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RESOLUTION NO. 121-2005
AUTHORIZING MODIFICATIONS TO THE TIME LIMITS WITHIN
THE CLOCKTOWER MUNICIPAL PARKING LOT.
WHEREAS, the availability of convenient public parking is vital to the long-term economic
health of the downtown; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Parking Task Force requested implementing a two-hour time
limit with enforcement at the Clocktower Municipal Parking Lot to encourage customer
use of the parking spaces and discourage employee parking in that parking lot; and
WHEREAS, downtown economic revitalization has been significant in the last few years;
and
WHEREAS, the two hour parking time limits have been in effect for several years; and
WHEREAS, merchants and customers contend that two hours is not a sufficient time
period to patronize downtown businesses; and
WHEREAS, a three hour time limit would be suffient time to support shopping and dining
in the Clocktower Shopping Center area without creating an employee parking conflict;
and
WHEREAS, The Town is currently expanding the Clocktower Municipal Parking Lot to
include an additional 50 parking spaces; and
WHEREAS, meetings with the Discover Danville Association and the Danville Area
Chamber of Commerce regarding proposed changes to the Clocktower Municipal Parking
Lot included the requests to change the time limit to three hours; and
WHEREAS, both groups requested that the change be made upon completion of
construction of the lot; and
WHEREAS, the Town will place six stalls within the Clocktower Municipal Parking Lot to
facilitate quick trips and unloading of supplies for businesses; and
WHEREAS, the lot will contain signage indicating a loading zone from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m.
within a seven stall area; and
WHEREAS, the Danville Town Council did review the report at its regular meeting on
October 4, 2005; and
WHEREAS, the Danville Town Council did hear and consider all reports,
recommendations, and testimony submitted in writing and presented at the hearing; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED that Danville Town Council adopts Resolution No. 121-2005 authorizing
modifications to the time limits within the Clocktower Municipal Parking Lot.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting on October 4,2005 by the
following vote:
AYES: Doyle, Stepper, Andersen, Arnerich, Shimansky
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
CITY ATTORNEY
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