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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-02-05; City Council; 8057; Establishing Four-way stop controlCITY*'F CARLSBAD - AGENDA-ILL 96 a \B## fas7 TITLE: ESTABLISHING FOUR-WAY STOP CONTROL LANE WITH PASEO DEL NORTE AND WITH IITG. 2/5/85 1EPT.A BATIQUITOS DRIVE AT THE INTERSECTION OF POINSETTIA . DEPT.HP fl< CITY AmM CITY MGR..- RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Ordinance 2)fi as an urgency measure requiring vehicles on Poinsettia Lane to stop before entering Paseo del Norte and before entering Batiquitos Drive; and requiring vehicles on Batiquitos Drive to stop before entering Poinsettia Lane. (Vehicles on Paseo del Norte are already required to stop before entering Poinsettia Lane.) ITEM EXPLANATION Poinsettia Lane, Paseo del Norte, and Batiquitos Drive are all arterial streets in the Circulation Element of the General Plan. Residential development is taking place rapidly along Poinsettia Lane to the east of 1-5. Additionally, Poinsettia is currently being constructed westerly, over the railroad to connect with Carlsbad Boulevard. Traffic volumes and accidents are increasing, and there is motorist confusion because the north roadway of Poinsettia between Paseo del Norte and Batiquitos has been kept closed during development construction. The requested four-way stops will permit the roadway to be opened. Permanent signing and striping can then be installed, and the system made to work in an orderly fashion. Both intersections are to be signalized when warrants are met, which is likely to occur within the next eighteen months. The measure is being introduced as an urgency ordinance because of the need to make immediate provision for the public safety and welfare. Five traffic accidents have occurred during the past year. FISCAL IMPACT The cost of signing, striping and pavement markings is estimated at $1,000.00. EXHIBITS 1. Ordinance No. 3/86 establishing four-way stop control at Poinsettia Lane and Paseo del Norte, and at Poinsettia Lane and Batiquitos Drive. 2. Location diagram. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 c ORDINANCE NO. 31 86 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF - CARLSBAO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 10.28 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE AMENDMENT OF SECTION 10.28.321 REQUIRING BATIQUITOS DRIVE TO STOP FOR POINSETTIA LANE; ADDING SECTION 10.28.323 REQUIRING POINSETTIA LANE TO STOP FOR PASEO DEL NORTE; AND ADDING SECTION 10.28.325 REQUIRING POINSETTIA ,LANE TO STOP FOR BATIQUITOS- DRIVE. WHEREAS, Paseo del Norte has previously been required to stop for Poinsettia Lane; and WHEREAS, an engineering study reveals that additional stop controls on Poinsettia Lane are essential to public safety and efficient traffic flow; and WHEREAS, traffic accidents are occurring and traffic volumes are increasing daily; and WHEREAS, it is thus necessary that this ordinance be effective immediately to protect motorists and pedestrians, NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does ordain as follows: SECTION 1: That Title IO, Chapter 10.28 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the amendment of Section 10.28.321 to read as follows: "10.28.321 Poinsettia Lane. Drivers shall stop where the following described streets intersect Poinsettia Lane: Paseo del Norte Batiquitos Drive" SECTION 2: That Title IO, Chapter 10.28 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the addition of Section 10.28.323 to read as follows: "10.28.323 Paseo del Norte. Drivers shall stop where the following described street intersects Paseo del Norte: Poinsettia Lane" SECTION 3: That Title IO, Chapter 10.28 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the addition of Section 10.28.328 to read as follows: V0.28.325 Batiquitos Drive. Drivers shall stop where the following decribed street intersects Batiquitos Drive: Poinsettia Lane" L This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency ordinance adopted as an urgency measure to protect the public health, safety and welfare and shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. The facts constituting the emergency are set forth above and represent a serious threat to the citizens of Carlsbad. - EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon passage. The City Clerk of the City of Carlsbad shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least once in the Carlsbad Journal within fifteen days after its adoption. INTRODUCED, PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 5th day of February , 1965, by the following vote, to wit: - AYES: Council Members Casler, Lewis, Kulchin, Chick and NOES: None Pettine ABSENT: None MARY H. $ASLER, Mayor ATTEST : ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City Clerkd' (SEAL )