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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-12-07; Traffic Safety Commission; ; Establish a NO PARKING zone on the east side of Paseo Del Norte from the exit gate of Sea Cliff northerly to Poinsettia LaneCI1Y OF CARLSBAD TRAFFIC SAFE1Y COMMISSION STAFF REPORT COMMISSION MEETING OF: December 7, 1992 ITEM NO. 6A LOCATION: Paseo Del Norte between Poinsettia Lane and entrance to Sea Cliff community. INITIATED BY: Greg Mc Gaffin, President, Sea Cliff Homeowners Association, 7407 Lantana Terrace, Carlsbad, California 92009 REQUESTED ACTION: Establish a NO PARKING zone on the east side of Paseo Del Norte from the exit gate of Sea Cliff northerly to Poinsettia Lane. BACKGROUND: DATA: Paseo Del Norte (PDN) is constructed with a 40-foot curb to curb distance between Poinsettia Lane and northerly of the entrance/exit gate to the Sea Cliff community, a private development located south of Poinsettia Lane. At this time, red curb has been painted on both sides of Paseo Del Norte at the gate as shown on Exhibit 1. The remaining portion of PDN from the red curb to Poinsettia Lane is sufficiently wide to facilitate on-street parking on both sides of the street as currently exists. Mr. Mc Gaffin sent a letter to Mayor Lewis ( attached) requesting the above stated parking restriction. He indicated in the letter that the residents of Sea Cliff believed that this restriction would help relieve on-street congestion outside their exit gate and would minimize the difficulty of ingress/egress. A work order issued to the Utilities and Maintenance Department to paint approximately 40 feet of additional red curb on the westerly side of Paseo Del Norte near the entrance gate has been completed. In the past, staff has received requests from individuals living in Sea Cliff to implement a parking restriction on PDN between Poinsettia Lane and the Sea Cliff exit/entrance gate. Reasons cited for the request have included: 1. Unsightly or large vehicles (RV's) park on the street. 2. Blockage of views. 3. Car pools use the street as a daily parking lot. 4. Used as an area for vehicle oil changes. The subject segment of Paseo Del Norte is sufficiently wide ( 40') to allow parking on both sides of the street. This road segment has an average daily traffic volume of approximately 1,500 vehicles. In the last five years there have been no reported traffic collisions on this short portion of Paseo Del Norte located south of Poinsettia Lane. CI'IY OF CARLSBAD TRAFFIC SAFE'IY COMMISSION STAFF REPORT COMMISSION MEETING OF: December 7, 1992 (Continued) ITEM NO. 6A Since receiving the letter from Mr. Mc Gaffin staff has been observing the number of parked vehicles on a random basis. No severe congestion or parking problems have been noted. The maximum number of vehicles on the easterly side of the street has been nine vehicles on one occasion, with the average number at the time of the other observations being five vehicles. Three viable options are available to resolve the request for a NO PARKING zone. 1. Deny the request. Parking would be allowed on both sides of the street for a maximum time duration of 72-hours. 2. Limit parking on the east side to certain hours. For instance, restrict parking Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. 3. Establish a NO PARKING ANYTIME zone on the east side of the street. If a parking restriction is implemented on the east side of the street drivers may choose to park the vehicles on the west side of the street. This could possibly give the appearance of more congestion. Otherwise, vehicles might be parked northerly of Poinsettia Lane on Paseo Del Norte. That segment of road also has resulted in complaints to staff because of parked vehicles. The Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee (TSCC) discussed at length the safety issues on the subject segment of roadway. Emergency vehicle response time would not be negatively impacted by parked vehicles due to the road being sufficiently wide for parked vehicles on both sides. It was recommended by the TSCC that parking restrictions not be established on public streets for aesthetic or personal reasons. The Committee was of the opinion that there was no safety issue associated with the parked vehicles and that a NO PARKING zone should not be implemented. RECOMMENDATION: The Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee recommends that the request for the NO PARKING zone on the east side of Paseo Del Norte between Poinsettia Lane and the Sea Cliff gate be denied. NECESSARY CI'IY COUNCIL ACTION: No action is required by the City Council if the request is recommended for denial. CONDITION DIAGRAM POINSETTIA L AN E / / I _J w 0 w /R N 335' ■ I ■ I ■ LEGEND ••-•EXISTING RED CU RB eg~g~~RAISED ME DIAN 0 w VJ <( Q_ 4 0 f-er 0 335' z ' I I ■ • \ L □CA TI □N : PASE O DEL NORTE - REQU ESTED NO PARKING ZONE z EOUESTED 0 PAR KING ON E NOT TO SCALE E XHIBIT 1 POINSETT IA LANE TO SEA CLI FF CO MMUNITY ,~:~:,o::, ·1 ~:r·, '.' !~,A~~;, rm .,~:;,,j:,::.£ GREG Mc GAFFIN SEA CLIFF HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 7407 LANTANA TERRACE CARLSBAD, CA. 92009 Octobe.r 19, 1992 Honorable Bud Lewis, Mayor City of Carlsbad . Pico Avenue Carlsbad, ca. 92008 Dear Mayor Lewis: OCT~ t; 1992 In -:re'!lp1:>"1Y!fe-··to your request regarding the parking outside of the Sea Cliff entrance gate, we have . surveyed the community residents. The results of this survey, plus much discussion, it was agreed to recommend the following: a. No Parking on the east side of Paseo Del Norte from the exit gate to Poinsettia Lane. b. Add an additional three car lengths of No Parking on the west side of the street, from the entrance gate toward Poinsettia Lane. It was the opinion of the community, that total no parking would be too restrictive to both residents and non-residents, however, these requests would surely facilitate a major improvement in our ability to enter and exit our community. This would also relieve the congestion and difficulty of trying to enter and/or leave with cars parked on both sides of the street. We thank you . for _your cooperation in responding to the concerns raised by· many of our. neighbors, and fo_r your assistance in presen.u~g ,._this .. matter to the proper ·c~department ... for .. ,, a resolution·. >"' • Again~~ll . .,1-behalf • of the community of Sea Cliff, I wish to extend our ·appreciation to you for all your efforts. / meowners Association (619) 431-0945