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Oshkosh transportation committee motion to ban parking on short Arizona Street stretch dies for lack of second
Summary
The Transportation Committee considered a resident request to prohibit parking on a roughly 40-foot stretch of Arizona Street to ease driveway access but a motion to adopt the restriction failed for lack of a second after neighbors largely opposed the change.
The Oshkosh Transportation Committee discussed a resident petition to prohibit parking on a roughly 40-foot stretch of Arizona Street between two driveways, but the committee did not advance the request after a motion failed for lack of a second.
Committee members heard from neighbors who said on-street parking is necessary for the block and that the telephone pole and fire hydrant at the location predate the petitioner’s purchase of the house. Committee staff described the constrained geometry: the roadway is about 26 feet wide at the location and the contested segment is roughly 40 feet long between curb aprons, leaving limited room for parking, a driveway, a utility pole and a fire hydrant.
The petitioner did not attend, but several nearby residents spoke. Eric Burrow (1640 Arizona Street) said a full‑size pickup parked at the site does not prevent driveway access in his experience and asked the committee to deny the ban. Stephen (Steve) Roland, who lives at 1634 Arizona Street, said he has lived on the block 30 years and that removing on‑street parking could set a precedent that would reduce parking for long‑time residents. Chris Larson (neighborhood resident) told the committee the core problem is vehicles parked close to both adjacent driveway aprons rather than the utility pole itself; Larson said he observed that two vehicles sometimes occupy the 40‑foot span, which can make access difficult and could violate the city rule prohibiting parking within 4 feet of a driveway apron. Theresa Roland (1634 Arizona Street) submitted photos and said she witnessed the petitioner back out of the driveway on multiple occasions and described cases where vehicles or construction activity influenced how drivers navigate around the pole and hydrant.
Staff reported no clear record of collisions caused by this specific driveway access, aside from a previous instance where a sign near the location had been struck and moved. Committee members asked whether the request covered only the limited stretch from four feet of one apron to four feet of the other; staff confirmed the petition addresses that single, approximately 40‑foot section. The committee did not receive accident reports showing a pattern of crashes tied to the petitioner’s driveway other than the relocated sign.
A committee member moved to approve the staff recommendation to prohibit parking on that specific section of Arizona Street; the motion received no second and therefore did not advance. The chair noted that without a second the motion died and would not go forward to the Common Council.
Because no formal prohibition was adopted by the committee, the status quo remains. The petitioner may request a Common Council member to sponsor an ordinance for consideration at the council’s readings if they choose to pursue the change outside the committee process.
