§ 15.01.1890. On-street parking.

Permitting on-street parking can be a tool to make a corridor more pedestrian friendly as parked vehicles provide a buffer between through traffic and pedestrians on the sidewalks. Vehicles parking and un-parking along a roadway may cause side friction that can result in through traffic being slowed down or impeded. To determine whether or not a road should have permitted on-street parking depends primarily on what the function of the roadway is. As was discussed previously, the purpose of most arterial type roads is to provide mobility, not access, whereas the purpose of a local street is to provide access and not mobility. However, another important factor is adjacent land use. A roadway in a core business area, even if classified as an arterial, can benefit from having on-street parking, where a lower classified road, such as a minor collector within an industrial area, may not need on-street parking, therefore the cost to build and maintain this type of road will be less expensive by prohibiting on-street parking. Finally, the available cross section width should also be considered when determining whether on-street parking should be permitted. A minimum of seven feet of cross section width should be provided for on-street parking. Table 4 shows recommended on-street parking provisions based on functional classification. Figure 1 shows on-street parking on Main Street in American Fork. Although this road is classified as an arterial, the adjacent land use supports on-street parking. All parking within American Fork City should be parallel except for Church Street, Center Street and Merchant Street between Main Street and Pacific Drive and Main Street from 200 East to 460 East.

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Table 4. On-Street Parking Recommendations

Street Classification	On-Street Parking Permitted
Arterial Street	No
Major Collector	Yes
Minor Collector	Yes
Local Street	Yes
Notes:
1. These recommendations are based primarily on the function of the roadway. Adjacent land use and available cross section width are also important factors in determining whether on-street parking should be permitted.

 

Figure 1. On-street parking is currently permitted on Main Street because of the adjacent land use and the available cross section width.

(Ord. No. 2012-05-15, § 2, 5-8-2012)

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