Resident urges removal of DORA sidewalk signs placed on residential streets
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Summary
A Carmel resident told the council that designated outdoor refreshment area signs have been placed on residential sidewalks near her home and described a slip hazard and mis-mapping of the DORA boundary.
Fran Gelano, a Carmel resident who lives near the police station on Napanee Drive, told the council on Monday that sidewalk signs marking a designated outdoor refreshment area (DORA) were placed in front of private homes on the East Side of Rangeline.
"I didn't want that sign stating that on my sidewalk in front of my home," Gelano said, describing multiple signs that were placed and later removed then replaced. She said the East Side of Rangeline included residential homes that do not serve alcohol and that the signs were slick when wet and created a "slip and fall hazard" in front of her house.
Gelano asked the council to stop placing the sandwich-board signs on residential sidewalks and to reconsider the DORA map, saying the city's West Side of Rangeline should be the targeted area rather than residential streets on the East Side.
Council staff did not take formal action at the meeting in response to Gelano's comments; the item was presented during the public-comment portion of the agenda. Gelano said she had previously raised the issue at an earlier meeting and that a council member had initially removed one sign but that additional signs were subsequently placed.
The council did not announce a follow-up action during the meeting but reviewers of the minutes or staff follow-up may record whether signage placement practices change.
