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Ottawa commission approves angled parking on Eleventh Street to ease university demand
Summary
The City Commission voted unanimously Aug. 28 to amend the municipal code to allow angled parking on Eleventh Street between Cedar and College streets to address parking near Ottawa University; staff said the project will include concrete stalls and administrative follow-up.
The Ottawa City Commission on Aug. 28 approved an ordinance authorizing angled parking on Eleventh Street south of Ottawa University, a change staff said is part of a larger project to address the school's parking needs.
Director Neese told the commission the amendment would authorize angled parking between Cedar and College streets and said the change has been reviewed by the Development Review Committee and the city attorney. "This is a recommendation to change parking on Eleventh Street south of the university to allow angled parking," Neese said.
Commissioners asked whether the new parking would be gravel or concrete and whether neighbors should be notified. Neese and the chief told commissioners the expectation is that the new spaces will be concrete and that staff did not anticipate adverse effects. Commissioner Clayton said matching the neighborhood's appearance mattered to residents; Neese said the design work would continue and that some approvals could be handled administratively.
Mayor Pro Tem Allen, Commissioner Clayton, Commissioner Kaler, Commissioner Crowley and Mayor Skidmore voted yes on a roll call vote to adopt the ordinance.
The ordinance takes effect upon publication, and Neese said the only direct financial cost to the city at this stage is the cost of publishing the ordinance. Staff said final design and construction details will be addressed as the broader project advances.
