AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE LAKEWOOD EAST NEIGHBORHOOD PARKING STUDY THAT WAS PREPARED, WRITTEN, AND REVIEWED BY THE CORRADINO GROUP AND CITY STAFF, AND RECOMMENDING THE FOLLOWING PARKING LOCATIONS: NW 10 STREET, NW 6 STREET, NW 49 AVENUE, NW 7 COURT AND NW 8 STREET. (CONTINUED FROM MAY 8, 2025, CITY COMMISSION MEETING)
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BACKGROUND:
Recent enforcement of the City’s Code, which prohibits parking on public streets, has highlighted ongoing parking challenges in the Lakewood East subdivision. Over the last few years, residents of Lakewood East have raised concerns, regarding the limited availability of “overflow” parking within the neighborhood. In response, the City committed significant resources to patrol the subdivision and enforce on-street parking regulations. As resident frustrations grew, City staff initiated the development of a neighborhood-specific plan, which included a detailed scope of work and funding requirements to review potential parking solutions or alternatives for the subdivision.
In September 2024, City staff contracted with the Corradino Group to review and analyze potential parking solutions and opportunities for Lakewood East. The scope of work included but was not limited to a field review of existing conditions, review and assessment of existing right-of-way limitations, conducting two (2) neighborhood engagement meetings, development of alternative parking solutions, and drafting a final report. This item and the attached “draft” report summarizes the findings of that evaluation along with a series of recommendations.
DISCUSSION:
The Lakewood East neighborhood was annexed into the City of Coconut Creek in the 1980’s. Parking on the street is prohibited under the City’s Land Development Regulations, as it may create Fire Rescue or Life Safety conflicts. Additionally, allowing on-street parking prohibits or hinders the City’s street sweeping maintenance program.
The Lakewood East subdivision is unique as the engineering of the roadway network varies. For example, some streets such as NW 6 Street and NW 10 Street have an existing curb and gutter system to aid with drainage while other streets, such as NW 48 Avenue or NW 7 Court, have no curb or gutter; and the positive drainage is directed into the roadway’s swale areas. This condition places a burden on homes where a curb is present as parking on the street is prohibited. Moreover, homes with swales face additional issues, as parking on the swale often damages homeowners’ irrigation system, sprinkler heads and/or the existing grass. As a result, residents have either been cited for parking on the street or received warnings from Code Compliance for damage to the swale area.
To address these issues, City staff and the Corradino Group held two (2) neighborhood engagement meetings to gather resident input. The enclosed report summarizes the feedback from these meetings, survey results, parking opportunities, and recommendations for a neighborhood parking improvement program.
Exhibits 1-3 illustrate parking locations and conceptual designs having the most support from the neighborhood as outlined in the survey results and from the two (2) neighborhood engagement meetings:
• Exhibit 1 (Lakewood Park)
• Exhibit 2 (NW 49 Avenue Cul-de-Sac & NW 8 Street/Coco Point Park)
• Exhibit 3 (NW 7 Court)
Exhibits 4 and 5 illustrate parking locations and conceptual designs that have generally lower overall neighborhood support, but may offer additional parking options for consideration by the City Commission:
• Exhibit 4 (NW 49 Avenue, NW 8 Street)
• Exhibit 5 (NW 49 Avenue by the lake)
Although additional parking spaces could be placed throughout the neighborhood, they did not receive popular support from the neighborhood and are, therefore, not recommended by City staff.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Commission accept the general recommendations outlined in the Lakewood East Parking Study “draft” report and develop a consensus on the desired parking location recommendation(s). A final report, based on the Commission’s input, will be completed on or before June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
At this time, City staff proposes an FY26 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for this project with an estimated cost of $300,000 to $500,000, depending on the consensus recommendations formed by the City Commission. This CIP will be further refined once a consensus is reached by the Commission and more detailed design and construction cost estimates are prepared.