Wake Forest staff proposes no-parking zones on Richland Hills Avenue

Town engineering staff on the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners meeting presented an amendment to the town code, Chapter 30 (Traffic and Vehicles), proposing no-parking restrictions on Richland Hills Avenue.

Tim, an engineering department staff member, said the Richland Hills Homeowners Association initially requested no parking on both sides but that Richland Hills Avenue is a 30-foot-wide main thoroughfare. "We're proposing no parking all along the south side of Richland Hills Avenue, and then, at the intersection of Ripley Woods Street, Montania Street, and at their clubhouse at 1100 Richland Hills Avenue. At each of those intersections, we're proposing a 50 foot, no parking zone on either side of the intersection," Tim said.

The engineering department reported it took field measurements and reviewed sight-distance at nearby intersecting streets before drafting the proposal. No vote was taken during the presentation; the ordinance amendment was placed on the draft agenda for the board's meeting in two weeks as a legislative item.

A commissioner who asked during the presentation said the plan "makes sense," and the mayor and other commissioners raised no objections during the discussion. The item will return for formal consideration and any required vote at the upcoming meeting.

The presentation did not specify an effective date, enforcement plan, or whether additional signage or curb work will be required; those details are expected to be provided when the ordinance is formally considered.