 Final action:
Title: Town Code Amendment Restricting On-Street Parking on Elm Street PURPOSE: For the Town Council to consider an amendment to the Town Code to restrict on-street parking along Elm Street between West Weaver and Shelton streets to ensure sufficient width for fire apparatus and resident access to private driveways.
Attachments: 1. A - Town Code_Ordinance restricting parking on Elm Street_6-8-25, 2. B - Pocket Questions Elm Street Parking Restrictions_06-17-2025, 3. C - Presentation - TownCodeAmd Restricting Parking on Elm St_06-17-2025 (rev2)
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Town Code Amendment Restricting On-Street Parking on Elm Street

PURPOSE: For the Town Council to consider an amendment to the Town Code to restrict on-street parking along Elm Street between West Weaver and Shelton streets to ensure sufficient width for fire apparatus and resident access to private driveways.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning, Fire and Rescue, and Public Works
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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This agenda item speaks to the need for shared streets to accommodate emergency services, which can be challenging in the older sections of downtown Carrboro where the existing streets are narrow, and homes may have limited driveway space for parking. Regarding the Comprehensive Plan, the Fire Department's goals and strategies are included in the Public Services & Communications Chapter and include a focus on safety and providing the community with the best possible services. Recommendations in the Transportation and Mobility Chapter speak to traffic calming and parking management.
Information
INFORMATION: Over the last few years, patrons visiting Pizzeria Mercado and the convenience store associated with the Marathon gas station have increasingly been parking along Elm Street from the intersection with West Weaver Street toward East Poplar Street. Elm Street has a 30-foot right-of-way, but the pavement width becomes more narrow (approximately 18-feet) as the street transitions from commercial uses to residential uses beginning just north of the Marathon property and Town staff have received calls from residents having difficulty maneuvering in and out of their driveways. Fire apparatus also has limited access during those times when vehicles are parked on the street.
Staff discussed on-street parking along Elm Street at the March 13th and May 8th Traffic and Parking Committee meetings and recommended prohibiting parking on the east side of Elm enti...

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