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TITLE: ESTABLISH A PRIMA FACIE
SPEED LIMIT UPON A PORTION OF
POINSETTIA LANE
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Introduce Ordinance No. NS-773
hour speed limit from Black Rail Road to Cassia Road.
to establish upon Poinsettia Lane a prima facie 45 mile per
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The portion of Poinsettia Lane between Black Rail Road and Ambrosia Lane was constructed and
opened to traffic in 2004. That road segment, designated Poinsettia Lane Reach “C”, completed an
important missing portion of Poinsettia Lane and now drivers can travel from Carlsbad Boulevard
to Cassia Road entirely upon Poinsettia Lane. The terminus of Poinsettia Lane at Cassia Road
ends in a 90” turn. Motorists are able to access El Camino Real by using Cassia Road when they
turn from Poinsettia Lane.
The subject segment of Poinsettia Lane is a four-lane, divided roadway constructed to
City standards with curb and gutter, sidewalks, and street lights. The intersection of
Poinsettia Lane at Black Rail Road is controlled with a four-way stop and the intersection of
Poinsettia Lane at Ambrosia Lane is controlled with a traffic signal.
Poinsettia Lane, from Paseo del Norte to Black Rail Road, has a posted speed limit of 45 miles per
hour. The recommendation of the Traffic Safety Commission would extend the 45 mile per hour
speed zone on Poinsettia Lane from Black Rail Road to Cassia Road.
Sections 22357 and 22358 of the California Vehicle Code authorize local authorities to establish
a prima facie speed limit on the basis of the results of an Engineering and Traffic Survey.
The Engineering and Traffic Survey considers such factors as the number of collisions that have
occurred on the road segment, roadway features, adjacent land uses, driveway locations, traffic
volumes, pedestrian volumes, critical speed, horizontal and vertical alignment, stopping sight
distance, and conditions that may not be readily apparent to the driver.
At their meeting on August 1, 2005, the Traffic Safety Commission considered the results of the
Engineering and Traffic Survey to establish a prima facie speed limit upon Poinsettia Lane.
The Commission recommended by a 5-0 vote that a 45 mile per hour prima facie speed limit be
established upon Poinsettia Lane from Black Rail Road to its intersection with Cassia Road.
The current version of the Engineering and Traffic Survey is on file in the office of the City Traffic
Engineer.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The installation of an official traffic control device is a project that is a Class 1 categorical
exemption (minor alteration of existing structure or facility) and is, therefore, exempt from the
environmental review process under the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), Section 15301 (c).
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FISCAL IMPACT:
Installing two speed limit signs upon Poinsettia Lane will cost about $250.
EXHIBITS:
1. Location Map.
2. Ordinance No. NS-773 to establish upon Poinsettia Lane a prima facie 45 mile per hour
speed limit from Black Rail Road to its intersection with Cassia Road.
3. Redline/strikeout version of Ordinance No. NS-773 to establish upon Poinsettia Lane
a prima facie 45 mile per hour speed limit from Black Rail Road to its intersection with
Cassia Road.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Robert T. Johnson, Jr., (760) 602-2752, biohn8ci.carlsbad.ca.us
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ORDINANCE NO. NS-773
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 REVISION OF
SECTION 10.44.360 TO ESTABLISH A PRIMA FACIE 45 MILE PER
HOUR SPEED LIMIT UPON POINSETTIA LANE FROM
BLACK RAIL ROAD TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH CASSIA ROAD.
The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, hereby ordains as follows:
SECTION I: That Title IO, Chapter 10.44 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended “y
the revision of Section 10.44.360 to read as follows:
“10.44.360 Poinsettia Lane:
a. Upon Poinsettia Lane from Carlsbad Boulevard to its
intersection with Paseo del Norte the prima facie speed limit shall be
thirty-five miles per hour.
b. Upon Poinsettia Lane from Paseo del Norte to its intersection
with Cassia Road the prima facie speed limit shall be forty-five miles
per hour.”
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) 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 a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen
(15) days after its adoption.
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INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the
13th day of SEPTEMBER ,2005, and thereafter,
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council
ield on the day of ,2005 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
\IOES:
4BSENT:
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
RONALD R. BALL, City Attorney
CLAUDE A. LEWIS, Mayor
ATTEST:
LORRAINE M. WOOD, City Clerk
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0 R D I NAN C E N 0. NS-773
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 REVISION OF
SECTION 10.44.360 TO ESTABLISH A PRIMA FACIE 45 MILE PER
HOUR SPEED LIMIT UPON POINSETTIA LANE FROM
BLACK RAIL ROAD TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH CASSIA ROAD.
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
:he revision of Section 10.44.360 to read as follows:
“1 0.44.360 Poinsettia Lane:
a. Upon Poinsettia Lane from Carlsbad Boulevard to its
intersection with Paseo del Norte the prima facie speed limit shall be
thirty-five miles per hour.
b.
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forty-five miles per hour.”
Upon Poinsettia Lane from Paseo del Norte to its intersection
Cassia Road the prima facie speed limit shall be
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its adoption and
:he City Clerk, City of Carlsbad, shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be
mblished at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen
:15) days after its adoption.
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INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the
day of ,2005, and thereafter,
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council
held on the day of , 2005 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
CLAUDE A. LEWIS, Mayor
ATTEST:
LORRAINE M. WOOD, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
RONALD R. BALL, City Attorney
(SEAL)