Loading...
CR 95-213 Approve Disabled Transfer ZoneNovember 29, 1995 Proposed Action. Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: Move that Council adopt Resolution 95 -108 approving installation of a disabled transfer zone at 50 -7th Avenue South. Overview. The City's ordinance concerning disabled parking and transfer zones allows for such space on residential streets based on a permit system. After initial application to the City, the resident must renew the request each subsequent year and pay the yearly $25.00 permit fee. Primary Issues to Consider. Eligibility The managers of the Hopkins Plaza Apartments have requested a transfer zone at 50 -7th Avenue South to facilitate loading /unloading of a disabled resident. The managers have submitted the required $25.00 fee with the request. The resident demonstrates a clear need for such a zone and meets eligibility requirements under ordinance provisions. The Transfer zone is to be located at 50 -7th Avenue South as shown on the attached location map. Notification Residents within a 350 foot radius of the proposed transfer zone have been notified of this application and Council consideration of same. Location • Recommendation Staff recommends adoption of the resolution approving the disabled transfer zone application. Supporting Information. • Letter of application • Notification letter • Location map • Resolution 95 -108 es Gessele Engineering Superintendent T Y 0 P K ` t� APPROVE DISABLED TRANSFER ZONE 50 -7th AVENUE SOUTH Council Report 95 -213 H0PKINS PLRZR Townhouses and Apartments Hopkins City Council Hopkins, Minnesota 55343 November 15, 1995 Dear Council Members: We are asking permission to have a sign installed for persons with a disability. Our building at 50 7th Avenue South has an access drive -up space in front that would allow a car or van to pull up to the curb, and with the added space, there will be sufficient room. The sign should be limited to pick -up and drop -off. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Mary Lou Quayle Manager, Hopkins Plaza Apartments kivms PI a �a 4- pa k e is 6 7 14 S 74.cc e-s■ 151 8th Avenue South Hopkins, Minnesota 55343 Phone (612) 933 -7751 C November 22, 1995 T Y O F H O P K I N S Resident /Owner 607 Second Street South Hopkins, MN 55343 Dear Hopkins Resident: The owners of Hopkins Plaza Townhouses and Apartments have made application for the designation of a disabled transfer zone at 50 Seventh Avenue South and the installation of two signs for demarcation of the zone. City Code requires that all residents within a 350 -foot radius of the location be notified of the application and Council proceedings considering the application. Council will consider this application at the December 5, 1995, meeting, in the Council Chambers, at 7:30 p.m. Sincerely, a e/"A#(4j James Gessele Engineering Superintendent 1010 First Street South Hopkins, Minnesota 55343 Phone: 612- 935 -8474 Fax: 612- 935 -1834 An Equal Opportunity Employer 923.4 x 925.1 0 o ©0 CITY OP HOPKINS H nnepin County, Minnesota RESOLUTION 95 -108 RESOLUTION APPROVING INSTALLATION OF A DISABLED TRANSFER ZONE - 50 SEVENTH AVENUE SOUTH WHEREAS, the City Code makes certain provisions for the designation of disabled transfer zones on city streets and the installation of signs therefore; and WHEREAS, the City Code stipulates applicant eligibility provisions or such transfer zones and a permit fee; and WHEREAS, the managers at Hopkins Plaza Apartments on behalf of a resident have made application for a disabled transfer zone on Seventh Avenue South, the resident meets the eligibility requirements, and the applicants have submitted the necessary fee, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOPKINS, MINNESOTA: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 5th day of December, 1995. ATTEST: Such application for a disabled transfer zone is hereby approved and the City Engineer is instructed to arrange for the installation of signs at the earliest appropriate time. James A.Genellie, City Clerk Charles D.Redepenning, Mayor