HomeMy WebLinkAbout3151 RESOLUTION NO. 5151
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, to modify Fifth Street between Pacific
Avenue and Washington Avenue to be an eastbound one -way
street and to include angle parking.
WHEREAS, there is a need for additional on -street parking on Fifth Street
between Pacific Avenue and Washington Avenue, and
WHEREAS, until recently the public parking spaces on Fifth Street
between Pacific Avenue and Washington Avenue consisted solely of parallel parking
spaces, and
WHEREAS, until recently Fifth Street between Pacific Avenue and
Washington Avenue was a two -way street, with vehicular traffic traveling eastbound and
westbound, and
WHEREAS, BMC 10 04 010 adopts the Model Traffic Ordinance as set
out in the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) Chapter 308 -330, and
WHEREAS, in order to permit angle parking on a city street, WAC 308-
330- 270(4) requires a resolution by the City after the City's Traffic Engineer has
conducted an engineering and traffic investigation, and
WHEREAS, in order to create a one -way city street, WAC 308 -330-
270(8) requires a resolution by the City after the City's Traffic Engineer has conducted
an engineering and traffic investigation, and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has conducted an engineering and traffic
investigation regarding modifying Fifth Street between Pacific Avenue and Washington
Avenue to be an eastbound one -way street and to include angle parking, and
WHEREAS, changing Fifth Street parallel parking spaces to angle parking
spaces would significantly increase the amount of on- street parking spaces on Fifth
Street, and
WHEREAS, changing the parallel parking spaces to angle parking spaces
reduces the area available for vehicular traffic on Fifth Street, making two -way traffic a
safety hazard, and
WHEREAS, making Fifth Street between Pacific Avenue and Washington
Avenue an eastbound one -way street would eliminate the safety hazard, and
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WHEREAS, the City Council finds that modifying Fifth Street between Pacific
Avenue and Washington Avenue to be an eastbound one -way street and to include angle parking
increases available public parking spaces on Fifth Street and creates a safer street; NOW
THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS
SECTION L Angle parking on Fifth Street between Pacific Avenue and
Washington Avenue shall be created as determined by the City Engineer and consistent with the
City Engineer's engineering and traffic investigation
SECTIONZ. Fifth Street between Pacific Avenue and Washington Avenue shall
be a one -way street, eastbound
SECTION 3. Severabrhty If any one or more sections, subsections, or
sentences of this Resolution are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Resolution and the same shall remain in full
force and effect
SEC7ION4. Effective Date This Resolution shall take effect and be in force
immediately upon its passage
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington this i
day of , 2011
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APPROVED AS TO FORM- ATTEST
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