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Consider request by the Town of Chapel Hill to Transfer Management and Maintenance of Shared Parking Lot at Rosemary and Sunset to Chapel Hill.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to consider a request by Chapel Hill to allow them to take over management and maintenance of a public parking lot jointly owned by Carrboro and Chapel Hill.
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DEPARTMENT: Economic and Community Development
CONTACT INFORMATION: Annette Lafferty, Economic and Community Development Director - alafferty@townofcarrboro.org - (919) 918-7319
INFORMATION: The Town of Chapel Hill has requested that Town of Carrboro allow them to take over management and maintenance of a public parking lot that is currently owned jointly by Carrboro and Chapel Hill. The lot is located at the corner of Rosemary and Sunset, it is currently managed and maintained by Carrboro. Chapel Hill has acquired the right to lease a parcel immediately adjacent (east) to this lot and would like to expand and develop the new lot and redevelop the existing shared Rosemary lot, consistent with other parking lots that are metered in downtown Chapel Hill.
The new lot being created by Chapel Hill (see attachment 1) contains 23 spaces, 12 of which are being reserved as private parking for the owner of the lot, 7 spaces are being created for permit only parking and 5 new, including 1 handicap, paid public parking spaces. Chapel would like to meter the 13 existing public spaces that are located on the Chapel Hill side of the Rosemary lot and have requested Carrboro to meter the entire lot.
Carrboro staff is concerned metering the entire lot will not be beneficial to the businesses located in the immediate area. There is an identified need for availability of a managed employee parking system in Carrboro. Similarly Chapel Hill has the ability to issue special permits to businesses for reserved parking. Carrboro staff recommends that we use the 11 spaces located on...
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