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Committee pauses action on Seventh Avenue parking after asking staff to check permitting history
Summary
A neighborhood request to prohibit parking on the south side of Seventh Avenue between Carmelo and San Antonio prompted committee discussion; members asked staff to verify whether the existing curb/median was a city‑approved project before proceeding with sign proposals and returned the item for research.
The Traffic Safety Committee considered a resident request May 28 to add no‑parking signs on the south side of Seventh Avenue between Carmelo Street and San Antonio Street but paused a final decision pending a staff review of historical permits for recent curb and drainage work.
Residents and committee members said the curb/outboard edge on the south side narrows the street, and parked vehicles on both sides make the corridor dangerously tight at peak times; committee members raised concerns about emergency vehicle access. A commenter suggested the curb or retaining wall in the easement may have been constructed as part of a permitted drainage project; committee staff confirmed the city installed a storm drain and related curb improvements.
Given that the curb/curbing related to drainage improvements may have changed the available curb-to-curb width, the committee withdrew an initial motion to post no‑parking signs and instead directed staff to verify permitting and project history for the curb/median before returning with a recommendation. Committee members said if the curb was a city‑installed drainage improvement the city would be responsible for design remedies; if the curbing was an encroachment by a private property owner, different remedies would apply.
Staff committed to researching permit records and returning the item at the next committee meeting with options that reflect whether the curb is a permitted city improvement or an encroachment.
