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Due to parking lots in parks being closed people are now parking on the curb and on the grass along Riverside Drive adjacent to the Island Ford location in the river. There are no parking signs all along this section of roadway. One of those signs was pulled up by people last fall and has not been replaced. I am asking that Roswell enforce the no parking restrictions along Riverside Drive and add additional no parking signs along this section of roadway. There were at least 15 cars parked along this road on Sunday, May 3rd.
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1) Accidents/injuries with people crossing the road where there are no crosswalks
2) Accidents with people pulling into/out of traffic where there are no intersections
3) Erosion of the roadway shoulders
4) Trash left on the roadway shoulders
5) Incidents already being reported between drunken pedestrians and local residents
6) Blatant underage drinking with no enforcement
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Before the signs were changed out to the current signs (attached) the City Administrator, Recreation & Parks Director, Chief of Police and Transportation Director all authorized with the change.
Transportation and Recreation & Parks plan to monitor the area in reference to littering and picking up trash in the mornings. Sanitation will empty the trash cans.
If you see vehicles parked in the travel lanes, bike lanes or otherwise on the pavement - please call the Police Department.
If you suspect any activities that you feel is not legal, you should report it to the Police Department.
Also, we're hopeful that with the opening of the parking at the National Park at Island Ford it will help relieve the situation we are seeing on Riverside Rd.
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Scott Brunner (Registered User)
The City Code, specifically Chapter 22.4.1 - Parking on the Street actually allows vehicles to be parked along all public rights-of-way for up to twelve (12) continuous hours, which includes all roadways and rights-of-ways which are the subject of this SCF discussion. This is the law currently passed and in effect by the City of Roswell Mayor and Council, and has been on the books for a very long time. The signage installed along the river roads by City staff, as authorized by the City Administrator, Police Chief and Transportation Director described above places further restrictions on parking beyond he restrictions in the current City Code -- they do not relax, remove or eliminate any City Code restrictions as has been implied above, on the contrary they add and clarify certain restrictions consistent with state law and traffic safety practices. The signage specifically prohibits parking on the pavement, paved shoulder, vehicle travel lanes and bike lanes located within public right-of-ways along river area roadways in order to prevent vehicle encroachment on the roadway itself. If the City Code universally prohibited all parking in the public right-of-way (other than in designated parking spaces), this would indeed make it unlawful to park on the grass in the public right-of-way along and near the river, and resolve many of the complaints herein. However, the same ordinance would also prohibit the extensive on-street parking that currently occurs throughout most subdivisions within the City. In fact, many HOA's back-down from the City implementing localized parking restrictions because by law, parking restrictions in the public right-of-way cannot discriminate between immediate neighborhood residents, other residents and non-resident visitors. Local neighborhood residents would be subject to the same regulations as those for which the regulations were targeted against, and in most cases would be cited themselves.
Lastly, City staff can only implement the regulations that that are adopted in the City Code as approved by Mayor and Council. Staff has attempted to address traffic safety concerns while at the same time not criminalizing access to the City's natural areas beyond our authority, which is already under tremendous scrutiny as a result of the COVID-19 situation. Categorically outlawing parking in the right-of-way in this part of the City would require legislative action by Mayor and Council, not by staff -- we have no authority to implement that type of regulation. In the meantime, the Roswell Police and Roswell Park Police are citing violators as they come across them.
-Scott Brunner
City Traffic Engineer
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Scott Brunner (Registered User)
Thank you all for the additional comments.
I have had some discussions with residents in the area, and wanted to let everyone know that the parking issue has been part of an ongoing discussion with City leadership as well as our emergency operations team that have had to address the requirements of the various Executive Orders which involve the original closings and now reopening of the parks and other public facilities. The closing of or park and recreational parking lots has ben a large contributor to the subject situation, and the City has been hopeful that with the reopening of these parking areas over the next week or so, the situation would start to self-improve, and less vehicles would be parked in the public ight-of-way. Having said that, it is evident that there may be some disregard and lack of respect for the public right-of-way, and some individuals are taking advantage of the City's ordinance that provides the ability to safely park in open right-of-way. The intention was to allow residents and visitors the ability to enjoy our park areas given the limitations on parking, but we certainly do not want it to become a circus or nuisance either. With additional parks' parking areas reopening over the next few days, we will be evaluating conditions next week, and if things do not improve we will have to work up the chain of command to determine next steps. Again, keep in mind that my section can only sign the regulations that we are authorized to implement under the City Code -- we do not have the authority to supersede an ordinance or take matters into our own hands. Resolving this issue is going to need to be worked higher up, but that is in progress.
Please have a safe and enjoyable weekend.
Scott Brunner
City Traffic Engineer
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In addition to concerns about appropriate physical distancing, these have led to parking issues along the adjacent corridor. We wanted to let you know the City has received your reports and that leadership is working on ways to address the variety of concerns that have been shared with us.
As we work across departments and with the National Park Service, which has jurisdiction over the river portions of the affected area, we are looking for the best solutions to ensure residents’ and visitors’ health, safety, and welfare.
If you have any questions, please contact communityrelations@roswellgov.com.