HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-01-11; City Council; 12535; Prima Facie 30 MPH Speed Limit upon Tamarack Aver
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TITLE: ESTABLISH A PRIMA FACIE 30 MILE DEPT.
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PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT UPON
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Jntrgduce Ordinance No. N5- 267 to establish a prima facie 30 mile per hour spec
upon Tamarack Avenue from Carlsbad Boulevard to Interstate Highway 5. -. L
ITEM EXPLANATION:
Tamarack Avenue is designated as a collector street an the Circulation Eleme
provides east-west access from Interstate Highway 5 to Carlsbad Boulevard and the
area. The road generally follows a linear alignment between Carlsbad Bouleva
Interstate Highway 5, a distance of 0.50 miles.
Recent construction improvements have widened Tamarack Avenue to a two lane rc in the segment between Carlsbad Boulevard and Linmar Lane, and four lanes bc
Linmar Lane and Jefferson Street. Numerous residential driveways intersect the ro
Parallel on-street parking is permitted in a designated area between Garfield Street : railroad tracks.
Traffic signals have been installed on Tamarack Avenue at the intersections of C<
Boulevard and at Jefferson Street. Other intersecting streets are controlled by STOF
Between Carlsbad Boulevard and the railroad tracks, Tamarack Avenue has an A
Daily Traffic volume of approximately 8,700 vehicles. Fortunately, the traffic collision
on this segment of Tamarack Avenue does not indicate exceeding the safe speec
a significant problem.
Sections 22357 and 22358 of the California Vehicle Code authorizes local autho
establish a prima facie speed limit on the basis of the results of an engineering an
survey. This segment does not qualify as a residence district per the California Code. Staff presented the results of the survey to the Traffic Safety Commis!
December 6, 1993. The engineering and traffic survey considered such factors
number of collisions that have previously occurred on this road segment, roadway ft
traffic volumes, pedestrian volumes and crossing locations, adjacent land uses, d
locations and the critical speed. Based upon the results of the engineering an survey, the Commission recommended, by a 3-2 vote, that a prima facie 30 mile p speed limit be established upon Tamarack Avenue from Carlsbad Boulevard to In
Highway 5.
FISCAL IMPACT
Installation of four speed limit signs will cost approximately $400.00.
EXHIBITS:
1. Location map.
2. Ordinance No. 12/5/26 7 to establish a prima facie 30 mile per hour speed lin Tamarack Avenue from Carlsbad Boulevard to Interstate Highway 5.
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PROJECT NAME TAMARACK AVENUE I
PROPOSED 3OMPH SPEED ZONE
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ORDINANCE NO. NS - 3 6 7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAI CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 10.44, OF THE CARLSBA
MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE DELETION OF SECTION 10.44.180 AND Th AMENDMENT OF SECTION 10.44.300 TO ESTABLISH A PRIMA FACIE 30 MIL
PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT UPON TAMARACK AVENUE FROM CARLSBA
B0ULEVAk.D TO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 5
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from Skyline Road to its intersection with El Cam
the prima facie speed limit shall b e thirty-five miles per hour.
(c) Upon Tamarack Avenue h~. El Camino Real to its intersection with
Village Drive, the prima facie speed Irmit shall be forty-five miles per hour.
(d) Upon Tamarack Avenue from Ca sbad Village Drive to its intersection witt
Drive, the prima facie speed limit shall b thirty-five miles per hour.”
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be ffective thirty (30) days after its ado
ption of this ordinance and cau
(15) days after its adoption, 9 T
\ the City Clerk, City of Carlsbad, shall certify to the a
published at least once in the Carlsbad Sun within fifte
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INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of said City Council he
- day of , 1994.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad CiQ
held on the day of , 1994 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
CLAUDE A. LEWIS, Mayor
ATTEST:
ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City Clerk (SEAL)