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City manager orders removal of Avalon Boulevard bike-lane designations, suspends related parking enforcement
Summary
City staff will remove bike-lane markings on Avalon Boulevard and cease enforcing the new parking restrictions immediately after residents petitioned the commission; city manager said permanent design changes will follow and police will stop enforcement while updates occur.
The Casselberry city manager directed staff to remove bike-lane designations on Avalon Boulevard and ordered police to cease enforcing parking restrictions tied to the markings, officials said at the Oct. 27 City Commission meeting.
The city manager told commissioners that restriping of Avalon Boulevard to add dedicated bike lanes had unintentionally restricted parking for nearby residents, who submitted a petition asking for relief. "I've in my authority, I've told staff and they've agreed to remove the bike-lane designations so we'll no longer be considered bike lanes on that road and that, I've asked the police department to cease any enforcement, against parking along Avalon Boulevard that wouldn't otherwise be leaked," the city manager said.
Commissioners and the manager described the change as an immediate operational pause: enforcement will stop at once while staff work through the technical steps needed to remove the designations. The manager said it "will take a little while for the designations to be removed," signaling that permanent striping and signage changes will follow a staff-led process.
Mayor David Henson and other commissioners praised staff for responding quickly to residents' concerns. Commissioners said they learned the impacts on parking caught residents by surprise and that the action aimed to balance multimodal transportation goals with neighborhood parking needs.
The action was described as an administrative direction from the manager rather than a formal commission vote. The commission recorded no ordinance or resolution on the matter during the meeting; the city manager framed it as an executable instruction to staff.
Next steps described at the meeting include technical removal of the markings, follow-up communication to affected residents, and eventual discussion of potential permanent design options. The city manager said staff would report back as those changes progress.
