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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-12-19; City Council; 10432; Establish Prima Facie Speed Limit College Blvd00 N H I k Z O 8 4 _J V Z 0 O 0 CI'%OF CARLSBAD — AGEND/1Jft%LL AB# D S-& TITLE: DEPT. HD. MTG. 12/19/89 . ESTABLISH A 45 MILE PER HOUR cirf Ari DEPT.-EL1.CL. PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT UPON rf)T r Wr_c nr rrr VveT)r, CITY MOR. � RECOMMENDED ACTION: Introduce Ordinance No. S-lo2. to establish a prima facie 45 mile per hour speed limit upon College Boulevard. rrEM EXPLANATION: With the completion of improvements upon Palomar Airport Road, College Boulevard has recently been opened to through traffic between El Camino Real and Palomar Airport Road. College Boulevard is a four -lane divided road approximately one and one half miles in length. It is designated as a major arterial on the Circulation Element of the General Plan, although traffic volumes are low at this time. Sections 22357 and 22358 of the California Vehicle Code authorizes local authorities to establish a prima facie speed limit on the basis of the results of an engineering and traffic survey. Staff presented the results of the survey to the Traffic Safety Commission on December 4, 1989. Based upon the results of the engineering and traffic survey the Commission recommended, by a 5-0 vote, that a prima facie 45 mile per hour speed limit be established upon College Boulevard from Palomar Airport Road to El Camino Real. FISCAL IMPACT: Installing six speed limit signs will cost approximately $330.00. 1. '.11 Location Map. 2. V- Ordinance No. S- /0,2. to establish a prima facie 45 nine per hour speed limit upon College Boulevard. EL LOCATION MAID CAMINO REAL 0* FARADAY * 49 evGtiilG ASTON 46 o AVENUE Abgow PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD N 0 N.T.S. PROPOSED 45 M.P.H. SPEED ZONE I PROJECT NAME: COLLEGE BOULEVARD - EXHIBIT PROPOSED 45 M.P.H. SPEED ZONE 1 • ( From P.A.R. to E.C.R. ) ,2 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 ORDINANCE NO. NS -10 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 10.44 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE ADDITION OF SECTION 10.44.350 TO ESTABLISH A PRIMA FACIE 45 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT UPON COLLEGE BOULEVARD FROM PALOMAR AIRPORT ROAD TO EL CAMINO REAL The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California hereby ordains as follows: SECTION 1: That Title 10, Chapter 10.44 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the addition of Section 10.44.350 to read as follows: "10.44.350 College Boulevard: Upon College Boulevard from Palomar Airport Road to its intersection with El Camino Real, the prima facie speed limit shall be forty-five miles per hour." EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption and the City Clerk, 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 (15) days after its adoption. INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 19th day of December , 1989, and thereafter, PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council held on the end day of January , 1990 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Pettine, Mamaux and Larson NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: J,�� -1y, 2 "2 ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City Clerk (SEAL)