HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-12-10; City Council; 08; Adoption of Ordinance No. CS-480 All-Way-Stop Control at Adams Street and Hoover StreetCA Review CKM
Meeting Date: Dec. 10, 2024
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Staff Contact: Faviola Medina, City Clerk Services Director
faviola.medina@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-5989
Subject: Adoption of Ordinance No. CS-480 All-Way-Stop Control at Adams Street
and Hoover Street
District: 1
Recommended Actions
Adopt Ordinance No. CS-480 amending Title 10, Chapter 10.28 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code
to amend Section 10.28.200 to establish all-way stop control at Adams Street and Hoover
Street.
Executive Summary
The recommended action adopts Ordinance No. CS-480 amending Title 10, Chapter 10.28 of the
Carlsbad Municipal Code to amend Section 10.28.200 to establish all-way stop control at Adams
Street and Hoover Street.
At the Nov. 19 City Council meeting, the City Council discussed the benefits of an all-way stop at
the intersection of Adams Street and Hoover Street based on council members’ direct
experience driving through the intersection at various times of day and in different conditions.
More specifically, the City Council determined that the sight distance concerns of the residents
were valid, based on the limited visibility at the intersection and the unique street conditions.
Further, in discussion with staff, it was determined that while accidents have not been reported
at this intersection to the Carlsbad Police Department, residents have affirmed that accidents
have occurred.
On this basis, the City Council approved a motion directing staff to install an all-way stop
control at the intersection of Adams Street and Hoover Street.
Explanation & Analysis
Ordinance No. CS-480 was introduced and first read at the City Council meeting held on Dec. 3,
2024. On a motion by Mayor Pro Tem Bhat-Patel, seconded by Council Member Acosta, the City
Council voted 5-0 to introduce Ordinance No. CS-480. The second reading allows the City
Council to adopt the ordinance.
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Fiscal Analysis
Installation of two new stop signs on Adams Street, four new “All-Way” plaques and associated
striping will cost approximately $2,500. Sufficient funds are available in the Traffic Engineering
Operating Budget to install the proposed signage and striping.
Next Steps
The City Clerk’s Office will have the ordinance, or a summary of the ordinance, published in a
newspaper of general circulation within 15 days following adoption of the ordinance. The
ordinance will be effective 30 days after its adoption.
After the ordinance goes into effect, staff will issue a work order to install the appropriate
signage and striping at Adams Street and Hoover Street.
Environmental Evaluation
The City Planner has determined this project is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c), which covers the minor alteration of
existing public structures and facilities involving negligible or no expansion, and no exception to
the exemption as set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies.
Exhibits
1.Ordinance No. CS-480
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Exhibit 1
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ORDINANCE NO. CS-480
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 10.28 OF THE CARLSBAD
MUNICIPAL CODE TO AMEND SECTION 10.28.200 TO ESTABLISH ALL-WAY
STOP CONTROL AT ADAMS STREET AND HOOVER STREET
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Califor~ia Constitution, and Government Code
Section 37100, the City Council may pass ordinances not in c~rnflict with the Constitution and the laws
of the State of California or the United States; and
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad, California is a charter city, duly organized under the California
Constitution, the Charter of the City of Carlsbad, and the laws of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 21100 delegate_s the authority to local authorities to
regulate traffic by means of official traffic control devices; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to protect the public safety and welfare of persons and
property within the City of Carlsbad; an·d
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to enhance the drivers' experience at the intersection of
Adams Street and Hoover Street; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has direct experience of driving through the intersection at Adams
Street and Hoover Street which ~alidated the concerns of residents that the sight distance limitations
and unique street conditions warranted stop signs for all-way stop control; and
WHEREAS, residents have affirmed to members of the City Council that accidents have occurred
at the intersection of Adams Street and Hoover Street; and
WHEREAS, on Nov. 19, 2024, the City Council approved a motion directing staff to establish
all-way stop control at Adams Street and Hoover Street on the above-described basis; and
WHEREAS, the City Planner has determined this project is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c), which covers the minor alteration
of existing public structures and facilities involving negligible or no expansion, and no exception to the
exemption as set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies.
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, ordains as follows:
1. The above recitations are true and correct.
2. Title 10, Chapter 10.28 "Special Stops" of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended to
add "Hoover Street" to Section 10.28.200 as follows:
10.28.200 Adams Street.
Drivers shall stop where the following described street intersects Adams Street:
Magnolia Avenue
Highland Drive
Hoover Street
3. This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption.
4. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause the full text of the
ordinance, or a summary of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be published
at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen
days after its adoption.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the 3rd day
of December, 2024, and thereafter
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 10th day of December, 2024, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
BLACKBURN, BHAT-PATEL, ACOSTA, BURKHOLDER, SHIN.
NONE.
ABSTAIN: NONE.
ABSENT: NONE.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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CINDIE K. McMAHON, City Attorney
KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor