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Home My WebLink About1990-04-11 90-158 ORDERDere 04-03' 90 0 Item No. 90-138 Item/SubjM: REQUEST FOR REVIEW AND CHANGE OF TIMED ZONES SCHEDULE VI: PARHING LIMITED TO TWO HOURS. Responsible Department. BANGOR POLICE DEPARTMENT - Commentary: This matter is presented at the request of local businessman David Giroulx regarding review o re -con sideration of recent changes in Parking Ordinances in the Front St. area, which includes areas beneath the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge and the rear of the Former Viner Warehouse. These changes are NOT RECOMMENDED as it would make enforcement Vett difficult and promote the Use Of un -regulated areas intended for recreational parking by all day parkers which would monopolize this area. 67pal nr Hftd Manager's Comments: ryy - ._ _ �� - �1 .� -4/_ 1 �� CIvLT+MA.UC.. � CU wxx.se,° Amaciated Information' t ✓hid Budget Approval: _U m Director Legal Approval: crzysw;awr Imtr uced For Passage EFirst Reading ❑ Referral Page—01— 90-158 Aeapmd to CoameRrc Balaecci, April 11, 1990 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) (DT1iPCa-_.-_Avthon2rng Changes to. -.Schedule YS.....Arhicle 6, .. Section 2.3 - Parking Permitted Limited to Two Hours. ( Non -Metered ) By ttt CitV Caanca ofd a CTtV ofBawxw: ORDERED, THAT BNLY, the following areae be RECINDED from Schedule VI, Chapter III, Article 6. Section 2.3 - Parking Permitted Limited to Two Hours, Non -Metered. FRONT ST.- From the intersection of May St. in an Easterly direction on the; North Side - of Street boardering the Springfield Terminal Railroad tracks for a distance of 140' feet. EAST SIDE- all of the area beneath the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge utilized as a waterfront park area and defined as PARKING AREAS for a distance of Approx. 194' feet. SOUTH SIDE- boardering the Penobscot River from the area a beneath the Joshua ChamberlainBridge on the East to the right of may on the South dividing thus parcel from the Bangor Public Landing at a rectangular area to the rear of the former Vicar Warehouse98' x 73' feet. IN CITY COUNCIL April 11, 1990 Failed Passage by the following yea and n es. Councilors voting yor baldacci and Sosnaud. Councilors voting n Blanchette, Cohen, England, Sauyer, Seal and Scone-. Councilor absent. Sullivan. LjPCA - 90 -Ise O ROER Title, Authorizing Changes to Schedule VI, Article 6, Section 2.3 - Parking Peimittgd Limited to We Hours (Non -Metered) ................................ ... C.6MN0gm(.- reatn . .Councilman ^WW01� URION ST. SMD BROAD\$T. i � "PROPOS&D" "UN -REGULATED" EA Y1 1401 FEET OR 15. SPACES SPRINGFIEELD I AREA Y2 TERMINAL R.R. TRACKS 20 MY ST. 90-158 / 'P&OPO " UN- REGULATED -JOSHUA CMIRSSIAIN BRIDGE � AREA Y3 194' FEST A i. ow c Z ^ 01,0 VINER WAREHOUSE f 6 RIGHT OF WAY BANGOR CITY URGING iSONT ST. II •CITVOF 90—Ise &—®PX MAINE OEPAfliMENT of COMMUNITY aM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 19L. mPmaamm March 16, 1990 Mr. David: F. Giroux PRO Realty Onion Plaza 4 Onion Street Bangor, Maine 04401 Dear Mr. Giroux This letter is a follow-up to our conversation of yester- day. As I was explaining, prior to your hanging up on me, the proposal to regulate parking around the Vicar Building was discussed with City Councilors long before the lease agreement with Taylor's was contemplated. We had recommended the changes for the following reasons. 1. The shuttle was no longer operating from Front Street. We felt that there was no longer a need to provide free, all day parking on City Property when other parking areas in the downtown area required permits. 2. The City has continued to operate the shuttle from the gasworks parking lot but with reduced ridership. Downtown business people had expressed their belief that former shuttle riders were still parking on Front Street. They recommended that all day, free, parking be eliminated so that a true test of the shuttle's performance at the gasworks could be measured. 3. Your Complaint in 1909 was that all day parking was impacting your business (zea attached letter dated May 9, 1989). As you know, the lack of turnover affects the capacity for customer parking. .Recently, we conducted an all day analysis of cars parked near the Vicar Building. Only 3 of 32 cars were parked less than 3 hours. Clearly,the area is being used for long tem parking. It in our recommendation that city Policy should not permit free, all day parking on City lots in downtown Bangor end at a location only 830 East from the City's parking garage. Page 2 I am sorry that miscommunication resulted in your not attending last Monday's council meeting. Therefore, we will net post the 2 hour parking signs near the Vine[ Building until a dfacuasion item regarding this issue is conducted by the Municipal Operations Committee. This will be discussed by the Committee when they meet on March 28, 1990 starting at 3t30 p.m. you are encouraged to attend. Sincerely, Kenneth R. Gibb Director o or pc c: Bdward Barrett, City Manager Patricia Blanchette, Councilor Gana 88 r1• Councilor Gerard Baldacci, councilor Chief Richard 8toekf ord PRO Realty Union Plaza 4 Union Street -=-"`-=- Bangor, Maine 04401 Tel. 207-947-6463 May 9, 1989 Bangor City Dosern 73 Harlow street Bangor, Maine 04401 Attn: Maty SLlliven, Dheirxrnen DoeZ M. Sullivan: I ore talon Plaza at 4 Union street, Bangor, Maine. I renovated the Prorerty in anticipation of the great things the city is atterpting to do with banger's waterfront. I am getting see srtely fnstrated with the city's Progress regard- ing Parking. The city has jarred up the area rear the Vi,.e. Wilding with all day parking. The parking lot near the coal works and near Durkin mats on keine Street regain P pty, yon are destroying the hs'mmes in W area and am Causing me financial strain. chis is hardly the way to oncwrzge further developsent of this area. She city Reneger has continually said that the parking garage will solve this Problem. The parking garage appears to be grossly behind sch mule. I was of the understanding that this was to be w:Qleted in the fall of 1988. Ant ever bagaened to parfomence requimmzdn s and penalties? At the rate of noogres the garage is going, it will he lucky W be dom this sumer. With the hosting season omdng, this area is going to be a parking nightmare. we lwy extra razes as Part of the Bangor W,mtom District, yet all we ever get is these proylorts shifted to s. I have yet to detern5ne the benefits of. thisextra tan. Also, the waterfront district is not identified by pmper signage. In Portland them are directional signs leading people to the area. I have requested this of the council bafam and have yet to receive a rsWrse. na canons of past Aare had great vision. I an in hopes that the current council will ret destroy the :maentua established by your predecessors. The waterfront could be a trmmndous stiaelas to Camtown. Days work together to ameoplish this dream. Y. ( nda/vtd�F. Gimus DFD/aml