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Isanti council considers repealing advisory‑sign resolution and to allow resident‑funded 'children at play' signs; rising parking complaints prompt resident-sur
Summary
Council discussed repealing a standing resolution that limits advisory neighborhood signs (02/2012) to allow residents to fund and request 'children at play' signs; members also discussed targeted no‑parking changes and a resident survey for narrow streets where parking on both sides causes safety concerns.
Multiple residents raised neighborhood safety concerns including requests for 'Children at play' advisory signs and complaints about curbside parking on narrow streets.
Council noted an existing resolution (02/2012) that effectively curtailed advisory signs. Members discussed repealing that resolution to allow neighborhoods to request and pay for signs under city standards; staff said similar past programs required residents to pay for signs and the city would install them and that a fee schedule (reimbursement) could be used. City engineering staff cautioned that advisory signs may not meet MUTCD standards and could give a false sense of security.
Separately, residents asked the council to address parking congestion and safety on curved or narrow blocks (example: Whiskey Road to Bel Air). Council favored conducting a targeted resident survey for the affected block(s) and using results to decide whether to adopt one‑side parking, a limited no‑parking ordinance for specific curves, or other measures; staff noted some changes would require ordinance amendments to Chapter 227.
No formal ordinance changes were adopted at the meeting; staff was asked to prepare draft language and a fee schedule for advisory signs, and to design a resident survey for the narrow‑street parking concerns.
