Planning, Streets and Traffic Committee

Planning, Streets and Traffic Committee Monday, March 10, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. City Service Center – 915 Quarrier Street – Conference Room Members Present Staff Present Mary Beth Hoover, Chair Dan Vriendt Jennifer Pharr, Vice Chair Terri Allen Pam Burka Matt Hartline Kathy Rubio Jessie Redden Bobby Haas Absent Public John Gianola Chad Robinson Becky Ceperley Jake Smith 1. Call to Order 2. Unfinished Business 3. New Business Bill No. 8050 - A BILL to amend and reenact Sec. 114-579 of the Municipal Code of the City of Charleston, as amended, relating to requiring residential permit parking holders to park within the vicinity of their residence. Chad Robinson explained the intent of the bill is to require people to park near the property their residential permit pass was issued to. The problem is, some people in the district monopolize the spaces closest to the Capital, making it hard for property owners to park near their own property. Terri Allen and Jessie Redden raised concerns about the difficulty with regulating the ordinance as written. Terri Allen suggested looking at issuing different color permits for different blocks as a way of managing the issue better. The Committee felt laying over the bill for further review was warranted. MOTION AND VOTE: A motion was made by Jennifer Pharr to lay over Bill No. 8050. The motion was seconded by Bobby Haas and passed unanimously by a vote of 5-0. 4. Discussion Handicap parking on Brooks Street 1 Planning, Streets & Traffic Committee March 10, 2025 Mary Beth Hoover explained a new medical facility opened on Books Street and they serve many disabled patients. There is now a need to designate an additional handicap on-street parking space. The request would designate the first space on Brooks Street as handicap accessible. MOTION AND VOTE: A motion was made by Jennifer Pharr to approve the request. The motion was seconded by Kathy Rubio and passed unanimously by a vote of 5-0. Crosswalk at Washington and Sidney Streets Matt Hartline explained that due to the amount of pedestrian traffic crossing Sydney Street, the city should readjust the stop bars and install high visibility piano key-type crosswalk markings. MOTION AND VOTE: A motion was made by Jennifer Pharr to approve the request. The motion was seconded by Pam Burka and passed unanimously by a vote of 5-0. 5. Approval of the Minutes of October 15, 2024, meeting MOTION AND VOTE: A motion was made by Jannifer Pharr to approve the minutes of the January 13, 2025, meeting. The motion passed unanimously by a vote of 5-0. Adjournment Jennifer Pharr made a motion to adjourn the March 10, 2025 Planning, Streets and Traffic Committee meeting. 2 Planning, Streets & Traffic Committee March 10, 2025