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Mrs. Mary Rose Peralta, Principal of Granger Jr High School, has requested changes to
curbside parking on Granger Avenue and E. 20th Street adjacent to the school to improve access
for emergency vehicles and provide passenger loading for student drop-off/pick-up. Principal
Peralta is concerned about safety as parents often double-park to drop-off/pick-up their children
resulting in students walking between vehicles and crossing at undesignated locations due to
lack of designated passenger loading areas and parking constraints.
Staff from the National City Police and Engineering Departments met with Principal Peralta and
her staff on numerous occasions to observe conditions during peak periods and discussion
potential solutions.
Based on the results of these meetings and site evaluations, staff recommends changes to
curbside parking to improve access for emergency vehicles and provide passenger loading for
student drop-off/pick-up. A summary of recommendations is listed below and illustrated in the
attached exhibit.
Staff recommends the following changes to curbside parking adjacent to Granger Jr High School
to improve access for emergency vehicles and provide passenger loading for student drop-
off/pi ck-u p:
1) Install 100 feet of red curb with "No Parking Fire Lane" signage on Granger Avenue in
front of the school to allow for emergency vehicles access and to improve visibility of
students;
2) Install 120 feet of red curb with "School Bus Loading Only' signage on Granger Avenue
north of the school entrance to isolate the school bus loading area from student drop-
off/pick-up areas;
3) Replace 55 feet of yellow curb "Commercial Vehicle Loading" with red curb "No Parking"
on Granger Avenue south of E. 20th Street to provide a total of 140 feet of red curb "No
Parking" for the MTS bus stop.
4) Install 160 feet of "3-Minute Passenger Loading" on Granger Avenue south of the school
entrance, restricted between the hours of 7:30am-8:30am and 2:30pm-3:30pm, M-F to
allow for student drop-off/pick-up
5) Install 400 feet of "3-Minute Passenger Loading" on E. 20tn Street east of Granger
Avenue, restricted between the hours of 7:30arn-8:30an and 2:30pm-3:30pm, M-F to
allow for student drop-off/pick-up.
All work will be completed by City Public Works.