Drivers would no longer be able to park along Winterplace Circle during the school day under an ordinance on the agenda for the Plano City Council's Nov. 9 meeting.
The street is a 26-foot-wide residential loop that sits near both the current and the former Haggard Middle School campuses, the ordinance says. Haggard has moved to the southeast corner of Independence Parkway and Parkhaven Drive, and its former building is serving as a temporary home for Plano Senior High School while the high school is renovated.
That arrangement has filled the street with cars, according to the measure. A resident reported that high school students park in front of homes on Winterplace Circle, and the ordinance says parents picking up and dropping off at Haggard park on both sides of the street during arrival and dismissal, "creating hazardous conditions."
What would change
The ordinance adds Winterplace Circle to the city code's list of streets where stopping, standing and parking are prohibited on school days during set hours. The ban would cover both sides of the loop, from its eastern intersection with Parkhaven Drive to its western intersection with Parkhaven, between 8:25 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on school days.
Exceptions would apply only when stopping is needed to avoid other traffic or when a police officer directs it. A violation would be a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500, with each violation counted separately.
The rule would not take effect until after the council passes it, it is published as required by law, and the city installs the needed signs and pavement markings.
