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Council approves shared-parking easement for Chapel Road property; discusses lot Phase II and caboose restoration
Summary
The Clifton Town Council approved a Planning Commission recommendation to revise the parking plat and allow a shared-parking easement at 12704 Chapel Road, discussed Phase II parking plans and a traffic survey, and heard a proposal to restore the town caboose.
The Clifton Town Council on May 7 accepted a Planning Commission recommendation to amend a use permit for 12704 Chapel Road to revise the parking plat and approve a shared-parking easement.
Kathy Kalinowski presented the Planning Commission report and its recommendation on the Heilmann application; Wayne Nickum moved to accept the recommendation, Chuck Rusnak seconded, and the council voted unanimously to approve the use-permit amendment and the shared-parking easement. The minutes identify the applicants as Jennifer and Mike Heilmann and the property as 12704 Chapel Road.
Council members discussed broader parking issues in the commercial district. Vice Mayor Dwayne Nitz said he had spoken with a point of contact, Kristy Blair, about Phase II of the town parking lot; Phase II would provide five to six additional parking spaces. John Powell described a use-permit review effort intended to census existing use permits for businesses in the commercial district and to clarify which spaces are allocated to which permits as the council examines parking needs.
On traffic data, Nitz said the planned survey will cover at least four locations—Main Street north of Dell Avenue; Clifton Road near Clifton Creek; Clifton Road south of School Street; and Chapel Road east of Town—and councilmembers suggested adding two more sites (Main Street south of the railroad tracks and School Street) to capture speed, vehicle types, weight and time-of-day patterns.
Separately, John Powell reported the town caboose needs new paint and two windows replaced. He recommended restoring the caboose to its original condition (rather than a volunteer paint job), noted budget funds were set aside to investigate preliminary numbers, and suggested the caboose could be opened to the public on weekends pending restoration work and vendor estimates.
The council did not take final procurement action on the caboose at the May 7 meeting; Powell said he had not yet solicited vendor bids.
