HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-05-14; City Council; 16753; Establish Speed Limit On Ambrosia LaneB# 16,753
ITG. 5/14/02
EPT. ENG
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Introduce Ordinance No. NS-628 to establish upon Ambrosia Lane a prima facie 35 mile per hour speed limit from Aviara Parkway to Conosa Way and a prima facie 40 mile per hour speed limit from Conosa Way to Poinsettia Lane.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
Ambrosia Lane is a two-lane road with a double-yellow centerline that has a curvilinear alignment between Aviara Parkway and Poinsettia Lane. Although unclassified on the Circulation Element of the General Plan, it functions as a collector road. The road is 0.90 miles in length and has been constructed to City standards with curb and gutter, sidewalk, and street lights. Ambrosia Lane is 40 feet wide curb-to-curb. Parking is allowed except in portions adjacent to the elementary and middle schools.
This segment of Ambrosia Lane is controlled by a traffic signal where it intersects Aviara Parkway, by an ALL-WAY STOP at the Conosa Way intersection and by an ALL-WAY STOP at the Poinsettia Lane intersection. The school zone portion of Ambrosia Lane is posted with a prima facie 25 mile per hour speed limit when children are present.
Ambrosia Way. Roadway grades range between 1 .OO% and 11.95%. School zone traffic conditions Traffic volumes range from 2,000 to 5,000 vehicles per day depending on location along
can be congested on portions of Ambrosia Lane before and after school.
Sections 22357 and 22358 of the California Vehicle Code authorize local authorities to establish a
The Engineering and Traffic Survey considers such factors as the number of collisions that have prima facie speed limit on the basis of the results of an Engineering and Traffic Survey.
traffic volumes, pedestrian volumes, critical speed, horizontal and vertical alignment, stopping sight occurred on the road segment, roadway features, adjacent land uses, driveway locations,
distance, and conditions that may not be readily apparent to the driver.
At their meeting on April 1, 2002, the Traffic Safety Commission considered the results of the
The Commission recommended by a 3-0 vote to establish a 35 mile per hour prima facie speed Engineering and Traffic Survey to establish a prima facie speed limit upon Ambrosia Lane.
speed limit from Conosa Way to Poinsettia Lane. limit upon Ambrosia Lane from Aviara Parkway to Conosa Way and a 40 mile per hour prima facie
The current version of the Engineering and Traffic Survey is on file in the office of the City Traffic Engineer.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Installing six speed limit signs upon Ambrosia Lane will cost about $750.
EXHIBITS:
1. Location Map.
2. Ordinance No. NS-628 to establish upon Ambrosia Lane a prima facie 35 mile per hour speed limit from Aviara Parkway to Conosa Way and a prima facie 40 mile per hour speed limit from Conosa Way to Poinsettia Lane.
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26 3RRAINE M. WOOD, City Clerk (SEAL)
ORDINANCE NO. NS-628
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 10.44.690 TO ESTABLISH UPON AMBROSIA LANE
APRIMA FACIE 35 MILE PER 'HOUR SPEED LIMIT FROM
AVIARA PARKWAY TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH CONOSA WAY AND A PRIMA FACIE 40 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT FROM CONOSA WAY TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH POINSETTIA LANE.
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
y the addition of Section 10.44.690 to read as follows:
"10.44.690 Ambrosia Lane.
(a) Upon Ambrosia Lane from Aviara Parkway to its intersection with Conosa Way,
the prima facie speed limit shall be thirty-five miles per hour.
(b) Upon Ambrosia Lane from Conosa Way to its intersection with Poinsettia Lane,
the prima facie speed limit shall be forty miles per hour."
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its adoption and
le City Clerk, City of Carlsbad, shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be
ublished at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen
15) days after its adoption.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the
udayof MAY ,2002, and thereafter,
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council
eld on the - day of , 2002 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
LAUDE A. LEWIS, Mayor
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