Oneonta Quality of Life and Infrastructure Committee • Jan. 6 — City staff presented a site-distance evaluation recommending removal of two parking spaces on either side of the municipal parking-lot exit on D Street after calculations based on state Department of Transportation sight-distance standards showed limited visibility.

Chris, a city staff member, told the committee, "The proposed site distance is showing that, a parking spot on either side of the driveway action should be eliminated. And that is our recommendation to this group." The evaluation, included in the committee packet, uses a state DOT method that factors vehicle speed and roadway slope.

Committee members said the driveway in question is the municipal lot exit toward Main Street. A committee member noted the city's longstanding practice of not imposing parking restrictions at private residential driveways, but the group agreed the municipal lot exit functions more like a commercial driveway and warrants a different standard. Committee discussion did not record a formal motion or vote during the transcript.

Staff said the city's standard calculation is the same one used for street intersections and noted the posted speed limit on the relevant roadway is 30 miles per hour. The recommendation from staff was limited to removing the two spaces adjacent to the exit; no implementation date, enforcement plan or formal vote was specified in the meeting record.

The committee did not adopt a formal action on the record during the portion of the meeting captured in the transcript. The recommendation will remain before the committee as an item for potential future action or referral to city staff for implementation planning.