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​Hello Everyone,
 
I hope the New Year is off to a great start for you all.
 
I’m sending this email to share details of planned parking restrictions to be implemented by the City, in our neighborhood this Spring.
 
You are likely aware many residents have been engaged with a couple of items intended at helping maintain / return tranquility to our community.
1)Lobbying the Forest Service to reduce vehicle use on Soldiers Pass Trail
2)Lobbying the City of Sedona to manage trail head overflow street parking (and associated issues)
 
For item #1 the Forest Service is due to issue their decision by January 17th. Concerned residents are hoping for a sensible and appropriate decision that will positively impact both the future of the trail / environment, and community.
 
For item #2, residents who attended the December City Council meeting will recall Council members debating with City representatives how to mitigate traffic / parking issues in the City, on a broad basis, and within Shadow Estates based on repeated resident input. While acknowledging other neighborhoods in town have similar issues requiring a holistic approach to secure a full resolution, Council moved  to support action within Shadow Estates. Specifically, Council provided the City with direction to implement parking restrictions on Shadow Estates streets that have been most directly impacted by excessive parking. These changes will help inform the City of the impact such restrictions have; with potential implementation of similar restrictions on other streets in the City.  
 
Last week, Craig Sigler and I met with City representatives to review the proposed parking restrictions, which the City would like to implement late February. Please see the attached documents provided by the City and my attempt at answering questions you might have about these parking changes. Feel free to email me if you need further clarification and I’ll do my best to provide it.
 
Q:           Why are these parking restrictions necessary?
A:            A number of streets in our community have experienced a growing volume of trail head overflow parking resulting in numerous issues for residents on those streets. Also, current no parking signage is sporadic, making ticketing awkward for the police department due to difficulty with enforcement in court.  
 
Q.           Where will street parking no longer be allowed in Shadow Estates?
A:            Wherever you see red lines marked along the edge of the street, as depicted in the Project Plan PDF attachment. NOTE: No actual lines will be painted on streets.
 
Q:           Will parking be allowed at any time of the day or are these restrictions in effect day and night?
A:            Parking restrictions will only be in effect during dawn to dusk
 
Q:           What will happen to the existing No Parking signs?
A:            They will be removed as they will no longer be needed. New style signage is designed to be enforceable by the police department / court, despite the number of new signs being fewer than the existing.
 
Q:           Now that more street parking will be available / legal overnight, can we expect RVs and other vehicle camping in the neighborhood, overnight?
A:            While it is technically possible, this has not been an issue in the community in the past, so it’s unlikely to become an issue due to these changes. If residents do ever notice such activity the police department may be notified and they will ask the occupants of the vehicle to move on.
 
Q:           Where will contractors / service providers park when they are visiting or working on my home / property?
A:            Contractors / service providers will be subject to the new parking restrictions and will need to park off of the street, on a resident’s driveway
 
Q:           If I have a large group event at my home during the daytime, where will guests park their vehicles?
A:            In such instances, residents might employ a proactive approach by suggesting carpooling to guests, asking neighbors for temporary use of their driveway(s), or arranging for a valet parking solution
 
Q:           What parking restrictions will there be to the pull-outs by the community mailbox?
A:            While these pull-outs are technically part of the City streets, a 15 minute parking restriction seems most suitable for these areas and will be implemented. There are three most probable scenarios:
i)Residents parking for a couple of minutes to pick up mail will not be impacted
ii)Residents wishing to  leave their vehicle in these spaces for longer than 15 minutes and spend time in the park would only be subject to a ticket if a police officer comes by and makes specific note of the vehicle and time which initiates a 15 minute time period before a ticket may be issued. Likely the resident will be close by their vehicle so would observe the police officer, allowing them 15 minutes from that point in time to move their vehicle. 
iii)Non-residents who park in these spaces and go off to hike will be ticketed if they are not present at their vehicle and more than 15 minutes parking is noted to occur by a police officer.
 
Q:           What is being done to help ensure visitors don’t receive a ticket for mistakenly parking illegally within Shadow Estates?
A:            Besides adequate new street signage, the City will work with the Forest Service to install signage (attached) in Soldiers Pass trail head parking lot. The signage will remind visitors that is they are parked on a street designated on the map they are subject to ticketing and should return to their vehicle and seek out a legal parking space.
 
 Regards,
 
Del Weston